Research Article

Effectiveness of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation with Taping for Stroke Rehabilitation

Table 2

Subject scores before and after intervention.

TestGroupCSS score (spasticity)Muscle strength (kg)Gait speed (s)
Knee extensorAnkle plantar flexor

PreTENS+taping group
TENS group
PostTENS+taping group
TENS group
Mean difference (95% CI)TENS+taping group-3.3 (-4.0~-2.7)3.0 (2.4~3.5)3.9 (3.1~4.7)-5.0 (-6.2~-3.7)
TENS group-1.3 (-2.4~-0.2)1.7 (1.1~2.3)1.3 (0.2~2.4)-2.3 (-3.4~-1.1)
-3.388 (0.001)3.298 (0.002)3.972 (<0.001)-3.598 (0.001)

Values are expressed as the . Significant differences between pre- and posttests (). CSS: composite spasticity score; CI: confidence interval.