Application of cross-migration theory in limb rehabilitation of stroke patients with hemiplegia

Table 3 Comparison of maximum voluntary contract before and after training

Group	Cases, n	MVC of tibialis anterior muscle, kg, mean ± SD		MVC of gastrocnemius, kg, mean ± SD
		Contralateral	Affected side	Contralateral	Affected side
Treatment group
Before training	60	10.43 ± 2.16	4.87 ± 2.08	11.07 ± 2.66	4.00 ± 1.36
After training	60	12.86 ± 1.75	8.21 ± 1.53	13.65 ± 2.86	7.77 ± 1.16
Control group
Before training	60	9.82 ± 1.84	4.44 ± 2.03	10.91 ± 2.26	3.86 ± 1.55
After training	60	10.22 ± 1.54	6.97 ± 1.68	11.44 ± 2.34	6.87 ± 1.42

MVC: Maximum voluntary contract.