Table 1. Baseline participant demographics.

	Overall (n = 27)	SG (n = 14)	EG (n = 13)	P value
Age, mean (SD)	33.6 (8.8)	30.9 (7.3)	36.5 (9.6)	0.113†
Gender (female)	63%	64%	61.5%	0.564‡
Involved side	Left = 12	Left = 6	Left = 6	0.333‡
	Right = 15	Right = 8	Right = 7
Height (cm), mean (SD)	167.97 (9.54)	166.19 (8.37)	169.88 (10.65)	0.315†
Weight (kg), mean (SD)	70.79 (17.9)	65.23 (11.8)	76.78 (21.65)	0.052†
Sprain date*, mean (SD)	4.29 (1.96)	4.21 (2.04)	4.38 (1.93)	0.880†

SG: sham group; EG: experimental group; SD: standard deviation.

^*Sprain dates were classified as follows: 1 year prior = 1; 2 years prior = 2; 3 years prior = 3; 4 years prior = 4; 5 years prior = 5; more than 5 years prior = 6.

^†Independent samples t-test.

^‡Chi-square test.

Significance set a priori at P<0.05.