Table 2.
Functional test results at baseline, and 6 and 12 weeks after therapy initiation
| Pt# | Ashworth scale | B Lindmark motor assessment scale | Jamar dynamometer | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average of 3 muscle groups [0–4] | Total score [≤63] | Mean strength | |||||||
| Women [~25kg] | |||||||||
| Men [45 kg] | |||||||||
| Baseline | 6w | 12 w | Baseline | 6w | 12w | Baseline | 6w | 12w | |
| 1 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 19 | 23 | 36 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 4.7 |
| 2 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 1.7 | 5 | 5.3 |
| 3 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 11 | 18 | 26 | 11.7 | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 41 | 41 | 44 | 3 | 3.7 | 4 |
| 5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 6.3 | 8 | 5 |
| 6 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| Median | 1.85 | 0.5 | 0.85** | 21 | 20.5 | 27.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
| Range | 1.3-2.7 | 0.3-0.7 | 0-1.7 | 5-41 | 5-41 | 14-44 | 3-11.7 | 0.7-8.0 | 1.3-5.3 |
| Mean | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.8** | 20.3 | 21.3 | 27.3* | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
*p = 0.05; **p < 0.01, Friedman’s test; significant changes for baseline vs. 6 and 12 weeks according to post hoc analysis with Wilcoxon’s signed rank test.