Table 3. Clinician-Oriented Outcome Measures. Minimum detectable change (MDC), means and standard deviations, respective change from baseline, and p values for STARS change comparisons to control.
Clinician-oriented outcome changes from baseline to post-test 1 and post-test 2.
| Baseline | Post-Test 1 | Single Treatment Δ |
p-value (Δ vs. Control Δ) |
Post-Test 2 | Six Treatment Δ |
p-value (Δ vs. Control Δ) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Bearing Lunge Test (cm) | |||||||
| ICC(2,3) = 0.98, MDC = 0.75 cm | |||||||
| Control | 8.04±4.18 | 8.54±4.15 | 0.50±1.26 | - | 7.88±4.38 | −0.16±1.09 | - |
| Joint Mobilizations | 8.18±2.84 | 9.75±2.98 | 1.57±1.46 | 0.018 | 10.41±2.74 | 2.23±2.01 | <0.001 |
| Massage | 10.46±4.44 | 11.17±4.73 | 0.71±0.81 | 0.55 | 11.15±4.25 | 0.69±1.13 | 0.021 |
| Calf Stretching | 9.89±2.80 | 11.04±2.64 | 1.15±1.01 | 0.08 | 11.14±2.84 | 1.24±0.99 | <0.001 |
| Single Limb Balance Test (errors) | |||||||
| ICC(2,3) = 0.86, MDC = 1 error | |||||||
| Control | 2.86±1.92 | 2.86±1.99 | 0.00±0.93 | - | 3.41±2.05 | 0.55±1.52 | - |
| Joint Mobilizations | 2.83±2.10 | 1.85±1.76 | −0.98±1.47 | 0.016 | 2.06±1.60 | −0.76±1.17 | 0.004 |
| Massage | 3.28±1.74 | 2.15±2.02 | −1.12±1.67 | 0.012 | 1.84±1.64 | −1.43±1.53 | <0.001 |
| Calf Stretching | 3.08±2.55 | 2.11±2.14 | −0.96±1.51 | 0.019 | 2.73±2.41 | −0.35±1.15 | 0.042 |