Pre-Operative | Sham (1 Week) | Sham (4 Weeks) | NP-Treated (1 Week) | NP-Treated (4 Weeks) | |
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Mechanical withdrawal threshold (grams-force) | 14.6 ±1.2 | 7.4±1.1 | 11.8±2.1 | 3.4±0.7*, ⊥ | 4.3±1.0* |
Weight-bearing (% weight on affected limb) | 49.5±1.0 | 47.3±3.0 | 50.0±0.7 | 41.9±3.1*, ∀ | 49.2±0.9 |
Percentage stance time imbalance (% stance time, left-right limb) | 0.2±0.4 | -0.6±0.9 | 0.0±0.6 | 4.1±1.4*, ∀, # | 1.5±1.7 |
Gait symmetry | 49.3±0.4 | 50.9±0.8 | 50.7±0.5 | 54.5±1.5*, ∀ | 52.0±2.3 |