Table 3.

Patient group (n = 9) comparison of measurements before and after intervention

Tests	Before		After		Z	p	Power
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
MACS	2.89	0.93	2.44	0.52	− 2.00a	< 0.05	0.79
Right-hand BBT (box/min)	23.11	13.43	28.33	16.92	− 2.53a	< 0.05	0.97
Left-hand BBT (box/min)	28.56	13.91	32.78	16.23	− 2.53a	< 0.05	0.99
Right hand NHPT (s)	171.37	209.84	125.88	137.96	− 2.67b	< 0.01	0.37
Left -hand NHPT (s)	60.04	41.09	55.42	35.63	− 2.67b	< 0.01	0.58
Right-hand dynamometer (lb)	13.11	9.96	18.22	11.81	− 2.53a	< 0.05	0.99
Left-hand dynamometer (lb)	18.33	8.66	24.11	11.82	− 2.57a	< 0.05	0.99

MACS Manual Ability Classification System, BBT box block test, NHPT nine-hole peg test

Statistically significant at the level of ^ap < 0.05, ^bp < 0.01 and ^cp < 0.001