Research Article

Improvement of Balance, Motor Aspects, and Activities of Daily Living in Parkinson’s Disease after a Sequential Multimodal Aquatic- and Land-Based Intervention Program

Table 4

Comparative analysis of postural control in a still upright posture in people with Parkinson’s disease after the sequential multimodal intervention program in aquatic and land environments.

EnvironmentAELE
Still upright postureAS1AS2AS3AS4
Median interquartile range (5-75%)(df)

EO_FTTSD1522.5821.121.1920.863.560 (3)
(13.55-30.86)(17.09-25.16)(11.31-26.19)(15.21-24.46)0.313
TMV151.691.751.681.821.080 (3)
(1.41-2.38)(1.40-2.29)(1.21-2.79)(1.42-2.51)0.782
APA152.912.812.512.482.120 (3)
(1.93-3.39)(1.59-3.08)(1.53-2.96)(1.73-2.95)0.548
MLA153.532.912.72.995.560 (3)
(1.95-4.49)(2.45-3.68)(1.68-3.81)(2.08-2.99)0.135
AREA156.135.525.545.712.760 (3)
(2.53-11.52)(3.28-8.05)(1.63-8.66)(2.23-7.54)0.43

EC_FTTSD1425.5921.9523.3323.982.829 (3)
(18.95-29.8)(16.84-33.58)(15.06-28.14)(15.69-25.67)0.419
TMV142.172.482.472.470.086 (3)
(1.70-3.54)(1.68-3.68)(1.69-3.52)(2.12-2.95)0.993
APA143.223.172.812.954.543 (3)
(2.47-3.75)(1.95-3.64)(2.34-3.67)(2.13-3.7)0.208
MLA143.843.53.553.730.943 (3)
(2.59-4.55)(2.53-5.19)(2.27-4.46)(2.49-4.28)0.815
AREA148.656.716.927.471.886 (3)
(4.71-10.5)(3.9-13.7)(2.66-10.11)(3.28-8.53)0.596

TSD: total sway displacement; TMV: total mean velocity; APA: anteroposterior amplitude; MLA: mediolateral amplitude; AREA: sway area; EO: eyes open; EC: eyes closed; FT: feet together; AS: assessment; AE: aquatic environment; LE: land environment. (df): Friedman ANOVA (degrees of freedom), .