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 …

Background Ecological validity implicates in how far clinical assessments refer to real life.
Short clinical gait tests up to ten meters and 2-or 6-Minutes Walking Tests (2MWT/6MWT) …

Most patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) eventually experience walking disability. The
objective of this review was to evaluate the clinical utility of measures specific for walking in …

Background: Persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) commonly have difficulty walking. The 6-
Minute Walk Test (6MWT) assesses functional capacity but may be considered burdensome …

Background. Ambulation impairment is a major component of physical disability in multiple
sclerosis (MS) and a major target of rehabilitation programs. Outcome measures commonly …

Background: Assessing walking impairment in those with multiple sclerosis (MS) is common,
however little is known about the reliability, precision and clinically important change of …

The objective was to establish the extent to which physical functioning capacity and self-
report measures are able to predict the habitual walking performance in ambulatory persons …

Background: A decline in mobility is a common feature of multiple sclerosis (MS).
Community walking scales are used to categorize patients in their ability to move …

Background: The gold standards for assessing ambulation are the Expanded Disability
Status Scale (EDSS) and the Timed 25-Foot Walk (T25FW) test. In relation with these …

Purpose: The primary purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which health
factors, functional measures, and pulmonary impairment explain performance on 6-Minute …