Effects of different acupuncture methods combined with routine rehabilitation on gait of stroke patients

Table 2 Changes in step length, pace, and frequency before and after treatment

Parameter	Experimental group		Control group
	Before	After	Before	After
Step length (m)	0.30 ± 0.14	0.39 ± 0.11a,c	0.29 ± 0.08	0.33 ± 0.07a
Step frequency (step/min)	53.79 ± 7.45	98.02 ± 12.97b,d	55.01 ± 10.08	77.85 ± 11.15b
Step pace (m/s)	0.31 ± 0.15	0.46 ± 0.13a,c	0.30 ± 0.11	0.38 ± 0.10a

Comparison with before treatment: ^aP < 0.05, ^bP < 0.01; comparison with the control group: ^cP < 0.05, ^dP < 0.01.