2022 Volume 1 Issue 1 Pages 31-38
[Purpose] The aim was to develop an improved walking device for sports and outdoor activities for use by children with disabilities.
[Participants and Methods] A. Four physiotherapists, and one parent or guardian of each of 13 children with cerebral palsy, completed a questionnaire on performance with walkers. B. Five measures of performance by six children with cerebral palsy were compared among walker type─an existing conventional posture control walker vs. a newly developed walker.
[Results] Measures of directional change, turning ability, and pace were higher in the newly developed than PCW model walker, with step elevation being significantly better.
[Conclusion] It was judged that the newly developed walker is an improvement on the conventional walker for outdoors use and sports by children with CP.
