community ambulatorsprosthetics in emerging countriesprosthetic fallsBackground: Despite the evidence for improved safety and function of microprocessor stance and swing-controlled prosthetic knees, non-microprocessor-controlled prosthetic knees are still standard of care for persons with transfemoral amputations...
For slow ambulators with severely impaired balance, the safety provided by the assistive robot could potentially outweigh the forced reduction in gait speeds. In Fall Experiment 1, it was found that the instability caused by the FIMP-induced falls could be insignificant due to the high balance ...
A total of 72% of the patients were community ambulators and 17% were restricted to wheel chair. Age, strength and low-back pain interfere in activities of daily living (Po0.05). A positive correlation was found between community ambulation and the knee extensors (r ¼ 0.80) and ankle ...
A total of 72% of the patients were community ambulators and 17% were restricted to wheel chair. Age, strength and low-back pain interfere in activities of daily living (P<0.05). A positive correlation was found between community ambulation and the knee extensors (r=0.80) and ankle ...
[24]. Gait speed can also be used to stratify patients into functional ambulation classifications [household ambulator (< 0.4 m/s), limited community (0.4–0.8 m/s), and full community ambulator (> 0.8 m/s)], with improvements in speed-based gait classifications associated with ...
1997). Children as young as 15–18months old can begin to use RGOs. Children who are most likely to be community ambulators with RGOs are those with active hip flexors or who are young and motivated. However, the majority of RGO users will be therapeutic or household ambulators (Vogel...
The influence of age, cognition, and gait speed on physical activity was determined by multiple regression. Results: Seventy-nine stroke survivors participated. Twenty-one participants achieved 30 min/day of moderate-vigorous physical activity accumulated in 10 min bouts. Unlimited community ambulators...
The influence of age, cognition, and gait speed on physical activity was determined by multiple regression. Results: Seventy-nine stroke survivors participated. Twenty-one participants achieved 30 min/day of moderate-vigorous physical activity accumulated in 10 min bouts. Unlimited community ambulators...
Conclusions: To be considered real change beyond the bounds of measurement error, change in 4-meter gait speed should exceed 10.8 cm/s (for intermediate speed ambulators) or 14.4 cm/s (for fast speed ambulators). Low measurement error in assessing 4-meter gait speed in community-dwelling ...
All subjects were independent community ambulators over 50 years old. Seemingly identical weights of 150g (placebo weight), 770g, and 1625g were added to the prosthesis 14cm below the knee joint. Two-minute walk test (2MWT) and subject preference. The 2MWT results were not significantly ...