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Table 2 Comparison of muscle strength and acceleration time in both ankles between the patients with plantar fasciitis and normal controls

From: A prospective study of the muscle strength and reaction time of the quadriceps, hamstring, and gastrocnemius muscles in patients with plantar fasciitis

 

Affected ankles

Unaffected ankles

 

PF patients group

Normal control group

p-value

PF patients group

Normal control group

p-value

GCM strength

30 ± 11.4

41 ± 14.4

0.278

37 ± 10.9

41 ± 11.5

0.633

Quadriceps strength

115 ± 34.7

144 ± 26.1

0.005 a

126 ± 34.8

141 ± 21.9

0.110

Hamstring strength

61 ± 20.4

68 ± 12.7

0.182

74 ± 16.9

77 ± 8.2

0.370

GCM AT

30 ± 11.4

41 ± 14.4

0.009 a

37 ± 10.9

41 ± 11.5

0.278

Quadriceps AT

64 ± 25.2

48 ± 14.4

0.012 a

54 ± 25.2

51 ± 14

0.652

Hamstring AT

77 ± 21.9

56 ± 15.6

0.001 a

60 ± 13.7

58 ± 17.7

0.629

Forefoot pressure

70 ± 27.7

46 ± 15.7

0.001 a

52 ± 18.7

46 ± 15.7

0.277

Hindfoot pressure

65 ± 22.8

36 ± 15.2

0.000 a

44 ± 18.6

36 ± 15.2

0.115

Foot posture (VV index)

0.2 ± 0.3

0 ± 0.2

0.039 a

−0.1 ± 0.3

0 ± 0.2

0.861

  1. Abbreviations: PF plantar fasciitis, GCM gastrocnemius, AT acceleration time, VV index valgus/varus index
  2. Note: The values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation
  3. Measurement units for muscle strength and muscle reaction time were Nm kg− 1 × 100 and milliseconds, respectively
  4. aStatistically significant