Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 6 , Pages 768-773 , June 2007

Comparison of Spatiotemporal and Energy Cost of the Use of 3 Different Walkers and Unassisted Walking in Older Adults

  • Elizabeth J. Protas, PhD, PT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy, University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, TX
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Elizabeth J. Protas, PhD, PT, Dept of Physical Therapy, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1028
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  • Mary Lynn Raines

      Affiliations

    • Innovative Health Solutions, League City, TX.
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  • Sandrine Tissier, PT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy, University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, TX

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    Subject walking in the WalkAbout. Reprinted with permission of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.10

    Subject walking in the WalkAbout. Reprinted with permission of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.10

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    Subject seated in the WalkAbout. Reprinted with permission of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.10

    Subject seated in the WalkAbout. Reprinted with permission of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.10

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    Spatial parameters of gait. Reprinted with permission of CIR Systems Inc.

    Spatial parameters of gait. Reprinted with permission of CIR Systems Inc.

 Supported by the Small Business Technology Transfer Research, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health (grant no. 1R41 AG022247-01A1) and the UTMB Claude Pepper Older Americans Independence Center, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health (grant no. NIH P30-AG24832).A commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has conferred or will confer a financial benefit upon the author or 1 or more of the authors. Raines is the inventor of the WalkAbout; she did not participate in the data collection or data analysis.

PII: S0003-9993(07)00194-3

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.03.001

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 6 , Pages 768-773 , June 2007

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