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Barthel Index
Area of Assessment
Activities of Daily LivingFunctional Mobility
Gait
Time
minutes , Self-Report: 2-5 minutesDirect Observation: 20 minutes
Assessment Type
Performance Measurecost
FreeRehabilitation Measure
Midwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury Care System (MRSCICS)
The Midwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury Care System (MRSCICS) at Shirley Ryan 小恩雅 is a leading center for innovative, integrated, interdisciplinary research and care for persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) and is one of the original five NIDILRR-designated Model System Spinal Cord Injury Centers (in partnership with Northwestern University and Northwestern Memorial Hospital).
Research Project
Functional Gait Assessment
Area of Assessment
Balance – VestibularBalance – Non-vestibular
Gait
Time
minutes , New Clinician: less than 20 minutesExperienced Clinician: 5-10 minutes
Assessment Type
Observercost
FreeRehabilitation Measure
Dynamic Gait Index
Area of Assessment
Balance – VestibularBalance – Non-vestibular
Functional Mobility
Gait
Time
minutes , May vary with patient's abilitiesAssessment Type
Observercost
FreeRehabilitation Measure
6 Minute Walk Test
Area of Assessment
Aerobic CapacityGait
Life Participation
Functional Mobility
Time
minutes , Participants: 6 minutes (plus 10 minutes seated immediately prior to test if needed)Clinicians: 10 minutes (6-minutes test administration time and an estimated 4 added minutes for set up and break-down of the test materials and environment.
Assessment Type
Observercost
FreeRehabilitation Measure
If You Have Pelvic Pain, Here’s What It Could Mean
Sarah Hwang, MD featured in Readers Digest's. While you may assume that all pelvic pain is caused by gynecologic disease, it can be more complex than that.
Blog
Dawn Ehde: Helping people manage chronic pain
Dawn Ehde, PhD sees patients in neurological rehab programs and assesses how these conditions affect patient cognition, pain, mood, and well-being.
In the News
Four Square Step Test
Area of Assessment
Activities of Daily LivingBalance – Vestibular
Balance – Non-vestibular
Coordination
Time
minutesAssessment Type
Performance Measurecost
FreeRehabilitation Measure
Ashworth Scale / Modified Ashworth Scale
Area of Assessment
SpasticityTime
minutes , Depends on the number of muscles/joints testedAssessment Type
Observercost
FreeRehabilitation Measure
Nine-Hole Peg Test
Area of Assessment
DexterityUpper Extremity Function
Time
minutes , Or until the child discontinues the assessment.Assessment Type
Observercost
Not FreeRehabilitation Measure
Collaborative Machines Enhancing Therapies (COMET)
The Collaborative Machines Enhancing Therapies center brings together four research and development projects aimed at improving how patients move.
Research Project
