The Mobility Scale for Acute Stroke predicts discharge destination after acute hospitalization.

Objective: To evaluate the predictive validity of the Mobility Scale for Acute Stroke (MSAS) in determining discharge destination (home or not home) after an acute stroke.

Design: Cohort study.

Subjects: Two-hundred and twenty-three patients with acute ischemic or intraparenchymal hemorrhagic, unilateral stroke

Methods: The MSAS was administered as part of the initial physical therapy examination.

Pilot case control study of postural sway and balance performance in aging adults with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis.

Purpose: Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS), a degenerative disease encountered in adults > 65 years, is a leading cause of back and lower extremity pain, weakness, impaired sensation and balance. The purpose of this pilot study was to determine whether patients with LSS demonstrate increased postural sway and impaired balance, compared to healthy counterparts.

Methods: Patients with varying severity of LSS and age and gender matched controls were recruited from a tertiary care hospital, yielding 6 case-control pairs.