Objective and subjective measurements | ||
Before treatment | After treatment | |
Balance tests | ||
Timed Unsupported Steady Stand Timed Up and Go Test Tinetti Test FES-I—lower score the better Ability to manage stairs— informal measurement | >60 s but marked postural sway −5 s 19/28 (moderate risk of falls—11/16 balance and 8/12 gait score) 49/64 Used whole body to lean against the stairs in going both up and down. | >60 s but postural sway resolved 4 s 28/28 27/64 Needed little or no support from the wall or a rail in going up and down. |
Other indicators | ||
Proximal hip stability Oxford Muscle Grading Scale Verbal Analogue pain scale for back pain | Positive Trendelenburg on left hip and a milder weakness on right hip. general weakness in left leg 4/5 on left hip flexion, seated quads and seated hamstrings. 7/10 | Significant improvement with only a very mild Trendelenburg on the left hip. 5/5 on the left leg, but it was still not as strong as the right. 0/10 |
FES-I, Falls Efficacy Scale International.