Table 7.
Mean values, standard deviation, and significant differences between normal walking and heelwork walking of the center of pressure.
| COP-area (%) | COP-speed (mm/s) | COP-radius (%) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ±SD | p -value | Mean ±SD | p -value | Mean ±SD | p -value | ||||
| Normal walk | Heelwork walk | Normal walk | Heelwork walk | Normal walk | Heelwork walk | ||||
| FL | 1.28 ± 0.38 | 1.32 ± 0.69 | 0.890 | 95.61 ± 15.59 | 129.02 ± 32.66 | 0.012* | 0.13 ± 0.02 | 0.13 ± 0.02 | 0.427 |
| FR | 1.16 ± 0.39 | 1.26 ± 0.60 | 0.672 | 92.68 ± 16.56 | 126.41 ± 25.27 | 0.003* | 0.13 ± 0.02 | 0.13 ± 0.01 | 0.320 |
| HL | 0.82 ± 0.50 | 1.07 ± 0.47 | 0.263 | 86.67 ± 21.51 | 102.21 ± 16.31 | 0.087 | 0.15 ± 0.03 | 0.16 ± 0.02 | 0.383 |
| HR | 0.80 ± 0.36 | 1.12 ± 0.62 | 0.173 | 86.39 ± 18.66 | 101.04 ± 16.04 | 0.076 | 0.15 ± 0.02 | 0.16 ± 0.02 | 0.269 |
| Caudal margin (mm) | Craniocaudal index (%) | Excursion index (%) | |||||||
| Mean ±SD | p -value | Mean ±SD | p -value | Mean ±SD | p -value | ||||
| Normal walk | Heelwork walk | Normal walk | Heelwork walk | Normal walk | Heelwork walk | ||||
| FL | 32.04 ± 4.05 | 35.11 ± 3.16 | 0.076 | 32.09 ± 7.93 | 25.06 ± 5.74 | 0.037* | 5.12 ± 2.06 | 7.05 ± 3.55 | 0.157 |
| FR | 32.07 ± 4.15 | 35.29 ± 2.92 | 0.062 | 32.52 ± 7.00 | 23.10 ± 5.23 | 0.003* | 4.21 ± 1.58 | 5.78 ± 2.18 | 0.082 |
| HL | 31.92 ± 6.12 | 32.15 ± 2.11 | 0.909 | 32.24 ± 7.88 | 37.12 ± 7.74 | 0.179 | 3.14 ± 1.54 | 3.47 ± 1.62 | 0.647 |
| HR | 32.05 ± 4.60 | 31.69 ± 2.51 | 0.834 | 32.06 ± 8.65 | 38.10 ± 9.03 | 0.144 | 3.30 ± 1.54 | 3.21 ± 1.81 | 0.908 |
FL, left forelimb; FR, right forelimb; HL, left hindlimb; HR, right hindlimb; mean ± SD, mean and standard deviation; COP, center of pressure; Significant differences within the groups are marked with *.