Gait Speed Is Limited but Improves Over the Course of Acute Care Physical Therapy

Electroencephalography to Assess Motor Control During Balance Tasks in People with Diabetes

“…The absolute power spectral densities of alpha (8-12 Hz), beta (13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19), and sigma (30-40 Hz) frequency bands were computed for each task using a fast Fourier transform with a 50% overlapping Kaiser window. This value was then divided by the absolute power spectral density of the corresponding frequency band in the control task.…”

“…12 It is often seen clinically as slow gait and prolonged times in standing from sitting. 8,[13][14][15][16] Somatosensory information from the ankle and feet is also important in postural control. 17 It is diminished with aging and especially in diabetes.…”

Acute care physical therapy management of a 69-year-old female following re-operative aortic valve replacement and tricuspid valve repair: A Case Report

“…Usual gait speed was measured using the 10 MWT through the course of physical therapy. Gait speed improved from 0.30m/s on initial examination to 0.55m/s on discharge from therapy, which exceeded the 0.05m/s established meaningful improvements in walking speed and the >0.1m/s change which would predict her well-being, [28,29] but was still considerably slower than mean gait speeds reported in women aged 60-69 [27].…”

“…Walking speed has been suggested to be regarded as a vital sign [25] with studies reporting improvements in gait speed even over short courses of therapy during acute hospital stays [26,27]. Usual gait speed was measured using the 10 MWT through the course of physical therapy.…”

Functional training and timed nutrition intervention in infectious medical patients

“…The patients get a DEMMI score between 0 and 100, 100 being the highest mobility score. 32,[36][37][38][39][40] Hand grip strength was measured using hand grip dynamometry, a measure that is correlated with nutritional status, mortality and disability using a SAEHAN Hand Dynamometer (North Coast Medical Hydraulic Hand Dynamometer, Canada). 41,42 HRQoL was measured at baseline by EQ5D-3L.…”