Research Article

Effects of Functional Limb Overloading on Symmetrical Weight Bearing, Walking Speed, Perceived Mobility, and Community Participation among Patients with Chronic Stroke

Table 5

Posttest between-group comparisons of the dependent variables.

VariablesFLOLORTIndependent -test

Cadence 81.8 ± 13.868.5 ± 14.52.450.024
SGS (m/s)46.9 ± 15.930.2 ± 112.810.011
FGS (m/s)80.50 ± 3055.5 ± 24.12.470.023
WBAL44.9 ± 3.439.8 ± 6.92.190.040
SIS 64.6 ± 3.456.5 ± 6.82.270.046

SGS: Slow Gait Speed, FGS: Fast Gait Speed, WBAL: weight bearing on affected limb, and SIS: stroke impact scale score.