Outcomes of Patients with Lower Limb Loss after Using a Training Prosthesis: A Retrospective Case Series Study.

The aim of this retrospective case series study was to investigate outcomes in patients with lower limb loss based on whether or not they used a training prosthesis (TP) during rehabilitation. The medical records of 171 consecutive patients admitted to rehabilitation hospitalization between January 2014 and December 2018 following a major amputation of the lower limb were reviewed. Patients were categorized into two groups: patients who underwent rehabilitation with a TP and patients who did not use a TP.

A Pilot Study on Oxidative Stress during the Recovery Phase in Critical COVID-19 Patients in a Rehabilitation Facility: Potential Utility of the PAOT Technology for Assessing Total Anti-Oxidative Capacity.

Background: Oxidative stress (OS) could cause various COVID-19 complications. Recently, we have developed the Pouvoir AntiOxydant Total (PAOT®) technology for reflecting the total antioxidant capacity (TAC) of biological samples. We aimed to investigate systemic oxidative stress status (OSS) and to evaluate the utility of PAOT® for assessing TAC during the recovery phase in critical COVID-19 patients in a rehabilitation facility.

Effect of robot-assisted gait training on quality of life and depression in neurological impairment: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: Robot-assisted gait training (RAGT) is often used as a rehabilitation tool for neurological impairments. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of rehabilitation with robotic devices on quality of life and depression.

Data Sources: Two electronic databases (MEDLINE and Scopus) were searched for studies from inception up to December 2022.

Impact of microprocessor prosthetic knee on mobility and quality of life in patients with lower limb amputation: a systematic review of the literature.

Introduction: Advanced technologies have made available the development of microprocessor prosthetic knee (MPK) to improve autonomy of patients with lower limb amputation. In the present systematic review, we aimed to evaluate the impact of the use of all types of MPK on patients' functional status and quality of life.

Evidence Acquisition: We conducted this review according to the PRISMA Guidelines on Medline (via Ovid), Scopus and SportDiscuss.

Searching for the "Active Ingredients" in Physical Rehabilitation Programs Across Europe, Necessary to Improve Mobility in People With Multiple Sclerosis: A Multicenter Study.

Background: Physical rehabilitation programs can lead to improvements in mobility in people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS).

Objective: To identify which rehabilitation program elements are employed in real life and how they might affect mobility improvement in PwMS.

Methods: Participants were divided into improved and nonimproved mobility groups based on changes observed in the Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale-12 following multimodal physical rehabilitation programs.

Prevalence of Walking-Related Motor Fatigue in Persons With Multiple Sclerosis: Decline in Walking Distance Induced by the 6-Minute Walk Test.

Objective: To investigate the individual occurrence of walking-related motor fatigue in persons with multiple sclerosis (PwMS), according to disability level and disease phenotype.Study design This was a cross-sectional, multinational study.Participants They were 208 PwMS from 11 centers with Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) scores up to 6.

Responsiveness and clinically meaningful improvement, according to disability level, of five walking measures after rehabilitation in multiple sclerosis: a European multicenter study.

Background: Evaluation of treatment effects on walking requires appropriate and responsive outcome measures.

Objectives: To determine responsiveness of 5 walking measures and provide reference values for clinically meaningful improvements, according to disability level, in persons with multiple sclerosis (pwMS).

Methods: Walking tests were measured pre- and postrehabilitation in 290 pwMS from 17 European centers.

Within-day variability on short and long walking tests in persons with multiple sclerosis.

Objective: To compare within-day variability of short (10 m walking test at usual and fastest speed; 10MWT) and long (2 and 6-minute walking test; 2MWT/6MWT) tests in persons with multiple sclerosis.

Design: Observational study.

Setting: MS rehabilitation and research centers in Europe and US within RIMS (European network for best practice and research in MS rehabilitation).

Aerobic intensity and pacing pattern during the six-minute walk test in patients with multiple sclerosis.

Objective: To examine the aerobic intensity level and pacing pattern during the 6-min walk test (6MWT) in persons with multiple sclerosis, taking into account time of day, fatigue, disability level and multiple sclerosis subtype.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Subjects/patients: Eighty multiple sclerosis patients (Expanded Disability Status Scale, EDSS ≤ 6.

Which walking capacity tests to use in multiple sclerosis? A multicentre study providing the basis for a core set.

Background: Many different walking capacity test formats are being used. It is unclear whether walking speed, obtained from short tests, and walking distance, obtained from long tests, provide different clinical information.

Objectives: To determine the differential effect of various short and long walk test formats on gait velocity, and the actual relationship between walking speed and walking distance in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients with diverse ambulation status.