Do Fallers and Nonfallers Equally Benefit from Balance Specific Exercise Program? A Pilot Study

Table 2

Average values and their standard deviations for the four CoP variables calculated for both groups while standing on hard surface.

Group	Non-fallers; eyes opened	Fallers; eyes opened	Non-fallers; eyes closed	Fallers; eyes closed
Variable
Total path length (cm)
Before training	77.45±22.52	80.00±31.54	124.31±72.56	109.81±39.98
After training	90.99±32.50	68.79±22.99	156.51±115.29	112.38±38.02
Mediolateral path (cm)
Before training	54.5±13.6	58.2±26.7	81.8±32.7	81.9±31.7
After training	65±19.4	49.2±18	107.5±62.7	85.6±30.7
Anteroposterior path (cm)
Before training	43.24±19.64	43.03±15.3	74.23±61.83	56.58±22.7
After training	50.45±23.72	37.92±12.14	90.65±84.32	55.62±19.31
Sway area (cm^2)
Before training	4.9±2.4	6.45±5.6	7.2±4.6	7.5±9.1
After training	4.9±1.7	4.35±3.0	8.9±7.3	6.3±5.4