Balance and gait abilities before and after training within each group and between the two groups
Experimental group (n = 10) | Control group (n = 10) | |||
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Plantar pressure (%) | Pre | 48.95 ± 8.97 | 46.36 ± 5.06 | .796 |
Post | 50.38 ± 8.86 | 46.89 ± 5.12 | 1.080 | |
-12.503 |
-8.338 |
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Change | 1.42 ± .36 | .52 ± .20 | 6.914 |
|
TUG (sec) | Pre | 17.47 ± 1.20 | 17.37 ± 1.47 | .164 |
Post | 16.31 ± .80 | 16.82 ± 1.40 | -1.055 | |
7.918 |
12.201 |
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Change | -1.16 ± .46 | -.55 ± .14 | -4.001 |
|
Gait symmetry (score) | Pre | 3.78 ± .89 | 3.35 ± .63 | 1.248 |
Post | 3.22 ± .94 | 3.11 ± .62 | .309 | |
10.755 |
7.060 |
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Change | -.56 ± .16 | -.24 ± .11 | -5.146 |
|
STP (sec) | Pre | 2.02 ± .33 | 2.01 ± .31 | .055 |
Post | 2.37 ± .29 | 2.17 ± .32 | 1.432 | |
-6.360 |
-8.500 |
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Change | .35 ± .17 | .16 ± .06 | 3.256 |
|
STNP (sec) | Pre | 2.47 ± .24 | 2.50 ± .18 | -.299 |
Post | 2.50 ± .22 | 2.52 ± .16 | -.218 | |
-2.318 |
-3.404 |
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Change | .03 ± .04 | .02 ± .02 | .606 |
Values are means ± standard deviations.
TUG, timed up-and-go test; STP, mean stance time on paretic sides; STNP, mean stance time on non-paretic sides.
*p < .05.