Table 2.
Changes in the kinematics data measured before (PRE) and after (POST) the MUM (n = 19).
| Variable | PRE | POST | % change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| WALKING AT 5 km·h−1, +20% | |||||
| tc (s) | 0.679 | 0.042 | 0.666 | 0.042 | −1.9 |
| DF (%) | 65.6 | 1.1 | 65.1 | 0.7 | −0.7 |
| ts (s) | 0.356 | 0.024 | 0.357 | 0.024 | +0.3 |
| CT (s) | 1.036 | 0.062 | 1.022 | 0.064 | −1.2 |
| SF (Hz) | 0.969 | 0.057 | 0.982 | 0.062 | +1.5 |
| SL (m) | 1.44 | 0.1 | 1.42 | 0.1 | −1.2 |
| RUNNING AT 6 km·h−1, +15% | |||||
| tc (s) | 0.403 | 0.028 | 0.418 | 0.071 | +3.7 |
| DF (%) | 53.3 | 3.0 | 53.7 | 5.8 | +0.9 |
| ts (s) | 0.354 | 0.032 | 0.357 | 0.045 | +1.1 |
| CT (s) | 0.757 | 0.039 | 0.775 | 0.073 | +2.5 |
| SF (Hz) | 1.325 | 0.070 | 1.300 | 0.112 | −1.8 |
| SL (m) | 1.261 | 0.65 | 1.292 | 0.121 | +2.5 |
| RUNNING AT 8 km·h−1, +10% | |||||
| tc (s) | 0.344 | 0.031 | 0.344 | 0.037 | +0.1 |
| DF (%) | 46.9 | 4.4 | 47.4 | 4.8 | +1.2 |
| ts (s) | 0.391 | 0.048 | 0.382 | 0.043 | −1.7 |
| CT (s) | 0.734 | 0.049 | 0.726 | 0.044 | −1.0 |
| SF (Hz) | 1.367 | 0.090 | 1.382 | 0.084 | +1.3 |
| SL (m) | 1.632 | 0.110 | 1.614 | 0.098 | −1.0 |
No statistical differences were detected (P > 0.05). tc (contact time), DF (duty factor), ts (swing time), CT (cycle time), SF (stride frequency), SL (stride length).