Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Nordic Walking Training in Improving the Gait of Persons with Down Syndrome

Table 1

Spatiotemporal parameters in Group NW and Group C before and after the training.

Parameter	Limb	Group	Before; ± SD	After; ± SD	F	P (timegroup)
Step length [m]	R	NW	0.46 ± 0.05	0.52 ± 0.05	14.47	0.002
		C	0.49 ± 0.1	0.48 ± 0.08
	L	NW	0.48 ±0.07	0.53 ±0.04	5.15	0.038
		C	0.47 ± 0.1	0.47 ± 0.03
Cycle length [m]	R	NW	0.91 ± 0.11	1.05 ± 0.09	14.48	0.002
		C	0.98 ± 0.19	0.97 ± 0.22
	L	NW	0.93 ± 0.12	1.05 ± 0.06	15.09	0.001
		C	0.96 ± 0.21	0.95 ± 0.18
Speed [m/s]	R	NW	0.76 ±0.12	0.87 ±0.15	8.51	0.011
		C	0.91 ± 0.27	0.9 ± 0.53
	L	NW	0.76 ± 0.13	0.87± 0.14	8.22	0.12
		C	0.9 ± 0.28	0.9 ± 0.78

L: left limb; R:right limb; NW: Nordic Walking group; C: controls; : mean for the right and the left limb; SD: standard deviation; F: F value.