Ankle resistance with a unilateral soft exosuit increases plantarflexor effort during pushoff in unimpaired individuals

Table 1 Changes in ipsilateral plantarflexor kinetics and muscle activity during EXP

Variable	Resistance Condition
	LOW		MED		HIGH		MAX
	Change	p-value	Change	p-value	Change	p-value	Change	p-value
Peak net ankle torque (N m kg⁻¹)	0.01 ± 0.01	0.793	0.00 ± 0.01	0.918	− 0.03 ± 0.02	0.212	− 0.06 ± 0.02^†	0.036
Peak bio ankle torque (N m kg⁻¹)	0.13 ± 0.01	< 0.001	0.18 ± 0.02	< 0.001	0.21 ± 0.02	< 0.001	0.25 ± 0.03^†	< 0.001
Positive bio ankle work (J kg⁻¹)	0.029 ± 0.010	0.036	0.034 ± 0.008	0.013	0.036 ± 0.009	0.004	0.053 ± 0.015^†	< 0.001
Avg soleus stance activation (normalized)	0.024 ± 0.011	0.090	0.047 ± 0.013^†	0.001	0.032 ± 0.021^†	0.022	0.029 ± 0.012^†	0.046

Data are mean ± s.e.m. Each value is the difference between EXP and BASE for the corresponding condition and subject. Bold values indicate significance (p < 0.05)
^†N = 9, otherwise N = 10

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