The goal of this study is to compare the effect of training by the University of Utah's Treadport versus a conventional treadmill on gait improvement of spinal-cord-injury (SCI) patients. Four incomplete SCI subjects who had reached a rehabilitation plateau were selected to have training first on the treadmill and then the Treadport. Spatiotemporal and gait parameters were utilized to make a comparison between the two training conditions. Overall, the results demonstrated statically significant improvements in most of the spatiotemporal as well as some of the gait parameters during training with the Treadport relative to the traditional treadmill.

This article examines perceived changes occurring as a result of the move from single-sex schooling to coeducation. The work is both historical and sociological. The history of coeducational, mixed and single-sex schooling is examined, together with recent research findings. Students from five schools ( N = 113) across three years (9, 10, 11) and from four different socioeconomic regions were interviewed. While students believed that the move to coeducation had been a positive one, particularly in terms of social relationships, other findings were not so clear-cut—for example, with regard to perceived competition and allocation of teachers' time. There is also evidence that, as with other studies, class and gender relations continue to have an impact on coeducation.

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There is a high incidence of foot deformities in the elderly population accompanied by difficulties in self-care. Chiropody is widely recommended but there have been no studies looking at its effects on mobility in the elderly. This study examined 55 elderly patients attending the Glasgow Eastern District Geriatric Services. Gait speed was measured before and after chiropody to see if there was any beneficial effect on mobility. There was no significant difference in gait speed before and after chiropody (medians 0.21 m/s versus 0.34m/s; 95% confidence interval for the difference between the medians, -0.17-0.08m/s). The subjective impression of the patients is that 60% thought that their foot condition had affected mobility and that their walking had been improved by chiropody. Although there has been no objective change in gait speed, this does not preclude other changes in mobility level which may be identified in further studies.

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