TABLE 2. Strength and Mobility Outcomes.
Plantar flexor strength (N/kg)a* | Preferred treadmill walking speed (m/s)* | Timed up and go (s)* | Six-minute walk test (m)* | ||||||||
Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | ||||
S1 | 3.79 | 4.73 | 0.58 | 0.89 | 6.60 | 5.86 | 589 | 597 | |||
S2 | 2.57 | 2.74 | 0.45 | 0.63 | 7.04 | 5.71 | 374 | 437 | |||
S3 | 4.73 | 5.59 | 0.40 | 0.63 | 7.30 | 7.65 | 349 | 400 | |||
S4 | 4.16 | 4.46 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 6.28 | 5.47 | - | - | |||
S5 | 3.65 | 4.52 | 0.72 | 0.85 | 5.75 | 5.29 | 505 | 545 | |||
S6 | 4.71 | 5.75 | 0.49 | 0.80 | 5.91 | 4.87 | 391 | 485 | |||
3.97 | 4.62 | 0.53 | 0.73 | 6.44 | 5.59 | 391 | 485 |
a Indicates the maximum voluntary contraction value for the plantar flexors, presented as the average between limbs and normalized to body mass.
Note: S4 was not able to follow the instructions to “walk only” and thus, could not complete the six-minute walk test.
* p < 0.05