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Table 2 Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) scores between the two groups before and after treatment

From: The effect of combined transcranial pulsed current stimulation and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on lower limb spasticity in children with spastic cerebral palsy: a randomized and controlled clinical study

Item

Experimental group (32 cases)

Control group (31 cases)

Before treatment

After treatment

Baseline

Post-treatment

Baseline

Post-treatment

Z/p

Z/p

Adductor

 Left

2.29 ± 1.56

1.10 ± 0.68

1.93 ± 1.174

2.37 ± 1.43

0.718/0.473

−4.395/0.002

 Right

2.29 ± 1.485

1.01 ± 0.58

1.98 ± 1.18

2.41 ± 1.44

0.581/0.561

−5.521/0.002

Hamstring tendon

 Left

2.10 ± 1.29

1.07 ± 0.58

1.71 ± 0.87

2.25 ± 1.04

0.759/0.448

−5.810/0.001

 Right

2.06 ± 1.22

1.06 ± 0.61

1.82 ± 0.86

2.32 ± 1.05

0.352/0.725

−6.022/0.000

Gastrocnemius

 Left

2.84 ± 1.18

2.00 ± 0.89

2.59 ± 1.11

3.19 ± 1.13

0.817/0.414

−6.564/0.001

 Right

2.84 ± 1.24

2.03 ± 0.98

2.69 ± 1.18

3.33 ± 1.12

0.537/0.592

−6.647/0.000