Dynamic gait index

A semiquantitative tool used to evaluate a patient’s ability to modify gait by changing task demands, especially in patients with dizziness and balance deficits. This test is used to identify patients, especially seniors, who are predisposed to falling. Patients are graded on their ability to vary speed, turn the head, turn the body, step over and around obstacles, climb stairs, turn while walking, pick objects up from the floor, and perform alternate step-ups on a stool.


 


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