Background and purpose: About 90% of people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) have gait instability and 50% fall. Reliable and clinically feasible methods of gait instability assessment …

Narrow Path Walking Test parameters are reliable and valid for assessing dynamic balance during gait in PwMS who do not use a walking aid. Number of Step Errors and Trial Velocity …

Preliminary test: record preferred gait speed for 6 meters (20 feet), i.e. “usual” gait. This is done outside the taped lines. Patient/client is instructed to walk at usual pace, but to stay between …

Mar 1, 2016 · We aimed to assess whether the clinical version of the narrow path walking test (NPWT) could identify older adults who are reported falls. A total of 160 older adults were …

The Narrow Path Walking Test (NPWT) shows ICC values between 0.46-0.95 for reliability in PwMS. Number of Step Errors and Trial Velocity are the most reliable NPWT parameters for …

Nov 19, 2022 · Illustration of the Narrow Corridor Walking Test with an example of a step error. The white line in the middle is the narrow corridor formed by two carpets (gray blocks).

This study evaluated the relative and absolute reliability and concurrent validity of the testing procedure of the clinical version of the Narrow Path Walking Test (NPWT) under single task …

The TUG test is a functional mobility test with excellent reliability (ICC 0.95) in stroke survivors (20). Subjects are instructed to rise from an armchair, walk back and forth once along a 3-m …

Nov 19, 2022 · The healthy older adults completed the NCWT once. Results: The NCWT completion time and NCWT steps showed excellent interrater reliability and test-retest …

The study investigated the reliability and validity of the Narrow Path Walking Test (NPWT) under single-task (ST) and dual-task (DT) conditions for PwMS. Methods: Thirty PwMS performed …