From: Efficacy of ankle kinesiotape on balance in children with spastic diplegia
 | Control group | Study group | MD | p value |
---|---|---|---|---|
\( \overline{\mathrm{x}} \) ± SD | \( \overline{\mathrm{x}} \) ± SD | |||
APSI | ||||
 Pre-treatment | 1.79 ± 0.31 | 1.74 ± 0.47 | 0.05 | 0.71 |
 Post-treatment | 1.67 ± 0.29 | 1.33 ± 0.38 | 0.34 | 0.01 |
 MD | 0.12 | 0.41 |  |  |
 % of change | 6.7% | 23.56% |  |  |
 | p = 0.003 | p = 0.001 |  |  |
MLSI | ||||
 Pre-treatment | 1.82 ± 0.35 | 1.8 ± 0.51 | 0.02 | 0.9 |
 Post-treatment | 1.68 ± 0.34 | 1.38 ± 0.36 | 0.3 | 0.03 |
 MD | 0.14 | 0.42 |  |  |
 % of change | 7.69% | 23.33% |  |  |
 | p = 0.001 | p = 0.001 |  |  |
OASI | ||||
 Pre-treatment | 2.24 ± 0.2 | 2.28 ± 0.54 | − 0.04 | 0.79 |
 Post-treatment | 2.06 ± 0.21 | 1.69 ± 0.45 | 0.37 | 0.009 |
 MD | 0.18 | 0.59 |  |  |
 % of change | 8.04% | 25.88% |  |  |
 | p = 0.001 | p = 0.001 |  |  |