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It has been observed and postulated that combining these two elements may reduce calf muscle activity.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Material and methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      This randomized crossover study included 29 healthy participants (age, 25.8\u2009\u00b1\u20096.5 years). Each participant performed 30-seconds walking and running trials on a treadmill to compare the SMFOs and no-foot orthoses (NFOs) conditions. The activities of the gastrocnemius medialis and lateralis were measured using surface electromyography (sEMG). Statistical parametric mapping (SPM) was calculated and analyzed using a paired t-test-like statistic (significance level,\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b1<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>No significant differences in muscle activity were observed between the SMFOs and NFOs conditions during either walking or running in healthy adults.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The effects of SMFOs observed in clinical practice may not appear to extend to healthy young adults.<\/jats:p>\n                  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