The influence of local pain on balance control in patients with chronic ankle instability

Table 3 Results of star excursion balance test (SEBT)^a in the two groups

SEBT parameters	Group A (n = 12)	Group B (n = 14)	P value
Anterior %MAXD	77.0 (9.2)	64.5 (8.9)	< 0.001
Posterolateral %MAXD	73.8 (20.2)	70.5 (7.6)	0.513
Posteromedial %MAXD	80.2 (16.2)	77.1 (7.1)	0.465

Abbreviations: CAI Chronic ankle instability, SEBT Star Excursion Balance Test, %MAXD Maximized reach distance
Group A: pain-free CAI; group B: pain-present CAI
Parameters are presented as mean (SD)
^a SEBT results are normalized by length of the lower limb: (Reach distance/limb length) × 100 = %MAXD

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