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Table 2 Gait evaluation results

From: Influence of functional task-oriented mental practice on the gait of transtibial amputees: a randomized, clinical trial

 

Phase

Ground Reaction Force (% of body weight)

Duration

of Support (s)

V1

V2

AP1

AP2

ML

Group A

Baseline

93.8 ± 5.1

63.3 ± 3.3

-13.6 ± 0.7

10.2 ± 0.4

3.3 ± 0.3

0.420 ± 0.074

(n = 10)

Pre-MP *

89.6 ± 7.2

66.4 ± 7.3

-19.4 ± 0.5

10.5 ± 0.7

3.1 ± 0.4

0.434 ± 0.088

Post-MP *

77.2 ± 6.2

79.4 ± 3.0

-11.9 ± 3.4

12.8 ± 2.2

2.6 ± 0.2

0.640 ± 0.054

Follow-up

64.9 ± 3.2

74.0 ± 2.8

-13.2 ± 0.6

12.8 ± 0.6

2.2 ± 0.1

0.647 ± 0.090

Group B

Baseline

90.9 ± 3.7

62.5 ± 1.5

-13.2 ± 0.4

9.9 ± 0.4

3.1 ± 0.2

0.421 ± 0.029

(n = 5)

Pre-MP

89.9 ± 6.9

62.4 ± 2.3

-22.8 ± 2.9

10.2 ± 0.5

3.2 ± 0.3

0.431 ± 0.094

Post-MP

89.9 ± 4.2

67.2 ± 3.3

-24.4 ± 4.7

9.2 ± 1.2

3.3 ± 0.2

0.431 ± 0.016

Follow-up

86.5 ± 3.9

62.3 ± 2.0

-23.4 ± 2.5

9.9 ± 0.4

3.4 ± 0.2

0.442 ± 0.095

  1. The data are presented as mean values (± standard deviation) of the first and second peak of the vertical (V) and anterior-posterior (AP), and medio-lateral (ML) ground reaction force (GRF) variables and the time duration of the support phase over the prosthetic limb for Group A and Group B during gait evaluation
  2. MP mental practice
  3. †Mann-Whitney test (p > 0.20)
  4. *Wilcoxon test (p = 0.002)
  5. ‡Wilcoxon test (p > 0.80)
  6. Wilcoxon Test (p > 0.89)