Research Article

Moving with Ease: Feldenkrais Method Classes for People with Osteoarthritis

Table 5

Leg Power, TUG, 6MWT, and 4SST.

ParticipantLeg power 1Leg power 2ChangeTUG 1TUG 2Change6MWT 16MWT 2Change4SST 14SST2Change

FP00217.0918.601.519.218.720.49438.5430.38.26.855.940.91
FP0039.509.730.2310.157.932.22339400.261.25.414.650.76
FP00418.0018.710.718.918.370.54436394.241.84.294.080.22
FP00613.1911.861.338.618.290.3237237206.025.140.88
FP00718.8916.372.527.397.990.60420462.542.54.274.230.05
FP00813.5613.050.519.339.830.51428417115.024.920.09
FP0098.978.090.8811.2010.880.32279264.814.26.835.371.46
FP01014.7814.970.198.288.200.09420434145.265.190.07
FP01116.2419.563.328.088.190.11366363.12.95.914.421.49
FP01212.9517.104.159.8210.080.26372413.541.57.494.463.04
FP0139.8217.227.408.506.022.48394439456.223.962.27
FP01726.1520.046.118.077.360.71432.3442.410.16.205.210.99
FP0189.4710.370.907.167.520.36396466.2570.257.104.252.86
FP01918.6119.681.077.546.191.35412442303.443.060.38
FP02313.7714.660.898.508.610.11420438185.244.660.59

Leg power = [(weight * height of stairs (m))/time (sec)] (positive values indicate improvement).
TUG: timed up-and-Go test (negative values indicate improvement).
6MWT: 6-minute walk test (positive values indicate improvement).
4SST: four square step test (negative values indicate improvement).
1 = baseline; 2 = final.