Gait trials (gait baseline vs. gait post)
To determine if the entire training altered the unperturbed walking between the EG and CG groups, the means and standard deviations of the Gait Baseline and Gait Posts were compared for each group (Fig. Plot of gait baseline vs. gait post for the control and experimental groups for gait characteristics. Means and 95% confidence intervals are plotted per group per trial. Statistically significant values were defined with stars as *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001. Main effects of trials are illustrated by black bars and stars underneath each graph’s title, while interaction effect significance is denoted by “IE:” with stars in the lower left-hand corner of graphs where p < 0.05.For the variability, each participant’s standard deviations were evaluated. Significant main effect of trials were found for the transformed stride length variability (F(1,36) = 4.1, p = 0.0498), transformed CISP ML % variability (F(1,36) = 4.2, p = 0.047), and the SS COP Path efficiency variability (F(1,36) = 11.6, p = 0.0016) with no interaction effect. No significant main effects of trials were found for the CISP AP % variability, single support time variability, integrated pressure variability, or stride velocity variability (p > 0.05). Therefore, all participants had less variable stride length, SS COP efficiency, and CISP ML % during the Gait Post trial regardless of group placement.