Within-group and between-group comparisons in subplantar pressure values
| Tap dance group | Control group | |||||||
| Pretest | Post-test | Pretest | Post-test | |||||
| Left | Right | Left | Right | Left | Right | Left | Right | |
| Peak pressure (N/cm2) | ||||||||
| T1 | 28.8±29.6 | 22.0±50.9 | 16.6±12.3 | 10.7±8.83 | 26.4±12.2 | 18.3±17.3 | 22.3±23.2 | 11.9±8.54 |
| T2–5 | 11.0±13.3 | 24.2±70.9 | 6.24±4.68 | 6.78±6.92 | 11.9±10.2 | 13.3±19.6 | 5.57±7.78 | 5.57±5.63 |
| M1 | 28.1±38.2 | 21.8±13.1 | 16.0±10.7 | 14.3±7.53 | 30.9±23.7 | 27.5±25.0 | 28.6±25.1 | 20.5±15.4 |
| M2 | 53.2±66.2 | 38.9±21.6 | 25.0±9.87 | 25.7±19.2 | 46.4±32.1 | 31.2±23.9 | 50.8±38.6 | 29.6±9.87 |
| M3 | 51.7±32.3 | 49.7±26.4 | 36.6±14.8 | 22.6±11.0 | 56.3±37.3 | 36.1±22.9 | 50.9±42.1 | 35.4±12.2 |
| M4 | 36.0±26.5 | 42.2±29.0 | 27.7±12.8 | 18.9±12.2 | 40.2±33.6 | 39.1±22.9 | 36.6±41.3 | 30.9±16.3 |
| M5 | 22.5±22.9 | 24.8±19.4 | 20.5±22.0 | 14.4±13.5 | 26.9±23.0 | 33.5±29.7 | 20.6±21.4 | 21.1±11.2 |
| MF | 18.0±21.1 | 17.6±16.7 | 9.79±5.13 | 13.1±10.9 | 15.5±15.1 | 20.7±22.6 | 19.0±26.4 | 15.0±14.0 |
| HM | 35.6±34.8 | 41.0±31.1 | 29.0±21.0 | 22.7±9.68 | 28.2±12.3 | 36.7±19.9 | 34.1±27.0 | 31.9±28.4 |
| HL | 28.1±26.5 | 39.1±28.7 | 31.5±26.4 | 22.3±13.1 | 28.8±11.7 | 38.3±32.0 | 28.9±18.4 | 30.7±24.5 |
| Pressure-time integral (Ns/cm2) | ||||||||
| T1 | 13.7±10.8 | 8.37±11.3 | 4.98±5.25 | 4.76±3.13 | 10.7±8.04 | 6.83±4.82 | 8.78±8.80 | 5.78±7.38 |
| T2–5 | 6.13±7.15 | 2.70±2.93 | 2.34±2.00 | 2.11±2.02 | 4.83±3.26 | 4.89±4.83 | 2.17±1.83 | 2.94±4.00 |
| M1 | 10.5±5.84 | 11.4±7.43 | 5.92±5.37 | 5.60±4.06 | 12.4±8.54 | 9.70±7.70 | 9.66±9.36 | 7.53±4.07 |
| M2 | 21.4±11.5 | 16.1±6.66 | 9.92±6.14 | 8.54±3.95 | 22.6±13.7 | 11.7±6.69 | 19.2±11.3 | 14.0±5.12 |
| M3 | 26.4±19.4 | 20.0±10.5 | 13.9±7.57 | 9.99±6.57 | 26.5±15.2 | 14.2±6.44 | 19.4±13.0 | 16.4±8.16 |
| M4 | 21.8±15.4 | 19.9±13.3 | 11.2±5.64 | 13.7±9.40 | 20.3±12.9 | 16.6±8.68 | 13.3±12.9 | 11.4±11.5 |
| M5 | 11.6±8.85 | 12.0±10.3 | 6.63±3.57 | 7.40±5.81 | 11.1±8.62 | 12.1±11.8 | 7.34±5.22 | 8.58±12.6 |
| MF | 6.94±3.83 | 10.1±6.86 | 5.94±4.62 | 5.99±3.98 | 6.87±3.39 | 8.12±5.58 | 8.28±13.3 | 6.42±6.16 |
| HM | 13.4±10.6 | 34.6±24.1 | 12.0±10.2 | 10.6±5.40 | 12.1±4.92 | 20.0±17.3 | 15.3±25.5 | 8.40±5.91 |
| HL | 11.1±7.87 | 34.8±24.1 | 9.43±6.11 | 9.54±5.66 | 11.3±4.42 | 21.4±25.3 | 14.2±20.4 | 8.34±5.55 |
Data represent mean (±SD).
HL, lateral heel; HM, medial heel; M1−5, first to fifth metatarsals; MF, middle foot; T1, toe 1; T2−5, toes 2–5.