Table 2. Comparison of ankle range of motion, muscle strength, and balance as measured within groups and between groups (N=34).
| Parameters | Values | Change Values | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTG (n=17) | Control group (n=17) | PTG (n=17) | Control group (n=17) | |||
| Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Post-Pre | Post-Pre | |
| Balance | ||||||
| FRT Rt. (cm) | 15.7 (7.6) ª | 17.7 (7.7)*** | 19.2 (6.1) | 19.8 (6.0)** | 2.0 (1.5)* | 0.6 (0.8) |
| FRT Lt. (cm) | 15.1 (6.4) | 16.8 (6.4)*** | 18.1 (6.9) | 18.7 (7.0)* | 1.7 (0.8)*** | 0.6 (0.9) |
| TUG (sec) | 13 (3.2) | 11.3 (2.9)*** | 12.5 (2.8) | 11.4 (2.7)*** | −1.7 (0.7)* | −1.1 (0.8) |
| FGA (score) | 19.8 (5.4) | 21.2 (4.4)*** | 20.9 (2.5) | 21.5 (2.3)** | 1.4 (1.3)* | 0.6 (0.6) |
| Muscle Strength | ||||||
| Dorsiflexor MMT (scale) | 3.12 (1.83) | 3.53 (1.41)** | 3.35 (1.93) | 3.47 (1.80) | 0.23 (0.43) | 0.17 (0.48) |
| Plantarflexor MMT (scale) | 3.29 (1.61) | 3.59 (1.50) | 3.53 (1.83) | 3.59 (1.83) | 0.29 (0.58) | 0.11 (0.48) |
| Ankle ROM | ||||||
| Dorsiflexion (angle) | 14.1 (9.1) | 17.1 (5.0)* | 18.8 (3.8) | 19.4 (2.4) | 2.9 (4.4)* | 0.3 (1.2) |
| Plantarflexion (angle) | 41.2 (9.1) | 43.5 (4.2) | 43.2 (6.1) | 43.2 (6.1) | 2.4 (5.3) | 0.0 (0.0) |
ª Values are Mean (SD), PTG: Posterior Talar Glide with Dorsiflexion group, FRT: Functional Reach Test, TUG: Time Up and Go, FGA: Functional Gait Assessment, MMT: Manual Muscle Testing, Ankle ROM: Ankle Range of Motion. *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001