Responsiveness and minimal detectable change of the dynamic gait index and functional gait index in persons with balance and vestibular disorders

Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 119-124

  Marchetti, Gregory F ^a   Lin, Chia Cheng ^b   Alghadir, Ahmad ^c   Whitney, Susan L ^b,c  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

balance; dizziness; gait; outcome; vestibular

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; DISABILITY; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY; VESTIBULAR DISORDER; VESTIBULAR TEST; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTURAL BALANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VESTIBULAR DISEASES; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896926406     PISSN: 15570576     EISSN: 15570584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NPT.0000000000000015     Document Type: Article

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