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Table 2 Within-group and between-group effects for variables (posteromedial direction of modified star excursion balance, peak torque, and Joint position sense error) without significant interaction

From: The effect of the combination of whole body vibration and shoe with an unstable surface in chronic ankle instability treatment: a randomized clinical trial

Variable Group Pre-intervention Post-intervention Follow-up Within-group Between-group
F P F 2, 31 P
Modified star excursion balance test (%)
 Posteromedial WBV-S 90.77 (11.68) 96.88 (13.96) 103.79 (15.39) F 2, 62 = 19.42 < 0.001 † 0.20 0.81
WBV 87.14 (13.90) 97.90 (18.21) 97.58 (14.64)
CON 90.10 (17.53) 96.04 (14.74) 94.91 (13.38)
Peak torque (nm/kg)
 Concentric evertor WBV-S 23.41 (7.12) 26.26 (8.01) NA F 1, 31 = 0.47 0.49 2.61 0.08
WBV 20.15 (5.31) 15.70 (6.12) NA
CON 24.75 (17.29) 22.65 (9.15) NA
 Eccentric evertor WBV-S 33.55 (9.08) 32.96 (8.79) NA F 1, 31 = 0.03 0.85 0.56 0.57
WBV 28.88 (9.33) 30.49 (8.85) NA
CON 33.45 (13.21) 33.16 (11.92) NA
 Concentric invertor WBV-S 32.07 (7.32) 31.75 (9.96) NA F 1, 31 = 0.02 0.87 1.04 0.36
WBV 24.66 (10.33) 26.70 (10.44) NA
CON 31.69 (16.34) 29.70 (14.65) NA
 Eccentric invertor WBV-S 31.96 (7.89) 32.13 (9.65) NA F 1, 31 = 0.38 0.53 2.00 0.15
WBV 28.50 (9.83) 24.03 (3.73) NA
CON 31.45 (16.35) 32.03 (18.03) NA
Joint position sense error (degrees)
 Active 5° WBV-S 2.85 (1.46) 4.11 (2.15) NA F 1, 31 = 3.47 0.06 0.96 0.39
WBV 3.53 (1.53) 4.61 (2.40) NA
CON 3.34 (1.61) 3.22 (1.19) NA
 Active 15° WBV-S 4.54 (2.13) 3.45 (2.50) NA F 1, 31 = 1.08 0.30 2.34 0.11
WBV 4.36 (1.39) 3.92 (1.81) NA
CON 2.26 (1.13) 3.07 (1.31) NA
 Passive 5° WBV-S 3.68 (1.27) 2.61 (2.08) NA F 1, 31 = 9.71 < 0.001 † 0.13 0.87
WBV 3.65 (1.30) 2.62 (0.92) NA
CON 3.80 (1.47) 2.91 (1.07) NA
 Passive 15° WBV-S 4.82 (1.58) 2.99 (2.49) NA F 1, 31 = 4.29 0.05 0.17 0.84
WBV 4.34 (2.38) 3.33 (1.41) NA
CON 3.31 (2.28) 3.70 (1.78) NA
  1. Note: Values are means and (Standard Deviation). Significant post hoc difference between: † pre- and post-intervention
  2. Abbreviations: WBV Whole body vibration group, WBV-S Whole body vibration with shoe with an unstable surface group, CON Control group, NA Not applicable
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