Table 1. Means and standard deviations of overall, mediolateral, and anteroposterior stability indices, and p-values for within and between-group comparisons.
| Outcome measures |
Taping group (n=15) | Balance exercises group (n=15) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | After | Before | After | |
| OSIBEO | 1.4±0.34a | 1.4±0.57 | 1.4±0.45 | 1.1±0.34 |
| APBEO | 1±0.28 | 0.1±0.41 | 1.1±0.44 | 0.8±0.32 |
| MLBEO | 0.6±0.18 | 0.7±0.42 | 7.3±0.26 | 0.7±0.44 |
| OSIBEC | 6±1.4 | 4.8±1.3 | 5.7±1.69 | 4.5±1.94 |
| APBEC | 4.2±1.27 | 3.4±0.97 | 4.1±1.61 | 3±1.21 |
| MLBEC | 3.2±0.75 | 2.7±0.7 | 3.5±1.4 | 2.2±1.3 |
| OSIREO | 4.1±1.08 | 3.7±0.1 | 4.6±2.52 | 3.8±2.23 |
| APREO | 1.5±0.93 | 0.8±0.62 | 1.5±0.65 | 1.1±0.37 |
| MLREO | 3.7±1.5 | 3.5±1.39 | 4.3±2.53 | 3.6±1.83 |
| OSIREC | 6.7±1.84 | 5.9±1.53 | 6.4±1.59 | 5.3±1.77 |
| APREC | 4.3±1.67 | 3.4±1.28 | 3.5±0.84 | 2.6±0.85 |
| MLREC | 4.4±1.88 | 4.4±1.27 | 5.3±3.09 | 4.2±2.17 |
| OSILEO | 5.4±2.08 | 4.2±1.68 | 6.1±3.61 | 4.8±2.57 |
| APLEO | 1.8±1.3 | 1.5±1.1 | 1.6±0.98 | 1.1±0.82 |
| MLLEO | 4.5±2.59 | 3.5±1.76 | 5.7±3.59 | 4.4±2.5 |
| OSILEC | 7.6±1.72 | 6.7±1.56 | 7.7±2.22 | 6.4±3.01 |
| APLEC | 4.3±0.1 | 3.7±1.04 | 3.9±1.01 | 3.1±1.19 |
| MLLEC | 5.7±2.5 | 4.7±1.83 | 6.8±4.03 | 5.7±3.39 |
a Values are means ± SD. b Statistical different at p<0.05. OSIBEO, overall stability index, bilateral standing, eyes open; APBEO, anteroposterior stability index, bilateral standing, eyes open; MLBEO, mediolateral stability index, bilateral standing, eyes open; OSIBEC, overall stability index, bilateral standing, eyes closed; APBEC, anteroposterior stability index, bilateral standing, eyes closed; MLBEC, mediolateral stability index, bilateral standing, eyes closed; OSIREO, overall stability index, right unilateral standing, eyes open; APREO, anteroposterior stability index, right unilateral standing, eyes open; MLREO, mediolateral stability index, right unilateral standing, eyes open; OSIREC, overall stability index, right unilateral standing, eyes closed; APREC, anteroposterior stability index, right unilateral standing, eyes closed; MLREC, mediolateral stability index, right unilateral standing, eyes closed; OSILEO, overall stability index, left unilateral standing, eyes open; APLEO, anteroposterior stability index, left unilateral standing, eyes open; MLLEO, mediolateral stability index, left unilateral standing, eyes open; OSILEC, overall stability index, left unilateral standing, eyes closed; APLEC, anteroposterior stability index, left unilateral standing, eyes closed; MLLEC, mediolateral stability index, left unilateral standing, eyes closed.