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. 2014 Dec 25;26(12):1923–1927. doi: 10.1589/jpts.26.1923

Table 2. Comparison of walking ability among the three groups (N=36).

Group PBWSTFBWTP PBWSTFWT PBWSTBWT



Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Mean ± SD
ASL (cm) 0 week 41.67 ± 5.97 41.44 ± 8.57 41.72 ± 7.81
3 weeks 48.64 ± 5.06*,†,2,3 44.33 ± 8.70*,†,1 44.88 ± 9.72*,†,1
6 weeks 50.33 ± 5.25*,‡,3 46.62 ± 7.95*,‡ 48.88 ± 10.25*,‡,1
AStP (%) 0 week 68.43 ± 5.53 68.56 ± 4.76 68.60 ± 6.79
3 weeks 65.93 ± 3.58*,† 64.96 ± 5.11*,† 65.19 ± 6.47*,†
6 weeks 65.02 ± 4.29 64.87 ± 5.31 64.69 ± 8.65
ASwP (%) 0 week 31.58 ± 5.53 31.44 ± 4.76 31.39 ± 6.79
3 weeks 34.07 ± 3.58*,† 35.04 ± 5.11*,† 34.81 ± 6.47*,†
6 weeks 34.98 ± 4.29 35.13 ± 5.31 35.31 ± 8.65
ASS (%) 0 week 32.23 ± 7.21 33.61 ± 7.19 32.66 ± 5.91
3 weeks 36.10 ± 4.41*,† 36.76 ± 7.18*,† 37.19 ± 3.98*,†
6 weeks 39.26 ± 5.85 37.37 ± 6.36 38.74 ± 4.80
AST (sec) 0 week 1.26 ± 0.33 1.25 ± 0.28 1.27 ± 0.31
3 weeks 0.91 ± 0.12*,†,2,3 1.10 ± 0.30*,†,1 1.07 ± 0.17*,†,1
6 weeks 0.90 ± 0.09 1.09 ± 0.29 1.05 ± 0.16
Symmetry Index 0 week −16.26 ± 13.50 −16.06 ± 12.09 −16.40 ± 9.36
3 weeks −8.51 ± 5.10*,† −10.77 ± 5.09*,† −10.73 ± 11.37*,†
6 weeks −7.56 ± 7.21 −9.05 ± 3.15 −9.02 ± 11.53

*p<0.05, significantly different from 0–3 weeks, significantly different from 3–6 weeks, ASL: Affected side Step Length, AStP: Affected side Stance Phase, ASwP: Affected side Swing Phase, ASS: Affected side Single Support, AST: Affected side Step Time. Post-hoc tests comparison was calculated using Bonferroniʼs method. 1 significantly different from PBWSTFBWT. 2 significantly different from PBWSTFWT. 3 significantly different from PBWSTBWT.