Evoking the Withdrawal Reflex via Successive Needle-Pricking on the Plantar and Dorsal Aspect of the Foot Increases the FMA of the Lower Limb for Poststroke Patients in Brunnstrom Stage III: A Preliminary Study

Table 6

Comparison of MMT-LL of the lower limb between the two study groups at D3 and D6.

Lower extremity joints	Treatment time (Day)	U value	value
Hip flexion	After 3 days (D3)	96.50	0.062
	After 6 days (D6)	75.00	0.009
Hip extension	After 3 days (D3)	61.00	0.002
	After 6 days (D6)	52.00	0.001
Knee flexion	After 3 days (D3)	70.50	0.005
	After 6 days (D6)	51.50	≤0.001
Knee extension	After 3 days (D3)	110.50	0.163
	After 6 days (D6)	73.50	0.007
Ankle flexion	After 3 days (D3)	110.50	0.163
	After 6 days (D6)	73.50	0.007
Ankle extension	After 3 days (D3)	137.00	0.613
	After 6 days (D6)	83.00	0.020

, : between-group comparisons.