Table 1. Sway velocity before and after treatment in the AP and ML directions of the control and experimental groups with the eyes open (EO) and the eyes closed (EC) (Units: cm/s).
| Foam mat | Ground | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | Pre | Post | ||
| Control group | |||||
| COP-AP | EO | 12.52±2.56 | 13.26±1.87 | 15.97±3.83 | 14.48±2.46 |
| EC | 10.83±1.73 | 12.07±1.45 | 11.01±1.63 | 12.62±1.97 | |
| COP-ML | EO | 10.87±2.41 | 12.91±2.11** | 11.67±4.07 | 12.26±3.24* |
| EC | 10.47±3.08 | 10.64±1.79* | 11.67±4.07 | 11.92±2.31 | |
| Experimental group | |||||
| COP-AP | EO | 10.78±1.46 | 12.91±1.55 | 10.80±1.66 | 13.66±1.99** |
| EC | 9.85±1.31 | 13.13±1.58 | 9.52±0.47 | 13.21±1.93* | |
| COP-ML | EO | 8.68±1.30 | 12.90±2.09* | 9.58±2.03 | 11.96±2.05** |
| EC | 9.17±1.18 | 10.93±1.56* | 9.58±2.03 | 12.45±2.21** | |
Mean values (±SD) and significant differences between pre-and post-treatment are reported.
*p < 0.05; **p < 0.001: Bonferroni post hoc tests