Table 1. Comparison of the experimental group and the control group results (N=50).
| Taping without | Taping with | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gait ability | |||
| Step length of left (cm) | 51.9±21.8a | 52.0±20.3 | |
| Step length of right (cm) | 57.4±14.0 | 54.1±18.1 | |
| Stride length of left (cm) | 110.7±30.9 | 107.0±30.8 | |
| Stride length of right (cm) | 112.1±31.3 | 106.7±31.5 | |
| Velocity (cm/s) b | 112.8±19.5 | 123.7±18.4 | |
| Cadence (steps/min) | 129.1±40.3 | 148.1±49.7 | |
| Balance ability | |||
| Left-right (mm/s) b | 1,095.3±336.2 | 782.6±150.0 | |
| Anterior-Posterior (mm/s) b | 693.6±185.0 | 524.7±105.9 | |
| Time (s) b | 12.4±3.5 | 9.4±1.7 | |
| Balance index (score) b | 78.7±6.3 | 84.8±4.0 | |
aMean± SD. bSignificant difference in gains between the groups, p<0.05