STUDY DESIGN: Observational cross-section study. OBJECTIVES: The objective of our study was to determine if the influence of a community environment would impact on ASIA D spinal cord injured (SCI) gait performance patients. Our main hypothesis is that an outdoor community environment may influence gait speed and endurance on community ambulating patients. METHODS: Ten-Meter Walking (10MWT) and Six-Minute Walking (6MWT) tests were performed on community ambulating SCI research participants (n=18) in two different environmental conditions: (1) Experimental (indoors Gymnasium) and (2) Natural (community setting). Average gait speed and endurance values were obtained for the two different conditions and analyzed for statistical significance on the nonparametric two-tailed Wilcoxon signed rank test. RESULTS: While no difference was observed on the 10MWT we found an improvement on gait performance on the 6 MWT on a community setting. CONCLUSIONS: Our study showed mixed results on environmental influence on gait speed and endurance on ASIA D patient population. While there is no difference on the 10 MWT, there is an improvement on gait performance on the communitary 6MWT.
STUDY DESIGN: Observational cross-section study. OBJECTIVES: The objective of our study was to determine if the influence of a community environment would impact on ASIA D spinal cord injured (SCI) gait performance patients. Our main hypothesis is that an outdoor community environment may influence gait speed and endurance on community ambulating patients. METHODS: Ten-Meter Walking (10MWT) and Six-Minute Walking (6MWT) tests were performed on community ambulating SCI research participants (n=18) in two different environmental conditions: (1) Experimental (indoors Gymnasium) and (2) Natural (community setting). Average gait speed and endurance values were obtained for the two different conditions and analyzed for statistical significance on the nonparametric two-tailed Wilcoxon signed rank test. RESULTS: While no difference was observed on the 10MWT we found an improvement on gait performance on the 6 MWT on a community setting. CONCLUSIONS: Our study showed mixed results on environmental influence on gait speed and endurance on ASIA D patient population. While there is no difference on the 10 MWT, there is an improvement on gait performance on the communitary 6MWT.
Authors: A I Pérez-Sanpablo; J Quinzaños-Fresnedo; R Loera-Cruz; I Quiñones-Uriostegui; G Rodriguez-Reyes; R Pérez-Zavala Journal: Spinal Cord Date: 2017-02-28 Impact factor: 2.772
Authors: Rüdiger Rupp; Daniel Schließmann; Harry Plewa; Christian Schuld; Hans Jürgen Gerner; Norbert Weidner; Eberhard P Hofer; Markus Knestel Journal: PLoS One Date: 2015-03-24 Impact factor: 3.240