Test-retest reliability and validity of the Sitting Balance Measure-Korean in individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury.

Study Design: Cross-cultural reliability and validity.

Objectives: To develop and validate the Korean version of the Sitting Balance Measure (SBM-K) in Korean persons with incomplete spinal cord injury (ISCI).

Setting: Tertiary care center.

The relationship between sitting balance, trunk control and mobility with predictive for current mobility level in survivors of sub-acute stroke.

Objective: To investigate the relationship between sitting balance, trunk control, and mobility, as well as whether the sitting balance and trunk control can predict mobility level in sub-acute stroke survivors.

Methods: This is a observational and cross-sectional study. Fifty-five hemiplegic stroke survivors were participated in this study.

Walking velocity and modified rivermead mobility index as discriminatory measures for functional ambulation classification of chronic stroke patients.

Background: The cut-off values of walking velocity and classification of functional mobility both have a role in clinical settings for assessing the walking function of stroke patients and setting rehabilitation goals and treatment plans.

Objective: The present study investigated whether the cut-off values of the modified Rivermead Mobility Index (mRMI) and walking velocity accurately differentiated the walking ability of stroke patients according to the modified Functional Ambulation Category (mFAC).

Methods: Eighty two chronic stroke patients were included in the study.

Clinical utility of the modified trunk impairment scale for stroke survivors.

Objective: The present study aimed to determine the discriminant power of the modified Trunk Impairment Scale (mTIS) in stroke survivors versus healthy adults.

Design: Cross-sectional.

Setting: Inpatient rehabilitation center.

Discriminative and predictive validity of the short-form activities-specific balance confidence scale for predicting fall of stroke survivors.

[Purpose] The present study aimed to investigate the discriminative validity of the short-form activities-specific balance confidence scale (ABC scale) in predicting falls, and its validity. [Subjects and Methods] 43 stroke survivors were identified as a group with a history of multiple falls (faller group) and a group without or with a history of one falls (non-faller group). The balance confidence was examined using the ABC scale and the short-form ABC scale.

Comparison of trunk electromyographic muscle activity depends on sitting postures.

Background: Different postural positions can be characterized by the activation and relative contributions of different postural muscles, and may variously contribute to the recovery from or worsening of chronic lower back pain.

Objective: The present study aimed to investigates trunk muscle activities in four types of seated postures: cross-legged, long, side, and W-shaped.

Methods: Eight healthy adults participated in the study.

Reliability and validity of the modified functional ambulation category scale in patients with hemiparalysis.

[Purpose] This study aimed to examine the inter- and intra-rater reliability and validity of the modified functional ambulation category (mFAC) scale. [Subjects and Methods] The participants were 66 stroke patients with hemiparalysis. The inter- and intra-rater validity of the mFAC was calculated using the Spearman correlation coefficient.

Clinical measures as valid predictors and discriminators of the level of community ambulation of hemiparetic stroke survivors.

[Purpose] To investigate clinical measures as valid predictors and discriminators of the level of community ambulation of hemiparetic stroke survivors. [Subjects and Methods] Seventy-five hemiparetic stroke patients were separated into a community ambulation group (>0.8 m/s) and a limited community ambulation group (0.

Validity of the Original and Short Versions of the Dynamic Gait Index in Predicting Falls in Stroke Survivors.

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the validity of the original version and short version of the Dynamic Gait Index (DGI-8 and DGI-4) in predicting falls in stroke survivors.

Design: This is a retrospective, cross-sectional study.

Method: This study collected data for 57 chronic stroke survivors and evaluated the validity of the DGI-8 and DGI-4.

Predictive factors of hypertonia in the upper extremity of chronic stroke survivors.

[Purpose] Muscle tone is known to predict the motor function of the upper extremity within 12 months after onset in stroke survivors. The aim of this study was to investigate whether motor function of the upper extremity can predict the risk of hypertonia in chronic stroke survivors, and to analyze the correlation between the two variables to determine the predictive validity. [Subjects and Methods] Forty-three chronic stroke survivors were assessed using the Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) for elbow flexor tone, the Fugl-Meyer assessment of the upper extremity (FM-UE), and the Action Research Arm Test (ARAT) for upper extremity motor recovery and function.

Gait velocity and walking distance to predict community walking after stroke.

Gait speed and walking distance were evaluated as predictors for levels of community walking after stroke. In this study, 103 stroke survivors were identified as limited (n = 67) or independent community walkers (n = 36). Ten meter and six min walk tests were used to measure gait speed and walking distance, respectively.

Validity of the performance-oriented mobility assessment in predicting fall of stroke survivors: a retrospective cohort study.

Falling is one of the most common complications in stroke survivors. It is therefore important to evaluate the risk of falls. In this study, we investigated the usability of the performance-oriented mobility assessment (POMA) for predicting falls in stroke patients.