The use of lower limb loading ability as an indicator for independence and safety in ambulatory individuals with spinal cord injury.

CONCLUSIONS: The clear and objective data relating to LLLA can be used as a critical indicator for the safe and steady mobility, specifically for ambulatory individuals with SCI. These data can be used as an optimal threshold in rehabilitation training, screening and monitoring of their functional alteration over time in clinical, community, and home-based settings. CLINICAL REHABILITATION IMPACT: The LLLA of at least 79% of the bodyweight could determine the ability of independent walking with a walking device, while an LLLA of at least 94%-95% of the bodyweight could indicate the ability of walking without a walking device and no multiple falls. These data can be used as an optimal target in rehabilitation training, screening and monitoring of functional alteration over time in various clinical and homebased settings, specifically for ambulatory individuals with SCI. PMID: 32744051 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine - Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Tags: Eur J Phys Rehabil Med Source Type: research