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

Table 5 Impulse changes in different foot regions (N· S)

Parameter	Experimental group		Control group
	Before	After	Before	After
1st phalange (AS)	13.41 ± 3.36	24.67 ± 6.27b,d	11.19 ± 5.11	14.68 ± 5.66a
1st phalange (HS)	34.85 ± 4.22	29.28 ± 4.04a	32.61 ± 5.04	27.80 ± 5.19
Anterior foot (AS)	222.54 ± 22.34	259.24 ± 24.02b,d	215.21 ± 23.80	239.07 ± 22.97a
Anterior foot (HS)	269.11 ± 27.88	235.20 ± 32.56b,d	282.45 ± 31.87	257.73 ± 30.21b
Midfoot (AS)	60.14 ± 15.49	72.08 ± 8.78	53.65 ± 14.52	60.31 ± 14.75
Midfoot (HS)	82.54 ± 10.97	77.51 ± 12.75	74.98 ± 13.64	73.64 ± 14.71
Medial heel (AS)	93.13 ± 10.16	85.08 ± 9.81b,c	100.44 ± 10.93	97.16 ± 12.31
Medial heel (HS)	113.30 ± 13.01	97.11 ± 14.51b,c	118.03 ± 10.86	110.34 ± 11.69a
Lateral heel (AS)	118.04 ± 11.29	108.55 ± 11.28b,c	122.51 ± 9.77	116.38 ± 8.49a
Lateral heel (HS)	134.64 ± 17.12	119.58 ± 15.90b,c	140.10 ± 14.48	130.36 ± 11.91a

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