(a).
Experimental group (n = 18) | Control group (n = 16) | |||||
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Baseline | Post | p | Baseline | Post | p | |
Walking speed | 0.26 ± 0.19 | 0.54 ± 0.26 | <0.001 | 0.31 ± 0.19 | 0.33 ± 0.18 | 0.040 |
Symmetry index | 0.51 ± 0.19 | 0.84 ± 0.16 | <0.001 | 0.59 ± 0.25 | 0.65 ± 0.20 | 0.021 |
Affected stride length | 0.43 ± 0.22 | 0.71 ± 0.22 | <0.001 | 0.52 ± 0.18 | 0.56 ± 0.18 | 0.010 |
Unaffected stride length | 0.56 ± 0.20 | 0.67 ± 0.23 | <0.001 | 0.47 ± 0.23 | 0.53 ± 0.19 | 0.393 |
Affected hip ROM | 20.17 ± 7.51 | 29.57 ± 11.40 | <0.001 | 22.69 ± 10.41 | 24.91 ± 10.17 | 0.010 |
Unaffected hip ROM | 34.40 ± 8.15 | 36.26 ± 4.08 | 0.018 | 33.50 ± 13.50 | 36.30 ± 10.75 | 0.276 |
Affected knee flexion | 31.95 ± 17.45 | 45.02 ± 13.67 | 0.001 | 28.94 ± 14.17 | 32.29 ± 14.74 | 0.068 |
Unaffected knee flexion | 61.60 ± 15.25 | 60.05 ± 8.40 | 0.983 | 55.63 ± 12.23 | 55.93 ± 12.42 | 0.908 |
Affected ankle ROM | 18.12 ± 6.13 | 24.38 ± 5.89 | <0.001 | 18.84 ± 8.22 | 22.78 ± 10.07 | 0.023 |
Unaffected ankle ROM | 24.38 ± 8.24 | 26.05 ± 15.60 | 0.054 | 23.67 ± 9.27 | 23.25 ± 9.05 | 0.793 |
FMA-LE | 20.69 ± 6.76 | 23.88 ± 6.37 | <0.001 | 17.31 ± 6.64 | 18.31 ± 6.42 | 0.008 |
FAC | 3.00 ± 1.00 | 4.00 ± 1.00 | 0.001 | 3.00 ± 0.00 | 3.50 ± 1.00 | 0.002 |
6MWT | 91.80 ± 141.00 | 139.15 ± 157.45 | <0.001 | 117.70 ± 71.41 | 145.39 ± 73.42 | 0.002 |