A story from PH Consulting
P.T. has Parkinson's, poor circulation in her legs, and osteoporosis. In April she could walk for 31 seconds. That was 39 steps, at 0.53 m/s, with her fall risk near High. Her walk score sat below the norm for her age.
Those three conditions point the same direction. With Parkinson's especially, a good outcome is often defined as a slower decline. With Parkinson’s, P.T. had some days better than others which meant a single assessment can catch her at her best or her worst. Neither one tells you much on its own.
Her PH Consulting care team had three years of continuous OneStep monitoring behind her. That much history turns the on-off swings from noise into a pattern you can see and plan around. Therapy could aim at her own best walks instead of a generic goal for someone her age. The comparison was controlled with the same rollator, same footwear, so it was a true assessment of performance.
By August she was walking 105 seconds and 165 steps, more than three times the April walk. Her speed rose from 0.53 to 0.96 m/s, a gain of 81%. Her walk score went from 54 to 72. Her fall risk is Low, and her walking speed now sits inside the normal range.
That would be a good four months for a post-op fifty-year-old. She is 71, with Parkinson's.
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