| | Static balance task | Dynamic balance task |
|---|
Two-legged | One-legged | Two-leggeda
| One-legged |
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Group | Session | COP sway (cm) | Sway (cm) |
Training group | Pre | 19.0 ± 6.4 | 108.5 ± 45.9 | 0.9 ± 0.4 | 6.6 ± 3.1 |
(n = 15) | Post | 19.9 ± 5.6 | 93.4 ± 36.2 | 1.2 ± 0.6 | 6.6 ± 3.1 |
Control group | Pre | 22.8 ± 8.8 | 87.3 ± 19.9 | 1.4 ± 0.5 | 9.2 ± 8.8 |
(n = 13) | Post | 21.4 ± 7.4 | 97.8 ± 42.6 | 2.0 ± 1.3 | 9.3 ± 8.3 |
n (TG/CG) | | 15/13 | 11/6 | 14/12 | 9/7 |
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aSignificant main effects of group (p = .013) and session (p = .008)
- Group mean values ± SD before (Pre) and after (Post) five weeks of balance training (training group, TG) or habitual activity (control group, CG). The static and the dynamic balance tasks consisted in standing still on stable ground or standing on a free-swinging platform, respectively. Sway values represent the total displacement of the center of pressure (COP) or the platform, respectively, during a 15 s trial (best of three trials). n (TG/CG) = number of participants in each group included in the respective analysis
