Moving with Ease: Feldenkrais Method Classes for People with Osteoarthritis

Table 6

Spatiotemporal and kinematic data baseline and final intervention.

Spatiotemporal and kinematic variables	1.2 m⋅s^−1			Self-selected			1.4 m⋅s^−1
	Mean	SD	𝑃	Mean	SD	𝑃	Mean	SD	𝑃
Walking speed (m⋅s^−1)
Baseline	1.18	0.04	0.00	1.27	0.18	0.14	1.37	0.05	0.19
Final	1.20	0.04		1.30	0.18		1.38	0.04
Cadence (steps/min)
Baseline	56.99	3.74	0.07	60.00	4.85	0.33	60.71	3.09	0.07
Final	57.79	3.75		60.47	3.49		61.47	3.74
Step length (cm)
Baseline	63.2	6.9	0.01	62.5	3.7	0.53	67.9	3.5	0.05
Final	64.6	7.3		62.7	3.7		68.2	4.0
Stride length (m)
Baseline	1.25	0.08	0.42	1.27	0.13	0.36	1.35	0.08	0.59
Final	1.26	0.08		1.28	0.17		1.35	0.08
Step width (m)
Baseline	0.08	0.04	0.65	0.09	0.04	0.54	0.09	0.04	0.13
Final	0.08	0.04		0.08	0.04		0.08	0.04
Stance (% of gait cycle)
Baseline	61.91	2.81	0.46	61.45	2.41	0.11	60.54	2.07	0.89
Final	61.70	2.17		61.02	2.19		60.58	1.86
Single stance (% of gait cycle)
Baseline	38.27	3.76	0.39	38.53	2.81	0.17	39.30	2.83	0.81
Final	38.58	2.29		38.96	2.56		39.37	2.21
Anterior pelvic tilt (°)
Baseline	14.25	6.05	<0.01	14.78	5.83	<0.01	14.84	6.42	<0.01
Final	11.95	5.79		12.01	5.97		12.18	6.17
Hip extension (°)
Baseline	−9.93	8.30	0.04	−9.68	8.02	<0.01*	−10.42	8.58	0.02
Final	−11.98	8.81		−12.46	9.04		−12.96	9.58
Hip flexion (°)
Baseline	33.18	7.83	0.07	33.50	7.81	0.11	35.05	8.76	0.02
Final	31.63	6.94		32.10	7.10		32.76	7.31
Ankle plantar flexion (°)
Baseline	−11.24	4.86	0.24	−10.84	4.87	0.20	−12.92	5.28	0.86
Final	−11.89	4.76		−11.57	4.93		−13.04	5.39
Knee extension at heel contact (°)
Baseline	5.05	5.01	<0.01	5.29	4.53	<0.01	6.63	4.34	0.04
Final	7.06	5.19		7.34	5.01		7.81	5.20
Knee flexion at load reception (°)
Baseline	19.75	15.08	0.18	20.68	14.72	0.22	24.57	16.24	0.92
Final	22.07	14.59		22.71	13.49		24.39	13.61
Knee extension at late stance (°)
Baseline	1.20	6.31	0.08	1.27	6.38	0.94	0.81	6.87	0.09
Final	2.56	6.94		1.33	7.07		2.29	7.34
Knee flexion at swing (°)
Baseline	56.21	4.52	0.01	56.26	4.65	<0.01*	58.68	4.45	0.73
Final	57.66	5.46		57.90	5.44		58.87	4.82