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Training a person with paralysis to ambulate using a powered exoskeleton may present challenges. The goals are to present the candidate selection criteria and the training procedures for exoskeletal-assisted walking and other mobility skills that can be progressed as the participant's skill level improves.
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A Simple and Low-cost Assay for Measuring Ambulation in Mouse Models of Muscular Dystrophy
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This protocol describes a flexible, low-cost system for measuring mouse ambulation in an open field activity assay. We show that a 6-minute ambulation assay based on this system detects a decrease in voluntary movement in mdx mice, and accurately distinguishes improvement in a muscle-specific rescue of these animals.
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2019
The aim of this study is to present the most reliable clinical outcome measures and their correlations with quantitative muscle MRI in ambulant patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
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A Mouse Model of Single and Repetitive Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
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2017
Athletes absorb several hundred mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBI)/concussions every year; however, the consequence of these on the brain is poorly understood. Therefore, an animal model of single and repetitive mTBI that consistently replicates clinically relevant symptoms provides the means to advance the study of mTBI and concussion.
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A Battery of Motor Tests in a Neonatal Mouse Model of Cerebral Palsy
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2016
Presented is a concise battery of mouse neonatal motor tests. Using these tests, neonatal motor deficits can be demonstrated in a variety of neonatal motor disorders. By having a standardized set of tests, results from different studies can be compared, allowing for better and accurate reporting between groups.
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These measures quantify different aspects of functional mobility. Gait speed reflects how quickly a person moves, distance indicates walking capacity, and completion time captures performance over a standardized task. Examining them together can show mobility limitations more clearly than relying on a general impression of walking ability, supporting objective clinical assessment.
Standardized walking tasks make results more comparable across visits and with established reference values. Consistent measurement allows clinicians to determine whether performance has changed during recovery, remained stable, or responded to treatment. Without comparable conditions, differences in task demands may make it harder to interpret whether a change reflects the person’s mobility or the assessment itself.
A person’s performance should be interpreted alongside the assistive device used and the level of help required. Walking a given distance independently differs functionally from completing it with substantial assistance. These observations add context to numerical results and help clinicians characterize safety, support needs, and the person’s practical mobility status.
The assessment may ask a person to stand, walk, and move through a standardized task while clinicians observe mobility and safety. They can record gait speed, distance, completion time, balance, assistive-device use, and the help required. Together, these observations produce a functional profile rather than a single isolated score.
Clinicians may use the test to identify mobility limitations, monitor recovery after illness or injury, and evaluate treatment effects. It supports functional outcome measurement in neurological, musculoskeletal, and cardiopulmonary conditions. Repeating the assessment can show whether walking performance changes over time and whether care is addressing the person’s functional needs.
Findings about balance, walking performance, assistive-device use, and required help provide clinically relevant information for judging functional safety. Clinicians can use this profile, together with the measured mobility outcomes, to support fall-risk assessment and plan care. The results also help identify the degree of assistance or monitoring a person may need.