This study will investigate the effects of ankle evertor muscle fatigue on gait stability during treadmill walking with mechanical perturbations. Participants will walk at two speeds (0.4 m/s and 1.0 m/s) while random medial and lateral perturbations (\<10% body weight) are applied to the pelvis. Surface EMG from ankle muscles and center of pressure (COP)-based gait parameters (e.g., step length, step width, single support duration, COP trajectory) will be analyzed before and immediately after an isotonic fatigue protocol of the ankle evertors.
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Surface EMG root mean square (RMS) amplitude of ankle muscles
Timeframe: Baseline (Day 1, prior to fatigue protocol) and immediately post-fatigue (Day 1, within 5 minutes after fatigue protocol).
Center of Pressure mediolateral displacement (COPx)
Timeframe: Baseline (Day 1, prior to fatigue protocol) and immediately post-fatigue (Day 1, within 5 minutes after fatigue protocol).