30 May 2021>: Clinical Research
Walking Training with a Weight Support Feedback Cane Improves Lower Limb Muscle Activity and Gait Ability in Patients with Chronic Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Young Sic Kang BCE , Gku Bin Oh BCF , Ki Hun Cho AEG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.931565
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e931565
Table 2 Changes of lower limb muscle activity and gait ability (N=30).
Parameters | WSFC group (n = 15) | CC group (n = 15) | t | p | ||||
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Pre-test | Post-test | Δ values | Pre-test | Post-test | Δ values | |||
Rectus femoris | 274.1±123.0 | 311.0±97.3 | 36.9±36.9* | 247.6±120.8 | 273.8±118.2 | 26.2±22.0,* | 0.957 | .025 |
Biceps femoris | 201.3±90.9 | 237.8±89.3 | 36.4±36.9* | 222.0±113.2 | 235.2±104.1 | 13.2±19.8* | 2.449 | .130 |
Medial gastrocnemius | 224.9±90.6 | 279.4±129.6 | 55.1±92.2* | 181.4±63.0 | 204.8±61.3 | 23.4±27.1,* | 1.278 | .016 |
Gluteus medius | 204.7±78.9 | 261.7±97.2 | 57.0±47.9* | 195.5±136.2 | 206.7±130.6 | 11.2±20.4** | 3.402 | .004 |
Velocity (m/sec) | 6.0±2.5 | 6.7±2.2 | 0.7±0.9* | 6.7±3.0 | 7.1±3.0 | 0.4±0.5* | 1.085 | .083 |
Cadence (steps/min) | 65.8±22.5 | 71.2±21.8 | 5.3±9.5* | 69.2±22.2 | 74.1±21.4 | 4.8±6.1* | 0.179 | .187 |
P-Single-limb support phase (%) | 29.0±6.6 | 35.4±4.6 | 6.4±4.0* | 28.9±5.2 | 30.5±5.7 | 1.6±2.1,* | 4.074 | .047 |
Symmetry Index | 75.0±17.5 | 84.5±8.9 | 9.5±14* | 77.3±13.2 | 82.3±11 | 5.0±4.4,* | 0.937 | .008 |
Values are expressed as Mean±SD. WSFC – Weight Support Feedback Cane Training; CC – Conventional Cane Training; P – paretic side; RVC – reference voluntary contraction. * Significant differences between pre and post-test, ** significant differences for change value between 2 groups, P |