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Nowadays it is unclear what effects TMEO or the novel inverted rocker orthoses (NIRO) have on the EMG activity of triceps surae during running. Objective: To compare the TMEO effects versus NIRO on EMG triceps surae on medialis and lateralis gastrocnemius activity during running. Study design: A cross-sectional pilot study. Methods: 21 healthy, recreational runners were enrolled in the present research (mean age 31.41 \u00b1 4.33) to run on a treadmill at 9 km\/h using aleatory NIRO of 6 mm, NIRO of 8 mm, TMEO of 6 mm, TMEO of 8 mm, and sports shoes only (SO), while the muscular EMG of medial and lateral gastrocnemius activity during 30 s was recorded. Statistical intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) to test reliability was calculated and the Wilcoxon test of all five different situations were tested. Results: The reliability of values was almost perfect. Data showed that the gastrocnemius lateralis increased its EMG activity between SO vs. NIRO-8 mm (22.27 \u00b1 2.51 vs. 25.96 \u00b1 4.68 mV, p &lt; 0.05) and SO vs. TMEO-6mm (22.27 \u00b1 2.51 vs. 24.72 \u00b1 5.08 mV, p &lt; 0.05). Regarding gastrocnemius medialis, values showed an EMG notable increase in activity between SO vs. NIRO-6mm (22.93 \u00b1 2.1 vs. 26.44 \u00b1 3.63, p &lt; 0.001), vs. NIRO-8mm (28.89 \u00b1 3.6, p &lt; 0.001), and vs. TMEO-6mm (25.12 \u00b1 3.51, p &lt; 0.05). Conclusions: Both TMEO and NIRO have shown an increased EMG of the lateralis and medialis gastrocnemius muscles activity during a full running cycle gait. Clinicians should take into account the present evidence when they want to treat I MTPJ restriction with orthoses, and consider the inherent triceps surae muscular cost relative to running economy.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s20113205","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,6,9]],"date-time":"2020-06-09T05:16:14Z","timestamp":1591679774000},"page":"3205","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Effects of Novel Inverted Rocker Orthoses for First Metatarsophalangeal Joint on Gastrocnemius Muscle Electromyographic Activity during Running: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"20","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7071-9860","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rub\u00e9n","family":"S\u00e1nchez-G\u00f3mez","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Podiatry, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6598-829X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Carlos","family":"Romero-Morales","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Sport Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Villaviciosa de Od\u00f3n, 28670 Madrid, Spain"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7839-4789","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"\u00c1lvaro","family":"G\u00f3mez-Carri\u00f3n","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Podiatry, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8499-9760","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Blanca","family":"De-la-Cruz-Torres","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physiotherapy, University of Seville, c\/Avicena, s\/n, 41009 Seville, Spain"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8606-1415","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ignacio","family":"Zaragoza-Garc\u00eda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Podiatry, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain"}]},{"given":"Pekka","family":"Anttila","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Applied Science of Metropolia Univesity, Podiatry Department, 01600 Helsinki, Finland"}]},{"given":"Matti","family":"Kantola","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Applied Science of Metropolia Univesity, Podiatry Department, 01600 Helsinki, Finland"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8556-6614","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ismael","family":"Ortu\u00f1o-Soriano","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Podiatry, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,6,5]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1158","DOI":"10.1136\/bmj.1.1378.1158","article-title":"Stiffness of the Great Toe in Adolescents","volume":"1","author":"Cotterill","year":"1887","journal-title":"Br. 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