Theses and Dissertations

Issuing Body

Mississippi State University

Advisor

Chander, Harish

Committee Member

Knight, Adam

Committee Member

Smith, JohnEric

Date of Degree

8-12-2016

Document Type

Graduate Thesis - Open Access

Major

Exercise Physiology

Degree Name

Master of Science

College

College of Education

Department

Department of Kinesiology

Abstract

Lower extremity muscle activity during balance can be affected by footwear characteristics. A dearth in literature remains regarding minimalist footwear in combination with a military-type workload on muscle activation during balance. The purpose of the study was to assess lower extremity muscular activity during balance tasks before and after a military workload, in two military footwear [standard tactical (STD), minimalist (MIN)]. Twentyour trained males (18-35 years) participated, following a repeated measures counter balanced footwear assignment. Participants performed maximal voluntary contractions (MVC) and balance assessments before and after a military treadmill workload. Muscle activity was collected on tibialis anterior, medial gastrocnemius, tibialis posterior, and peroneus-longus. A repeated measures 2x2 [2(Boot #1 x Boot #2) x 2(Pre-test x Post-test)] RM ANOVA with alpha set at 0.05. Significant differences occurred in mean, root-mean square, and peak muscle activities and in %MVC and co-contraction index, that were attributed to footwear design and physiological workload.

URI

https://hdl.handle.net/11668/19950

Comments

biomechanics||ergonomics||electromyography||military||Footwear

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