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. 2012 Feb 13;9:13. doi: 10.1186/1743-0003-9-13

Table 2.

Change in outcome measures stratified by initial Functional Ambulatory Category (FAC).

Change 0-4 weeks BWSRGT Change 4-8 weeks MGT Change 0-8 weeks BWSRGT+MGT
Initial FAC n Gait Tinetti Balance Tinnetti Gait Speed Gait Tinetti Balance Tinnetti Gait Speed Gait Tinetti Balance Tinnetti Gait Speed

0 19 2.00 ± 1.8 1.69 ± 1.7 0.11 ± 0.16 2.77 ± 2.7 3.08 ± 3.4 0.08 ± 0.19 4.76 ± 3.60 4.77 ± 3.70 0.22 ± 0.36
1 27 1.28 ± 1.4 2.72 ± 1.8 0.10 ± 0.16 3.83 ± 2.5 4.11 ± 2.5 0.16 ± 0.16 5.11 ± 2.76 6.83 ± 3.16 0.28 ± 0.27
2 13 2.29 ± 0.7 2.71 ± 1.4 0.09 ± 0.14* 3.29 ± 1.2 4.71 ± 0.7 0.29 ± 0.33 5.57 ± 1.13 7.43 ± 0.97 0.48 ± 0.52
3 5 1.50 ± 1.3 1.75 ± 2.8 0.04 ± 0.27* 1.00 ± 0.8 2.50 ± 1.7 0.23 ± 0.23 2.50 ± 1.29 4.25 ± 3.30 0.28 ± 0.18
4 5 1.00 ± 0.7 2.00 ± 2.3 0.12 ± 0.09 2.00 ± 1.4 3.60 ± 3.0 0.62 ± 0.14 3.00 ± 1.58 5.60 ± 3.36 0.18 ± 0.14

The table describes the change in the Tinetti Gait, Tinetti Balance, and Walking Speed during the Body Weight Support Robotic Gait Trainer (BWSRGT) training (0-4 weeks); during the Manual Gait Training (MGT) period (4-8 weeks); and the change over the 8-weeks total of intensive rehabilitation period. Subjects with initial FAC 2 and 3 showed significant improvement in walking speed across the robotic training period. (*) p < 0.05.