Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Improves Balance and Knee Extensors Strength of Older Fallers

Table 3

Force means (1 SD) values by group and test.

	TG			CG
	Before	After	P value	Before	After	P value
RFD (N·s^−1)
0.50	527.74 (291.51)	526.28 (249.82)	0.99	312.01 (187.02)	407.47 (207.47)	0.39
0.10	535.89 (268.08)	541.07 (219.77)	0.96	343.61 (195.09)	423.99 (234.23)	0.49
0.20	477.22 (171.55)	491.10 (165.70)	0.85	352.22 (208.91)	384.68 (272.23)	0.74
Force (N)
Extension	205.87 (47.99)	223.55 (42.59)	0.05 *	217.33 (49.60)	239.09 (63.03)	0.14
Flexion	111.95 (10.96)	125.56 (24.78)	0.23	121.41 (30.33)	123.66 (36.45)	0.76

RFD: rate of force development; TG: training group; CG: control group.
*Significant at paired student t-test.