10 Meter Walk Test Flashcards
Considerations
1) Document any assistive device/bracing used
2) Document the amount of assistance using the 7-point ordinal scale described in the standardized administration protocol
3) If a patient requires total assistance, is unable to ambulate, or requires assistance for limb swing or forward propulsion, a score of 0 should be documented
4) Avoid “pacing” the patient by not walking in front of or next to the patient. Instead, walk at least a half step behind the patient
Stroke cut off scores
<0.4 m/s = household ambulators
0.4-0.8 m/s = limited community ambulators
>0.8 m/s = community ambulators
Healthy older adults cut off scores
<0.7 m/s is indicative of increased risk of adverse events (fall, hospitalization, need for a caregiver, fracture, etc)
20s Normative Value
Men: 1.358 m/s
Women: 1.341 m/s
30s Normative Value
Men: 1.433 m/s
Women: 1.337 m/s
40s Normative Value
Men: 1.434 m/s
Women: 1.390 m/s
50s Normative Value
Men: 1.433 m/s
Women: 1.313 m/s
60s Normative Value
Men: 1.339 m/s
Women: 1.241 m/s
70s Normative Value
Men: 1.292 m/s
Women: 1.132 m/s
80s/90s Normative Value
Men: 0.968 m/s
Women: 0.943 m/s
PDC MDC (comfortable)
0.18m/s
PDC MDC (fast)
0.25m/s
SCI (incomplete injury <12 months) MDC
0.13m/s
Acute stroke MDC
0.11m/s
Subacute stroke MDC
0.16m/s
