Table 5. Change of walk test before and after TR program in students with intellectual disabilities

Parameters P0 P1 P2 p-vaule
Analysis duration (s) 42.6a ± 8.1 43.3a,b ± 7.1 37.6b ± 7.4 0.023
Cadence (steps/min) 124.3 ± 13.5 123.6 ± 10.4 125.2 ± 14.4 0.926
Speed (m/s) 0.7 ± 0.3 0.7 ± 0.3 0.7 ± 0.2 0.545
Stride length (m) 0.7 ± 0.3 0.7 ± 0.3 0.7 ± 0.1 0.926
Stride length % (%height) 39.3 ± 22.0 38.8 ± 21.6 42.7 ± 12.6 0.735
Gait cycle duration (s)
 Left 1.0 ± 0.1 1.0 ± 0.1 1.0 ± 0.1 0.869
 Right 1.0 ± 0.1 1.0 ± 0.1 1.0 ± 0.1 0.832
Step length (%stride length)
 Left 49.8 ± 1.2 54.9 ± 16.8 46.7 ± 12.7 0.584
 Right 50.3 ± 1.1 50.2 ± 1.7 50.4 ± 2.7 0.913
Stance phase (%cycle)
 Left 67.7 ± 3.1 67.7 ± 4.7 66.0 ± 4.7 0.353
 Right 67.4 ± 2.7 66.9 ± 4.6 66.0 ± 4.1 0.383
Swing phase (%cycle)
 Left 32.6 ± 3.2 32.8 ± 4.9 34.1 ± 4.5 0.589
 Right 32.6 ± 2.7 33.1 ± 4.6 34.0 ± 4.1 0.383
First double support phase (%cycle)
 Left 17.3 ± 3.0 17.0 ± 5.0 15.9 ± 4.3 0.584
 Right 17.3 ± 2.9 16.9 ± 4.5 15.9 ± 3.9 0.199
Single support phase (%cycle)
 Left 32.7 ± 2.8 33.2 ± 4.6 34.1 ± 4.2 0.232
 Right 32.5 ± 3.1 32.8 ± 4.8 34.1 ± 4.3 0.589
Elaborated strides (%cycle)
 Left 25.4a ± 5.5 27.5a ± 6.1 21.6b ± 4.7 0.001
 Right 25.3a,b ± 5.0 27.8a ± 5.9 21.9b ± 4.5 0.000
Means with different superscripts significantly differ (p < 0.05).
TR, therapeutic riding.