Table 8.
Postural control - time (s) during the balance tests of the patients. Data are means (interquartile range).
| Baseline | After 6 weeks | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Romberg bil eyes open | Training Non-training |
30.0 (30.0, 30.0) 30.0 (30.0, 30.0) |
30.0 (30.0, 30.0) 30.0 (30.0, 30.0) |
| Romberg uni eyes open | Training Non-training |
22.7 (15.3, 29.9) 16.3 (6.7, 30.0) |
27.6 (25.3, 30.0) **† 15.3 (5.6, 30.0) |
| Tandem eyes open | Training Non-training |
28.8 (30.0, 30.0) 25.5 (22.1, 30.0) |
29.3 (30.0, 30.0) 24.4 (16.5, 30.0) |
| Romberg bil eyes closed | Training Non-training |
29.5 (30.0, 30.0) 30.0 (30.0, 30.0) |
30.0 (30.0, 30.0) 30.0 (30.0, 30.0) |
| Romberg uni eyes closed | Training Non-training |
4.3 (2.6, 6.0) 4.0 (2.3, 4.2) |
13.3 (6.0, 23.0) **†† 4.5 (2.1, 5.8) |
| Tandem eyes closed | Training Non-training |
12.4 (5.0, 21.4) 10.0 (6.1, 13.7) |
24.4 (17.8, 30.0) **††† 7.8 (3.2, 11.4) |
** p < 0.01 compared with baseline value.
† p < 0.05
†† p < 0.01
††† p < 0.001 compared with NONTR.
bil = bilateral, uni = unilateral.