Table 2.
Within-group post-rehabilitation changes of both groups.
| Pre-Rehabilitation | Post-Rehabilitation | p-Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | IQR | Median | IQR | ||
| Experimental group | |||||
| Ext. 60 (N⋅m) | 10.00 | (4.35–20.20) | 19.00 | (13.20–37.60) | 0.001 ** |
| Flex. 60 (N⋅m) | 9.10 | (6.50–10.90) | 12.00 | (9.25–16.50) | 0.001 ** |
| Ext. 120 (N⋅m) | 9.90 | (3.95–14.25) | 13.70 | (8.00–23.85) | 0.010 * |
| Flex. 120 (N⋅m) | 11.60 | (8.00–15.00) | 13.80 | (12.10–20.25) | 0.001 ** |
| 6 MWT (m) | 10.00 | (6.00–37.50) | 33.00 | (28.50–60.00) | 0.007 ** |
| TUG (s) | 61.33 | (50.00–115.86) | 44.18 | (33.65–83.72) | 0.006 ** |
| SF-12 physical domain | 52.49 | (47.52–54.98) | 54.59 | (50.34–60.45) | 0.266 |
| SF-12 mental domain | 65.09 | (59.13–112.92) | 58.09 | (51.86–70.02) | 0.136 |
| SF-12 total score | 108.50 | (71.63–114.78) | 117.71 | (111.88–121.14) | 0.005 ** |
| Control group | |||||
| Ext. 60 (N⋅m) | 10.00 | (8.00–13.50) | 14.00 | (9.00–22.50) | 0.001 ** |
| Flex. 60 (N⋅m) | 11.00 | (8.50–14.50) | 14.00 | (10.00–16.00) | 0.012 * |
| Ext. 120 (N⋅m) | 12.00 | (9.00–14.50) | 14.00 | (9.00–16.00) | 0.140 |
| Flex. 120 (N⋅m) | 15.00 | (10.50–17.50) | 16.00 | (9.50–23.50) | 0.120 |
| 6 MWT (m) | 10.00 | (8.50–12.00) | 9.00 | (8.00–12.00) | 0.392 |
| TUG (s) | 57.07 | (41.16–70.29) | 55.89 | (35.76–61.32) | 0.038 * |
| SF-12 physical domain | 53.28 | (47.22–55.26) | 50.34 | (42.58–53.51) | 0.017 * |
| SF-12 mental domain | 54.53 | (51.78–60.06) | 55.34 | (49.69–58.82) | 0.259 |
| SF-12 total score | 106.90 | (100.61–112.24) | 103.30 | (96.85–110.15) | 0.016 * |
IQR = interquartile range; Ext. 60 = extension torque at 60 degrees per second; Flex. 60 = flexion torque at 60 degrees per second; Ext. 120 = extension torque at 120 degrees per second; Flex. 120 = flexion torque at 120 degrees per second; 6 MWT = 6 min walk test; TUG = Timed Up-and-Go test; SF-12 = 12-Item Short Form Survey; * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01.