Gait Abnormality Rating Scale (GARS)
is a videotape-based analysis of 16 facets of
human gait. It has been evaluated as a screening tool to identify patients at risk for injury from falls.
and has been used in remote gait evaluation.
A modified version was published in 1996.
Scoring and assessment
The scale comprises three categories:
* five general facets
* four
lower extremity facets
* seven
trunk
Trunk may refer to:
Biology
* Trunk (anatomy), synonym for torso
* Trunk (botany), a tree's central superstructure
* Trunk of corpus callosum, in neuroanatomy
* Elephant trunk, the proboscis of an elephant
Computing
* Trunk (software), in rev ...
, head and
upper extremity
The upper limbs or upper extremities are the forelimbs of an upright-postured tetrapod vertebrate, extending from the scapulae and clavicles down to and including the digits, including all the musculatures and ligaments involved with the shoulde ...
facets
Each item has a score range from 0 (good
function) to 3 (poor function).
The total GARS score is the sum of the 16 individual facets, and the total score represents a rank ordering of risk for falling, based on the number of gait abnormalities recognized and the severity of any
gait abnormality
Gait abnormality is a deviation from normal walking (gait). Watching a patient walk is the most important part of the neurological examination. Normal gait requires that many systems, including strength, sensation and coordination, function in an ...
identified.
References
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