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

Table 6

Mean peak value in the angular deviations of the movement of the pelvis in the sagittal plane in Group NW before and after the training.

Gait phase	Limb	Angle of movement [°]		p
		Before	After
MS	R	18.43 ± 5.94	14.43 ± 5.14	0.038
	L	17.87 ± 6.13	15.22 ± 5.36	0.219
TS	R	20.21 ± 5.50	16.89 ± 4.81	0.106
	L	20.28 ± 5.89	17.62 ± 4.25	0.143
ISw	R	17.80 ± 6.09	15.24 ± 6.38	0.218
	L	18.63 ± 6.40	14.50 ± 4.62	0.043

MS: Mid-Stance; TS: Terminal Stance; ISw: Initial Swing; L: left; R: right; p: p value.