The results of the kinetic and kinematic parameters are
presented in Table 1. There were no significant differences
between the groups in walking time or plantar flexion/range
of motion. The angle of dorsal flexion was 13.7±4.4° in the
forward walking group and 20.8±5.5° in the backward walking
group, indicating that the backward walking group had
a significantly higher angle of dorsal flexion (Fig. 2). Ankle
power was 3.3±0.7 W/kg in the forward walking group and
1.7±0.5 W/kg in the backward walking group, indicating
that the backward walking group had a significantly lower
ankle power. Workload was 29.7±7.5 W/kg in the forward