PHYS THER
Vol. 90, No. 2, February 2010, pp. 146-148
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.2010.90.2.146
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Stepping Forward With Gait Rehabilitation

Janice J. Eng, Editorial Board Member and Guest Editor and Sara J. Mulroy, Guest Editor


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People receiving rehabilitation often say that walking is their most important goal for recovery.1,2 With this in mind, it's not surprising that physical therapists spend much time and effort assessing and retraining walking with their patients.3 Walking ability has major implications for health: poor walking performance is a predictor for heart disease,4 discharge to nursing homes,5 and osteoporosis6 and increases probability of death in older adults.4 Many health-related quality-of-life measures have a component of walking.

We are delighted to showcase gait rehabilitation in this PTJ special issue. Gait assessment and treatment are a core competency for every physical therapist professional education program. This issue is dedicated to Dr Jacquelin Perry for her pioneering work in the field of gait analysis and gait rehabilitation, which has influenced the research and practice of so many physical therapists (see Dr Craik's . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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