TABLE 5.
Distance on the Star Excursion Balance Test for Each Direction
| Direction/Limb/Group | Pretraining* | Posttraining* | P Value | Partial η2† |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anterior | ||||
| Right | .321 | 0.070 | ||
| NMTP | 68.2 ± 11.0 | 71.7 ± 5.8 | ||
| CTRL | 62.9 ± 4.4 | 61.7 ± 4.4 | ||
| Left | .193 | 0.118 | ||
| NMTP | 70.4 ± 6.6 | 70.4 ± 6.1 | ||
| CTRL | 63.7 ± 6.8 | 59.7 ± 6.5 | ||
| Posteromedial | ||||
| Right | .226 | 0.103 | ||
| NMTP | 101.4 ± 16.4 | 107.4 ± 9.6 | ||
| CTRL | 96.9 ± 8.3 | 95.0 ± 8.8 | ||
| Left | .028‡ | 0.299 | ||
| NMTP | 98.1 ± 15.6 | 105.6± 12.9 | ||
| CTRL | 102.2 ± 11.7 | 97.1 ± 9.2 | ||
| Posterolateral | ||||
| Right | .008‡ | 0.405 | ||
| NMTP | 87.6 ± 13.6 | 99.2 ± 10.0 | ||
| CTRL | 94.1 ± 10.2 | 93.7 ± 7.9 | ||
| Left | .040‡ | 0.269 | ||
| NMTP | 89.8 ± 13.0 | 99.2 ± 7.3 | ||
| CTRL | 92.4 ± 7.5 | 91.4 ± 4.9 | ||
Abbreviations: CTRL, control group; NMTP, neuromuscular training group.
*
Data presented as mean ± SD cm.
†
Effect size (>0.138, large effect).
‡
Significant group-by-time interaction, with follow-up indicating a significant pretraining to post-training difference for the NMTP group (P<.05).