Table 2.
Outcome measurement for each group before and after treatment
| rTMS group |
Control group |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T0 | T1 | T2 | T0 | T1 | T2 | |
| BBS score | 36.40±11.51 | 40.73±12.06* | 40.80±11.53** | 38.94±10.64 | 40.81±9.67* | 40.81±9.67** |
| TUG (s) | 28.07±14.41 | 23.20±12.91* | 23.20±12.68** | 26.12±17.97 | 25.62±16.57 | 25.50±16.57 |
| 10mWT (s) | 27.27±17.54 | 22.80±16.38* | 22.67±16.37** | 52.50±53.01 | 49.44±48.69* | 50.25±50.54** |
| ABC score | 47.67±22.60 | 55.77±22.98* | 55.90±21.78** | 51.95±18.96 | 52.11±18.90 | 51.87±18.88 |
Values are presented as mean±standard deviation.
rTMS, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; BBS, Berg Balance Scale; TUG, Timed Up and Go test; 10mWT, 10-m walk test; ABC, Activity-specific Balance Confidence scale; T0, baseline; T1, 10 sessions after treatment; T2, 4 weeks after treatment.
*
p<0.05 comparison between T0 and T1 by post hoc test with Tukey method after repeated-measures ANOVA.
**
p<0.05 comparison between T0 and T2 by post hoc test with Tukey method after repeated-measures ANOVA.