Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 6 , Pages 762-767 , June 2007

The Assessment of Walking Capacity Using the Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury: Self-Selected Versus Maximal Levels

  • Myeong Ok Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Inha University Hospital, Incheon, Korea
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  • Anthony S. Burns, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, the Regional SCI Center of the Delaware Valley, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Anthony S. Burns, MD, Thomas Jefferson University, 132 S 10th St, Ste 375, Main Bldg, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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  • John F. Ditunno Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, the Regional SCI Center of the Delaware Valley, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.
    • ,
  • Ralph J. Marino, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, the Regional SCI Center of the Delaware Valley, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.

  • Image Result

    Diagram for 10-m walking during study. Subject walked 10m, turned, and walked back in the opposite direction. This was repeated for up to 10 lengths (100m). The time that it took to turn at the end of

    Diagram for 10-m walking during study. Subject walked 10m, turned, and walked back in the opposite direction. This was repeated for up to 10 lengths (100m). The time that it took to turn at the end of each length (open arrows) was subtracted from the total walking time.

  • Image Result
    Distribution of self-selected (self-WISCI) and maximal WISCI (max-WISCI) levels in subjects.

    Distribution of self-selected (self-WISCI) and maximal WISCI (max-WISCI) levels in subjects.

  • Image Result
    (A) Differences in ambulatory velocity for self-selected versus maximal WISCI level and (B) plot of ambulatory velocity by WISCI level at self-selected (diamond) and maximal WISCI (square) levels.

    (A) Differences in ambulatory velocity for self-selected versus maximal WISCI level and (B) plot of ambulatory velocity by WISCI level at self-selected (diamond) and maximal WISCI (square) levels.

  • Image Result
    (A) Differences in PCI for self-selected versus maximal WISCI level and (B) plot of PCI by WISCI level at self-selected (diamond) and maximal WISCI (square) levels.

    (A) Differences in PCI for self-selected versus maximal WISCI level and (B) plot of PCI by WISCI level at self-selected (diamond) and maximal WISCI (square) levels.

  • Image Result
    (A) Differences in THBI for self-selected versus maximal WISCI level and (B) plot of THBI by WISCI level at self-selected (diamond) and maximal WISCI (square) levels.

    (A) Differences in THBI for self-selected versus maximal WISCI level and (B) plot of THBI by WISCI level at self-selected (diamond) and maximal WISCI (square) levels.

 Supported by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, U.S. Department of Education (grant no. H133N000023).No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.Reprints are not available from the author.

PII: S0003-9993(07)00230-4

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.03.021

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 6 , Pages 762-767 , June 2007

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