Table 2. Comparison of balance and gait abilities (N=13).
| 0 wk | 4 wks | 6 wks | ||
| Ankle dorsiflexion (N) | 29.5 (23.8)a | 33.4 (22.1) | 36.8 (22.6) *** | |
| Ankle plantarflexion (N) | 44.5 (38.3) | 47.1 (30.0) | 49.4 (25.3) | |
| TUG (sec) | 20.5 (10.4) | 17.9 (9.3) | 15.3 (7.5) *** | |
| Velocity (cm/s) | 50.4 (22.8) | 60.5 (22.4) | 67.6 (24.1) *** | |
| Cadence (steps/min) | 76.8 (24.3) | 81.4 (18.6) | 88.8 (18.6) *** | |
| Step length (cm) | P | 38.9 (8.2)b | 44.1 (8.9) | 45.2 (8.0) *** |
| NP | 36.3 (9.5) | 42.3 (9.8) | 43.8 (9.3) *** | |
| Stride length (cm) | P | 72.8 (16.4) | 86.6 (17.8) | 88.9 (16.8) *** |
| NP | 75.8 (16.6) | 86.7 (17.6) | 88.9 (16.3) *** | |
Values are a mean (SD). TUG: Timed up and go test, P: paretic side, NP: non-paretic side, *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001