Table 6.
Comparison of balance performance between groups before (pre) and after (post) the 10-week trial.
| Variables | Group | Pre-Trial | Post-Trial | p Value | d (Cohen) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y Balance Test | Right support leg | Right leg/Left (cm) | Loaded plyometric group | 86 ± 8 | 91 ± 8 * | 0.027 a | 0.65 (medium) |
| Unloaded plyometric group | 82 ± 8 | 86 ± 7 | 0.097 b | 0.40 (small) | |||
| Control | 83 ± 8 | 83 ± 6 | 0.471 c | 0.29 (small) | |||
| Right leg/Back (cm) | Loaded plyometric group | 111 ± 7 | 118 ± 5 + | 0.014 a | 0.71 (medium) | ||
| Unloaded plyometric group | 106 ± 10 | 110 ± 9 | 0.015 b | 0.59 (medium) | |||
| Control | 109 ± 8 | 112 ± 7 | 0.679 c | 0.21 (small) | |||
| Right leg/Right (cm) | Loaded plyometric group | 55 ± 9 | 60 ± 9 | 0.185 a | 0.44 (small) | ||
| Unloaded plyometric group | 53 ± 12 | 53 ± 12 | 0.522 b | 0.15 (small) | |||
| Control | 52 ± 10 | 52 ± 10 | 0.554 c | 0.26 (small) | |||
| Left support leg | Left leg/Left (cm) | Loaded plyometric group | 88 ± 10 | 93 ± 10 + | 0.011 a | 0.74 (medium) | |
| Unloaded plyometric group | 82 ± 8 | 85 ± 5 | 0.066 b | 0.44 (small) | |||
| Control | 84 ± 7 | 87 ± 7 | 0.873 c | 0.12 (small) | |||
| Left leg/Back (cm) | Loaded plyometric group | 114 ± 6 | 121 ± 5 *** | 0.001 a | 0.98 (large) | ||
| Unloaded plyometric group | 109 ± 12 | 108 ± 10 | 0.286 b | 0.25 (small) | |||
| Control | 113 ± 6 | 112 ± 7 | 0.155 c | 0.46 (small) | |||
| Left leg/Right (cm) | Loaded plyometric group | 53 ± 8 | 55 ± 8 | 0.196 a | 0.43 (small) | ||
| Unloaded plyometric group | 55 ± 11 | 53 ± 11 | 0.630 b | 0.10 (small) | |||
| Control | 51 ± 11 | 47 ± 11 | 0.435 c | 0.31 (small) | |||
| Stork Balance Test | Right leg (s) | Loaded plyometric group | 2.24 ± 0.76 | 7.78 ± 4.50 * | 0.022 a | 0.68 (medium) | |
| Unloaded plyometric group | 3.37 ± 2.94 | 4.86 ± 3.42 | <0.001 b | 1.00 (large) | |||
| Control | 2.16 ± 0.61 | 3.35 ± 2.53 | 0.011 c | 0.74 (medium) | |||
| Left leg (s) | Loaded plyometric group | 2.08 ± 0.39 | 10.04 ± 6.79 ** | 0.008 a | 0.76 (medium) | ||
| Unloaded plyometric group | 2.99 ± 2.71 | 6.91 ± 5.74 | <0.001 b | 1.13 (large) | |||
| Control | 1.78 ± 0.51 | 3.18 ± 3.13 | 0.017 c | 0.70 (medium) | |||
s = second; * = denotes a significant difference between loaded and control groups; + = denotes a significant difference between loaded and unloaded groups; a = denotes a main effect of group, b = denotes a main effect of time; c = denote a group x time interaction; *: p < 0.05; **: p < 0.01; ***: p < 0.001; +: p < 0.05.