Outcome

Patient group

Mean absolute difference

Mean relative improvement

Median absolute

difference

Median relative improvement

p value

NIHSS

Manual

−1.00 (SD = 1.77)

11.5% (SD = 17.4)

−1 (−2 to 0)

8.3% (0.0 to 18.2)

0.046

Device

−2.27 (SD = 2.47)

20.7% (SD = 21.9)

−2 (−3 to −1)

16.7% (7.7 to 28.6)

<0.001

NIHSS 6th item

Manual

−0.33 (SD = 0.62)

11.1% (SD = 38.1)

0 (−1 to 0)

0.0% (0.0 to 50.0)

0.055

Device

−0.76 (SD = 0.56)

27.4% (SD = 24.6)

−1 (−1 to 0)

25.0% (0.0 to 33.3)

<0.001

Plantar flexion

Manual

0.93 (SD = 3.73)

8.6% (SD = 22.6)

0.349

Device

3.41 (SD = 5.19)

29.6% (SD = 67.8)

<0.001

Dorsiflexion

Manual

0.67 (SD = 3.27)

43.3% (SD = 121.8)

0.456

Device

1.15 (SD = 2.71)

28.4% (SD = 52.2)

0.019

Equinovalgus

Manual

0.93 (SD = 5.04)

0.1% (SD = 52.8)

0.485

Device

−5.12 (SD = 8.02)

33.4% (SD = 65.4)

<0.001

MAS

Manual

0.13 (SD = 0.74)

0.8% (SD = 53.1)

0 (0 to 1)

0.0% (−33.3 to 25.0)

0.499

Device

−0.53 (SD = 1.12)

29.7% (SD = 57.6)

0 (−1 to 0)

33.3% (0.0 to 50.0)

<0.001