Moving with Ease: Feldenkrais Method Classes for People with Osteoarthritis

Table 7

Kinetic data baseline and final intervention.

Joint powers (W/kg)	1.2 m⋅s^−1			Self-selected			1.4 m⋅s^−1
	Mean	SD	𝑃	Mean	SD	𝑃	Mean	SD	𝑃
Ankle power absorption at heel off (A1)
Baseline	−0.83	0.22	0.41	−0.87	0.24	0.27	−0.86	0.26	0.60
Final	−0.81	0.26		−0.91	0.32		−0.84	0.25
Ankle power generation at late stance (A2)
Baseline	3.69	0.58	0.50	3.95	1.00	0.13	4.22	0.73	0.36
Final	3.73	0.57		4.12	0.97		4.30	0.76
Hip extensor power generation at stance (H1)
Baseline	0.46	0.27	0.73	0.51	0.32	0.05	0.60	0.34	0.50
Final	0.44	0.28		0.58	0.34		0.57	0.33
Hip flexor power absorption at late stance (H2)
Baseline	−0.84	0.42	0.61	−0.94	0.52	0.40	−0.99	0.51	0.43
Final	−0.86	0.41		−0.99	0.45		−1.04	0.45
Hip flexor power generation at toe-off (H3)
Baseline	1.60	0.47	0.42	1.77	0.51	0.32	1.95	0.43	0.97
Final	1.56	0.42		1.83	0.55		1.95	0.40
Knee flexor power generation at heel contact (K0)
Baseline	0.78	0.51	0.99	0.93	0.58	0.10	1.01	0.60	0.16
Final	0.78	0.44		1.04	0.63		1.12	0.66
Knee extensor absorption power at initial stance (K1)
Baseline	−0.67	0.42	0.02	−0.88	0.56	0.04	−1.12	0.72	0.17
Final	−0.80	0.46		−1.01	0.52		−1.23	0.61
Knee extensor power generation at mid stance (K2)
Baseline	0.44	0.27	0.24	0.57	0.38	0.58	0.69	0.43	0.94
Final	0.48	0.31		0.59	0.33		0.69	0.34
Knee extensor power generation at late stance (K3)
Baseline	0.32	0.24	0.22	0.38	0.33	0.37	0.39	0.32	0.12
Final	0.28	0.25		0.35	0.31		0.33	0.25
Knee extensors power absorption at initial swing (K4)
Baseline	−1.25	0.42	0.22	−1.42	0.46	0.77	−1.52	0.37	0.76
Final	−1.20	0.35		−1.44	0.49		−1.51	0.40
Knee flexors power absorption at final swing (K5)
Baseline	−1.36	0.35	0.01	−1.57	0.55	<0.01*	−1.67	0.45	<0.01
Final	−1.47	0.35		−1.74	0.59		−1.86	0.46