Table II:
Station 1, Straight line ambulation 20m, non-weight bear one leg
Forearm Crutch (mean ± SD) | Axillary Crutch (mean ± SD) | p value | |
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Time taken (seconds) | 59.39 ± 35.62 | 51.62 ± 27.55 | 0.040 |
Walking speed (m/s) | 0.44 ± 0.22 | 0.5 ± 0.26 | 0.002 |
Change in heart rate | 15.85 ± 11.08 | 12.5 ± 7.78 | 0.030 |
Increase in Mean arterial pressure post ambulation (mmHg) | 2.1 ± 7.05 | 3.23 ± 9.46 | 0.563 |