Table 3 Gait parameter improvement by WW in FU and FTU

Spatio-temporal gait parameters

n = 106

n = 62

n = 44

Velocity (cm/s)

x

1.18 ± 0.29

1.25 ± 0.34

1.06 ± 0.16

44.51 (<0.001)

10.91 (0.001)

Swing time (s)

x

1.07 ± 0.15

1.09 ± 0.17

1.04 ± 0.10

20.61 (<0.001)

1.87 (0.174)

Stride length (cm)

x

1.18 ± 0.28

1.25 ± 0.32

1.08 ± 0.15

56.13 (<0.001)

8.96 (0.003)

Stride time variability (% CV)

x

1.04 ± 1.80

1.10 ± 2.28

0.95 ± 0.74

12.68 (0.001)

8.63 (0.004)

Double support time variability (% CV)

x

1.04 ± 1.24

1.14 ± 1.52

0.90 ± 0.68

0.31 (0.576

0.54 (0.464)

Sagittal plane gait parameters

n = 96

n = 58

n = 38

Toe off angle (°)

x

1.09 ± 0.14

1.12 ± 0.16

1.04 ± 0.10

32.88 (<0.001)

6.46 (0.013)

Heel strike angle (°)

x

1.53 ± 2.35

1.57 ± 2.8

1.45 ± 1.45

42.11 (<0.001)

0.37 (0.544)

Max. toe clearance (cm)

x

1.0 ± 0.24

1.05 ± 0.26

0.92 ± 0.18

3.16 (0.079)

6.67 (0.011)