Table 2 Overview of the exercise interventions of the study
Exercise | PE Plus MCE group | PE group | MCE group | Intensity | Sessions | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Motor control exercise | ||||||
ADIM in supine | ✓ | ✓ | 7 s hold, 10 reps | 1st–4th (Stage I) | 1–2 | |
ADIM in quadruped | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
ADIM in sitting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
ADIM in standing | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
ADIM in supine with leg lift (each leg) | ✓ | ✓ | 7 s hold, 10 reps | 5th–14th (Stage II) | 3–6 | |
ADIM in supine with bridging (two legs) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
ADIM in supine with single-leg bridge | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
ADIM in supine with curl-up (elbows on the table) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
ADIM in supine with curl-up (hands over the forehead) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
ADIM in horizontal side support with knees bent | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
ADIM in horizontal side support with knees straight | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
ADIM in side-lying horizontal side support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
ADIM in quadruped with arm raise | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
ADIM in quadruped with leg raise | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
ADIM in quadruped with alternate arm and leg raise | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Rolling from side to side with ADIM | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 15th and 16th (Stage III) | 7 and 8 | |
Sit-stand transfer with ADIM | ✓ | ✓ | 30 reps | |||
Wall squatting with ADIM | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Progressive walking with ADIM (10 min) | ✓ | ✓ | 7 s hold, 10 s relax, 10 reps | |||
Stretching exercise | ||||||
Double knee to chest stretch | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 1st–16th | 1–8 | |
Piriformis stretch | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Hamstring stretch | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Trunk rotation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Cat pose stretch | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Prone on elbow | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Hip adductor stretch | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Triceps surae stretch | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Trunk extension stretch | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Aerobic exercise | ||||||
Overground walk or bicycling etc | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | NA | 1–8 | |