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 |