The Impact of Whole Body Vibration Therapy on Spasticity and Disability of the Patients with Poststroke Hemiplegia
Table 2
Statistical significance of the percent of changes and difference scores from baseline and group comparisons for these variables.
WBW group ()
Exercise group ()
1st session
Ankle-MAS
0 (0-0)
0 (−1-0)
0.756
FIM
0.009 (0–0.06)
0 (0–0.04)
0.072
10 mWT
−0.124 (−0.17–(−0.07))
−0.079 (−0.15–0.02)
0.197
1st week
Ankle-MAS
0 (−1-0)
0 (−1-0)
0.973
FIM
0.032 (0–0.08)
0.036 (0–0.07)
0.282
10 mWT
−0.15 (−0.36–(−0.9))
−0.118 (−0.12–0)
0.002
1st month
Ankle-MAS
−0.50 (−1-0)
0 (−1-0)
0.143
FIM
0.563
10 mWT
−0.253 (−0.37–(−0.16))
−0.093 (−0.25–0)
0.001
3rd month
Ankle-MAS
−1 (−1-0)
0 (−1-0)
0.063
FIM
0.278
10 mWT
−0.297 (−0.61–(−0.16))
−0.080 (−0.26–(−0.01))
0.001
6th month
Ankle-MAS
−0.50 (−1-0)
0 (0-0)
0.063
FIM
0.900
10 mWT
−0.219 (−0.43–(−0.02))
−0.093 (−0.27–0)
0.075
Values are mean ± standard deviation for categorical variables and median (minimum-maximum) for uncategorical variables; WBV: whole body vibration; MAS: Modified Ashworth Scale; FIM: Functional Independence Measurement; 10 mWT: Timed 10-Meter Walk Test; .
