Table 4 Force plate balance measures: Between-group (group effect – ANCOVA) mean diff (95% Confidence Interval [CI]) for force-plate measures: anterior-posterior (AP) and medial-lateral (ML), SD and range (mm), and Centre of Pressure velocity (CoP Velocity) (mm.sec-1) during bipedal and unipedal standing
Adjusted post-intervention difference between groups (ANCOVA) | ||||||||||
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Wii Fit™ - control | Traditional balance training - control | Wii Fit™ - Traditional balance training | ||||||||
Mean diff. (95% CI) | P | d | Mean diff. (95% CI) | P | d | Mean diff. (95% CI) | P | d | ||
Bipedal | AP SD | −4.1 (−10.1 to 2.0) | .30 | 0.65 | −2.0 (−8.4 to 4.4) | 1 | 0.32 | −2.0 (−7.5 to 3.4) | 1 | 0.32 |
AP Range | −13.0 (−25.7 to −0.3) | .04* | 0.97 | −14.2 (−27.7 to −0.6) | .04* | 1.05 | −1.1 (−10.4 to 12.7) | 1 | 0.09 | |
ML SD | −2.2 (−5.5 to 1.2) | .33 | 0.62 | −2.4 (−5.9 to 1.2) | .31 | 0.68 | 0.2 (−2.8 to 3.2) | 1 | 0.06 | |
ML Range | −12.4 (−24.6 to −0.3) | .04* | 0.96 | −17.7 (−30.7 to −4.7) | .01* | 1.37 | 5.3 (−5.8 to 16.3) | .72 | 0.41 | |
COP Velocity | −1.4 (−2.6 to −0.3) | .01* | 1.15 | −1.1 (−2.3 to 0.2) | .12 | 0.85 | −0.4 (−1.5 to 0.7) | 1 | 0.30 | |
Unipedal | AP SD | −3.3 (−7.7 to 1.0) | .18 | 0.78 | −2.5 (−7.0 to 2.0) | .51 | 0.59 | −0.8 (−4.5 to 2.9) | 1 | 0.19 |
AP Range | −15.8 (−36.2 to 4.6) | .18 | 0.79 | −13.0 (−34.2 to 8.3) | .40 | 0.65 | −2.8 (−20.2 to 14.6) | 1 | 0.14 | |
ML SD | −1.0 (−3.2 to 1.2) | .75 | 0.48 | −0.9 (−3.2 to 1.4) | 1 | 0.41 | −0.2 (−2.0 to 1.7) | 1 | 0.07 | |
ML Range | −8.4 (−20.8 to 3.9) | .29 | 0.69 | −7.6 (−20.5 to 5.3) | .44 | 0.62 | −0.8 (−11.4 to 9.7) | 1 | 0.07 | |
COP Velocity | −1.2 (−2.4 to 0.1) | .07 | 0.95 | −0.8 (−2.2 to 0.5) | .33 | 0.69 | −0.3 (−1.4 to 0.8) | 1 | 0.25 | |