Research Article
Effectiveness of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation with Taping for Stroke Rehabilitation
Table 2
Subject scores before and after intervention.
| Test | Group | CSS score (spasticity) | Muscle strength (kg) | Gait speed (s) | Knee extensor | Ankle plantar flexor |
| Pre | TENS+taping group | | | | | TENS group | | | | | Post | TENS+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) |
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Values are expressed as the . Significant differences between pre- and posttests ( ). CSS: composite spasticity score; CI: confidence interval. |