The effect of different skin-ankle brace application pressures on quiet single-limb balance and electromyographic activation onset of lower limb muscles

Table 3 Mean values for the anteroposterior sway and sway velocity for three ankle brace conditions with open and closed eyes (N = 33)

	Anteropostreior sway (mm)		Anteroposterior sway velocity (mm/sec)
	Open eyes	Closed eyes	Open eyes	Closed eyes
Ankle brace condition	$\bar{x}$ ± SD	$\bar{x}$ ± SD	$\bar{x}$ ± SD	$\bar{x}$ ± SD
Without brace	14.8 ± 3.09	25.64 ± 7.99**	118.06 ± 24.08	205.12 ± 63.9**
With brace (30 kPa)	15.39 ± 3.99	31.23 ± 9.88**	123.15 ± 31.9	249.8 ± 79.02**
With brace (60 kPa)	16.41 ± 4.44	30.24 ± 10.1**	131.45 ± 35.1	241.88 ± 80.5**

** F = 22.8, df = 1, p < 0.001 for the difference between open and closed eyes in Velocity

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