Ankle Kinematics and Temporal Gait Characteristics over the Duration of a 6-Minute Walk Test in People with Multiple Sclerosis Who Experience Foot Drop

Table 2

Means (SD) of the gait characteristics and RPE in the first and last 10 gait cycles of the 6minWT.

	First 10 gait cycles	Last 10 gait cycles	p-value
Ankle angle at IC (°)	-7.6 (4.6)	-9.0 (6.2)	0.13
Peak dorsiflexion in swing(°)	-0.4 (7.6)	-2.0 (8.7)	0.03
Cadence(steps/min)	49(6)	46(7)	<0.001
Timing peak plantar flexion (%GC)	66 (2)	69(3)	0.02
RPE (range 6-20)	7.9 (1.8)	12.1 (2.4)	<0.001

IC=initial contact; %GC=% gait cycle duration; RPE=rate of perceived exertion.