Background
Methods
Patients
Mean (SD) | Range | |
---|---|---|
Male/female (%) | 7/10 (41/59) | |
Age (years) | 65.2 (9.7) | 41–85 |
Weight (kg) | 83.1 (13.0) | 58–105 |
Height (cm) | 162.6 (11.3) | 142–183 |
Duration of symptoms (months) | 6.2 (5.5) | 1–24 |
Assessments
Intervention
Statistical analysis
Results
Pre-treatment | 3 months | 6 months |
P for GLM test |
P for Friedman test | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Velocity (cm/s) | 65.2 (25.6) [52.0–78.3] | 85.4 (23.8) [73.2–97.7] | 92.1 (23.4) [80.1–104.2] |
P < 0.001 |
P < 0.001 |
Cadence (steps/min) | 64.1 (14.0) [56.8–71.3] | 73.9 (13.9) [66.7–81.0] | 76.4 (13.6) [69.5–83.4] |
P < 0.001 |
P < 0.001 |
Base of support (cm) | 7.5 (3.7) [5.6–9.4] | 6.7 (2.6) [5.3–8.0] | 6.3 (2.8) [4.8–7.7] |
P = 0.104 |
P = 0.257 |
Step length—involved (cm) | 43.6 (11.5) [37.7–49.5] | 50.9 (11.5) [45.0–56.8] | 53.4 (12.6) [46.9–59.9] |
P < 0.001 |
P < 0.001 |
Step length—uninvolved (cm) | 44.7 (13.5) [37.7–51.6] | 51.2 (12.7) [44.7–57.7] | 53.9 (11.9) [47.8–60.0] |
P < 0.001 |
P < 0.001 |
Stance—involved (% GC) | 61.8 (3.6) [60.0–63.6] | 62.3 (2.5) [61.0–63.6] | 61.9 (2.5) [60.6–63.2] |
P = 0.875 |
P = 0.101 |
Stance—uninvolved (% GC) | 68.3 (4.7) [65.9–70.8] | 64.0 (3.7) [62.1–65.9] | 63.2 (2.9) [61.8–64.7] |
P < 0.001 |
P < 0.001 |
Swing—involved (% GC) | 38.2 (3.6) [36.4–40.0] | 37.7 (2.5) [36.4–39.0] | 38.1 (2.5) 36.8–39.4] |
P = 0.875 |
P = 0.101 |
Swing—uninvolved (% GC) | 31.7 (4.7) [29.2–34.1] | 36.0 (3.7) [34.1–37.9] | 36.8 (2.9) [35.3–38.2] |
P < 0.001 |
P < 0.001 |
SLS—involved (% GC) | 31.8 (4.6) [29.5–34.2] | 35.9 (3.6) [34.0–37.8] | 36.8 (2.8) [35.4–38.3] |
P < 0.001 |
P < 0.001 |
SLS—uninvolved (% GC) | 38.3 (3.6) [36.5–40.2] | 37.8 (2.6) [36.5–39.2] | 38.2 (2.4) [36.9–39.4] |
P = 0.858 |
P = 0.589 |
DLS—involved (% GC) | 30 (5.9) [26.9–33.0] | 26.4 (5.7) [23.4–39.3] | 25.1 (5.1) [22.5–27.7] |
P < 0.001 |
P < 0.001 |
DLS—uninvolved (% GC) | 30 (6.0) [26.9–33.1] | 26.2 (5.8) [23.2–29.2] | 25.1 (5.0) [22.5–27.6] |
P < 0.001 |
P < 0.001 |
Pre-treatment | 3 months | 6 months |
P for GLM test |
P for Friedman test | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall score | 41.6 (16.6) [33.1–50.1] | 52.4 (17.5) [43.4–61.4] | 54.5 (22.5) [42.9–66.1] |
P = 0.017 |
P = 0.003 |
Physical functioning | 36.5 (28.2) [22.0–51.0] | 49.7 (21.1) [38.9–60.6] | 53.2 (27.9) [38.9–67.6] |
P = 0.032 |
P = 0.032 |
Pain | 32.5 (23.5) [20.4–44.6] | 54.6 (24.0) [42.2–66.9] | 58.8 (27.5) [44.7–73.0] |
P = 0.002 |
P = 0.006 |
Limitation due to physical health | 22.1 (36.3) [3.4–40.7] | 39.7 (41.5) [18.4–61.1] | 41.2 (46.7) [17.2–65.2] |
P = 0.097 |
P = 0.008 |
Vitality | 48.5 (14.2) [41.2–55.8] | 53.8 (14.0) [46.6–61.0] | 51.5 (18.4) [42.0–60.9] |
P = 0.543 |
P = 0.049 |
Emotional well-being | 54.4 (17.0) [45.6–63.1] | 62.6 (14.6) [55.1–70.1] | 63.5 (18.7) [53.9–73.1] |
P = 0.023 |
P = 0.129 |
Limitation due to mental health | 29.4 (42.3) [7.7–51.2] | 39.2 (41.2) [18.0–60.4] | 49.0 (48.8) [24.0–74.1] |
P = 0.136 |
P = 0.414 |
Social functioning | 46.3 (21.5) [35.2–57.4] | 66.2 (22.0) [54.9–77.5] | 65.4 (26.0) [52.1–78.8] |
P = 0.010 |
P = 0.002 |
General health | 55.6 (14.4) [48.2–63.1] | 57.4 (15.3) [49.5–65.2] | 57.8 (17.0) [49.1–66.6] |
P = 0.570 |
P = 0.678 |
PCS | 36.7 (19.4) [26.7–46.6] | 50.3 (21.2) [39.4–61.2] | 52.8 (26.1) [39.4–66.2] |
P = 0.017 |
P = 0.005 |
MCS | 44.7 (17.5) [35.7–53.6] | 55.5 (18.6) [45.9–65.0] | 57.4 (23.9) [45.1–69.7] |
P = 0.026 |
P = 0.028 |