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Sensorimotor and Gait Training
Table 3: Measures of proprioception and nerve function before and after 8 weeks of intervention.
Variables Intervention group (n=21) Control group
(n=17)
Proprioception (angle difference)
Front
Baseline 6.50±3.42 9.07±3.51
8 th week 4.46±2.27 7.32±4.31
Back
Baseline 10.41±5.41 9.42±6.96
8 th week 7.06±3.84 9.21±6.49
Left
Baseline 10.07±5.81 9.55±4.71
8 th week 5.31±3.29 9.57±6.69
Right
Baseline 8.75±5.17 7.87±6.18
8 th week 4.60±2.81 7.10±5.24
Nerve conduction studies
PPeroneal nerve
Latency (msec)
Baseline 4.19±1.2 4.12±1.32
8 th week 3.70±0.75 4.15±1.2
Amplitude (mV)
Baseline 4.44±2.21 4.45±1.85
8 th week 4.44±2.05 4.34±1.67
Duration (msec)
Baseline 10.32±2.02 10.61±2.8
8 th week 10.06±2.03 10.86±2.4
NCV (m/sec)
Baseline 38.37±6.62 36.37±7.9
8 th week 40.84±5.88 36.60±8.47
Tibial nerve
Latency (msec)
Baseline 4.80±1.13 4.59±0.79
8 th week 4.39±0.92 4.91±0.94
Amplitude (mV)
Baseline 6.74±3.83 6.12±3.89
8 th week 6.72±3.56 6.56±4.3
Duration (msec)
Baseline 8.04±1.34 7.92±2.02
8 th week 8.03±1.71 8.33±2.03
NCV (m/sec)
Baseline 37.94±7.35 38.39±11.69
8 th week 42.67±8.57 41.78±10.8
Time (T) effect
η p
2
(p-value)
Group (G) effect
η p
2
(p-value)
T×G interaction
η p
2
(p-value)
0.308 (<0.001) * 0.132 (0.027) * 0.132 (0.027) *
0.152 (0.016) * 0.003 (0.737) 0.122 (0.032) *
0.163 (0.012) * 0.044 (0.205) 0.165 (0.011) *
0.187 (0.007) * 0.01 (0.557) 0.099 (0.055)
0.071 (0.105) 0.009 (0.579) 0.094 (0.061)
0.097 (0.058) 0.012 (0.507) 0.094 (0.061)
<0.001 (0.968) 0.016 (0.453) 0.041 (0.222)
0.187 (0.007) * 0.049 (0.183) 0.137 (0.022) *
0.002 (0.803) 0.009 (0.574) 0.125 (0.03) *
0.029 (0.311) 0.003 (0.758) 0.032 (0.279)
0.023 (0.367) 0.001 (0.872) 0.025 (0.346)
0.315 (<0.001) * <0.001 (0.941) 0.013 (0.503)
NCV: Nerve conduction velocity; * : significant difference.
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