Table 3.

Between group comparison of trunk impairment score, functional ambulation category, stroke specific quality of life, trunk mobility post-treatment

		Treatment group		p-value
		Conventional therapy (n = 21) (Mean ± SD)	Core stabilization training (n = 20) (Mean ± SD)
Trunk impairment score	Pre-treatment	10.24 ± 4.6	10.5 ± 4.35	0.852
	Post-treatment	11.28 ± 4.50	15.01 ± 3.24	0.005
Functional ambulation category	Pre-treatment	3.43 ± 1.2	3.6 ± 0.94	0.598
	Post-treatment	3.91 ± 1.09	4.75 ± 0.85	.009
Quality of life	Pre-treatment	109.81 ± 40.0	124.95 ± 37.15	0.873
	Post-treatment	111.80 ± 39.35	161.90 ± 32.07	.002
Flexion	Pre-treatment	6.05 ± 2.29	6.00 ± 2.27	0.852
	Post-treatment	6.81 ± 2.18	8.40 ± 1.79	0.015
Extension	Pre-treatment	5.38 ± 1.80	5.30 ± 2.02	0.893
	Post-treatment	6.33 ± 1.79	7.85 ± 1.66	0.008
Right side flexion	Pre-treatment	11.04 ± 4.59	12.30 ± 4.92	0.405
	Post-treatment	12.09 ± 4.04	14.40 ± 3.84	0.069
Left side flexion	Pre-treatment	11.95 ± 4.08	11.45 ± 4.73	0.717
	Post-treatment	12.43 ± 3.82	14.45 ± 2.87	.064
Right side rotation	Pre-treatment	25.47 ± 5.2	25.65 ± 5.11	0.915
	Post-treatment	26.43 ± 4.71	29.05 ± 4.01	.063
Left side rotation	Pre-treatment	26.47 ± 5.45	25.25 ± 4.73	0.448
	Post-treatment	27.62 ± 5.17	29.45 ± 4.41	0.231

SD* = standard deviation