Document Classification

Section Type: RESULTS

Text: In subjects with hemiparesis of short duration, we found that subjects wearing an AFO showed significant improvements in (1) weight-bearing distribution during quiet standing (p = 0. 042, 95 % confidence interval (CI) 0. 521, 7. 325), (2) body sway during standing on foam surface with eyes open (p = 0. 020, 95 % CI 0. 020, 0. 680) and eyes closed (p = 0. 041, 95 % CI 0. 023, 0. 921), (3) movement velocity during limit of stability test (LOS) -- toward the affected side (p = 0. 037, 95 % CI - 0. 978, - 0. 042) and nonaffected side (p = 0. 008, 95 % CI -2. 223, - 0. 377), (4) maximal excursion toward the affected side (p = 0. 042, 95 % CI -19. 546, -0. 071), and (5) speed (p = 0. 028, 95 % CI -0. 204, -0. 017) and cadence (p = 0. 021, 95 % CI - 22. 983, - 1. 864).