Table 3 Between group comparison of trunk impairment score, functional ambulation category, stroke specific quality of life, trunk mobility post-treatment
| Â | Treatment group | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Conventional therapy (n = 21) (Mean ± SD) | Core stabilization training (n = 20) (Mean ± SD) | |||
Trunk impairment score | Pre-treatment | 10.24 ± 4.6 | 10.5 ± 4.35 | 0.852 |
Post-treatment | 11.28 ± 4.50 | 15.01 ± 3.24 | 0.005 | |
Functional ambulation category | Pre-treatment | 3.43 ± 1.2 | 3.6 ± 0.94 | 0.598 |
Post-treatment | 3.91 ± 1.09 | 4.75 ± 0.85 | .009 | |
Quality of life | Pre-treatment | 109.81 ± 40.0 | 124.95 ± 37.15 | 0.873 |
Post-treatment | 111.80 ± 39.35 | 161.90 ± 32.07 | .002 | |
Flexion | Pre-treatment | 6.05 ± 2.29 | 6.00 ± 2.27 | 0.852 |
Post-treatment | 6.81 ± 2.18 | 8.40 ± 1.79 | 0.015 | |
Extension | Pre-treatment | 5.38 ± 1.80 | 5.30 ± 2.02 | 0.893 |
Post-treatment | 6.33 ± 1.79 | 7.85 ± 1.66 | 0.008 | |
Right side flexion | Pre-treatment | 11.04 ± 4.59 | 12.30 ± 4.92 | 0.405 |
Post-treatment | 12.09 ± 4.04 | 14.40 ± 3.84 | 0.069 | |
Left side flexion | Pre-treatment | 11.95 ± 4.08 | 11.45 ± 4.73 | 0.717 |
Post-treatment | 12.43 ± 3.82 | 14.45 ± 2.87 | .064 | |
Right side rotation | Pre-treatment | 25.47 ± 5.2 | 25.65 ± 5.11 | 0.915 |
Post-treatment | 26.43 ± 4.71 | 29.05 ± 4.01 | .063 | |
Left side rotation | Pre-treatment | 26.47 ± 5.45 | 25.25 ± 4.73 | 0.448 |
Post-treatment | 27.62 ± 5.17 | 29.45 ± 4.41 | 0.231 | |