Combined effect of orthotic intervention and conventional exercise training on balance and gait performance in cerebral palsy: a randomized controlled trial

Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy

Table 2 Comparison between the two groups (control and study), for the mean values of all measured variables, at baseline and immediately after 12 weeks of intervention

Variables	Control group (Mean ± SD)	Study group (Mean ± SD)	P value
Overall SI (%)
Pre	4.76 ± 0.48	4.54 ± 0.18	0.785 ^b
Post	3.14 ± 0.54	2.35 ± 0.35	0.014 ^a
Antero-posterior SI (%)
Pre	3.65 ± 0.32	3.53 ± 0.26	0.428 ^b
Post	2.76 ± 0.41	2.19 ± 0.35	0.018 ^a
Medio-lateral SI (%)
Pre	3.38 ± 0.51	3.45 ± 0.43	0.832 ^b
Post	2.87 ± 0.27	2.43 ± 0.31	0.021 ^a
Pediatric balance scale score
Pre	20.17 ± 0.29	19.83 ± 0.36	0.538 ^b
Post	26.35 ± 0.54	33.61 ± 0.42	0.001 ^a
Step length (cm)
Pre	33.70 ± 7.84	33.26 ± 8.42	0.647 ^b
Post	40.82 ± 8.27	44.69 ± 9.13	0.011 ^a
Gait cycle time (s)
Pre	1.72 ± 0.24	1.69 ± 0.28	0.723 ^b
Post	1.43 ± 0.31	1.21 ± 0.21	0.025 ^a
Cadence (steps/min)
Pre	73 ± 5.41	72 ± 7.26	0.492 ^b
Post	82 ± 6.35	91 ± 6.38	0.001 ^a
Gait velocity (m/s)
Pre	0.41 ± 0.04	0.39 ± 0.08	0.815 ^b
Post	0.56 ± 1.07	0.68 ± 0.14	0.001 ^a

SD standard deviation, Pre pre-treatment, Post post-treatment, SI stability index
^bNon-significant difference between both groups (P > 0.05)
^aSignificant difference between both groups (P < 0.05)
Unpaired t tests was used for the comparison between both groups