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Table 2 Proportions of stance and swing duration in gait cycles during forward and backward walking

From: Backward walking training improves balance in school-aged boys

 

Left

Right

 

Forward

Backward

Forward

Backward

Stance phase

0.69 (0.07)

0.71 (0.05)

0.64 (0.05)

0.74 (0.06)**

Single support

0.36 (0.05)

0.25 (0.05)**

0.32 (0.06)

0.27 (0.07)

Double support

0.33 (0.09)

0.46 (0.07)**

0.32 (0.09)

0.47 (0.10)**

Swing phase

0.32 (0.07)

0.29 (0.05)

0.36 (0.05)

0.26 (0.06)**

  1. * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, vs Forward.