Table 5 Mean EMG activation times (msec), of lower limb muscles, for the three ankle brace conditions with open (OE) and closed eyes (CE) (N = 33)

Without brace

31.7 ± 6.3

30.7 ± 6.4

33.06 ± 7.07

32.3 ± 6.4

117.06 ± 31.2

117.87 ± 35.9

118.5 ± 27.1

123.8 ± 34.7

With brace (30 kPa)

31.2 ± 5.2

31.1 ± 6.8

32.2 ± 5.4

31.5 ± 6.7

111.8 ± 22.1

125.1 ± 28.4

118.8 ± 26.4

143.1 ± 42.8

With brace (60 kPa)

31.6 ± 5.5

30.5 ± 6.3

32.5 ± 7.3

32.2 ± 6.1

127.8 ± 35.1

121.69 ± 26.2

119.2 ± 27.5

123.5 ± 25.4