The Impact of a Vestibular-Stimulating Exercise Regime on Postural Stability in People with Visual Impairment

Table 2

Female participants’ baseline measures for stability index (mean ± SD): women without (female 1) and with (female 2) visual impairment.

Stability index (SI)	Female 1 ()	Female 2 ()	“Effect Size”
OSI CE, static	1.9 ± 0.78	2.17 ± 0.89	0.32	“NS”
APSI CE, static	1.39 ± 0.83	1.45 ± 0.74	0.08	“NS”
MLSI CE, static	0.99 ± 0.59	1.35 ± 0.77	0.53	“NS”
OSI CE, 8	2.24 ± 0.48	3.28 ± 0.59	1.94	p
APSI CE, 8	1.57 ± 0.42	2.57 ± 0.68	1.82	p
MLSI CE, 8	1.3 ± 0.22	1.58 ± 0.42	0.87	“NS”

OSI: overall stability index, APSI: anterior-posterior stability index, MLSI: medial-lateral stability index, OE: open eyes for participants fully sighted, closed for those with visual impairment, CE: closed eyes, static: stable platform, 8: dynamic balance level 8, and “Effect Size”: mean of female 2 − mean of female 1/standard deviation.
: Tukey’s HSD test.