Table 5 Pooled and single study results for spatiotemporal gait parameters
Variable | Preferred SR versus Increased SR | Preferred SR versus Reduced SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Spatiotemporal Gait Parameters | COM vertical excursion |  + 5% [49] | 0.53 (0.11, 0.95) |  − 5% [49] |  − 0.66 ( − 1.09,  − 0.24) |
 + 10% [49] | 1.15 (0.71, 1.60) |  − 10% [49] |  − 1.41 ( − 1.88,  − 0.95) | ||
Downward displacement of COM Contact time |  + 30% [54] | 1.92 (0.82, 3.01) |  − 30% [54] |  − 3.83 ( − 5.42,  − 2.24 | |
 + 5% [45] | 0.41 ( − 0.48, 1.30) |  − 5% [45] |  − 0.71 ( − 1.62, 0.20) | ||
 + 8% [26] | 0.50 ( − 0.20, 1.21) |  − 8% [26] |  − 0.28 ( − 0.98, 0.42) | ||
0.50 ( − 0.02, 1.03) |  − 0.95 ( − 1.49,  − 0.40) | ||||
 + 15% [26] | 0.92 (0.18, 1.65) |  − 15% [26] |  − 0.35 ( − 1.05, 0.35) | ||
 + 30% [54] | 1.50 (0.48, 2.52) |  − 30% [54] |  − 0.61 ( − 1.51, 0.30) | ||
Step length |  + 5% [49] | 0.29 ( − 0.12, 0.71) |  − 5% [49] |  − 0.30 ( − 0.71, 0.12) | |
 + 8% [26] | 1.72 (0.90, 2.55) |  − 8% [26] |  − 1.75 ( − 2.59,  − 0.92) | ||
0.93 (0.49, 1.37) |  − 0.76 ( − 1.31,  − 0.21) | ||||
180spm [57] | 4.69 (3.03, 6.35) |  − 15% [26] |  − 3.51 ( − 4.66,  − 2.36) | ||
 + 15% [26] | 2.73 (1.73, 3.72) |  |  | ||
COM to heel distance at IC |  + 5% [49] | 0.36 ( − 0.06, 0.77) |  − 5% [49] |  − 0.26 ( − 0.67, 0.16) | |
 + 10% [49] | 0.55 (0.13, 0.97) |  − 10% [49] |  − 0.53 ( − 0.95,  − 0.11) | ||
Flight time |  + 5% [45] | 0.49 ( − 0.40, 1.38) |  − 5% [45] |  − 0.49 ( − 1.38, 0.40) | |
 + 10% [45] | 0.98 (0.04, 1.92) |  − 10% [45] |  − 1.00 ( − 1.94,  − 0.06) | ||
 + 30% [54] | 1.13 (0.17, 2.09) |  − 30% [54] |  − 4.88 ( − 6.79,  − 2.98) | ||
Strike index |  + 10% [30] |  − 0.53 ( − 1.18, 0.11) |  − 10% [30] |  − 0.12 ( − 0.75, 0.52) | |