There are several traditional and nontraditional strategies available for the rehabilitation of ambulatory limitations in adults with central neurologic disorders. Traditional strategies may include therapies such as exercise training and…
Walking impairment is a common consequence of multiple sclerosis (MS) that can result in substantial limitations of daily activities and compromised quality of life. Walking impairment is often monitored as…
Neurologic rehabilitation interventions may be either therapeutic or compensatory. Included in this article are lower extremity functional electrical stimulation, body weight–supported treadmill training, and lower extremity robotic-assisted gait training. These…
This review discusses challenges faced by clinicians and researchers when measuring ambulation in individuals with central neurologic disorders within 3 distinct environments: clinical, laboratory, and community. Even the most robust…
Interacting with other people and the environment is fundamental to quality of life. Canes, walkers, and crutches increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of many individuals with neurologic disorders. Canes…
Francois Bethoux, MD, Editor “Walking is man’s best medicine.” This quote, attributed to Hippocrates, illustrates how long health care professionals have been interested in ambulation. The therapeutic effects of walking…
Gregory T. Carter, MD, MS, Consulting Editor The quality of any body of work is often directly correlated with the strength and vision of the leader of the group. This…
This article describes the evolution of vocational rehabilitation and the development of the rehabilitation counselor’s role as the generally accepted expert in forensic vocational rehabilitation assessment. The vocational rehabilitation process…
This article outlines the use of medical literature to support a physiatrist’s expert opinion in the development of a life care plan and proposes a basic ethical code of conduct…
Expert opinion on life expectancy must make reasonable factual assumptions, which entails finding a proper group to which the individual being assessed will be compared, as well as use of…
