Table 2.
IQR comparison of treatment data between the 2 groups (IQR).
| The treatment group | The control group | P value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before the treatment | After treatment | Difference | Before the treatment | After treatment | Difference | ||
| Passive traction of the calf triceps | 36.77 (18.28–102.27) | 14.25 (9.00–39.47) | 9.33 (88.44–7.47) | 61.26 (32.97–89.64) | 39.71 (37.14–90.59) | 4.17 (27.3–6.64) | .002 |
| Ratio of passive extension to passive relaxation of calf triceps | 8.56 (7.46–13.76) | 5.47 (3.83–6.24) | 3.05 (5.99–1.09) | 6.20 (4.11–9.00) | 5.17 (4.39–6.82) | 0.07 (2.57–0.68) | .001 |
| Active contraction of tibialis anterior muscle | 38.15 (14.88–122.49) | 67.15 (35.17–144.69) | 24.17 (9.40–28.7) | 19.06 (16.72–149.60) | 38.26 (19.28–154.88) | 5.24 (0.40–16.09) | .001 |
| Ratio of active contraction to active relaxation of tibialis anterior muscle | 8.48 (3.56–21.33) | 18.81 (5.13–54.02) | 13.79 (2.53–33.7) | 9.80 (6.01–13.10) | 13.44 (6.67–17.39) | 2.19 (1.1–33.7) | .002 |
IQR = interquartile range.