Motor Training in Degenerative Spinocerebellar Disease: Ataxia-Specific Improvements by Intensive Physiotherapy and Exergames
Table 3
Personally selected goals of the goal attainment scale and the scores obtained after the intervention period.
Patient
Goal
Score
C1
Walking on a narrow path (<50 cm)
2
C2
Walking up a staircase without using railway
2
C3
Reaching the mailbox in a distance of 600 without using a walking aid
0
C4
Walking around a table with small distance without swaying
1
C5
Walking without a walking aid over a distance >10 m
1
C6
Walking over a distance of about 300 m without a walking aid or a helping person
2
C7
Walking over a distance of 50 m with a trolley, without bumping with the feet into it
1
C8
Walking free on a small staircase (3 steps) in an alternating way with a distance of 1 m to the railway
−1
C9
Walking with a trolley over a distance of 50 m
0
C10
Walking without a walking aid over a distance of about 100 m
0
A1
Walking independently over longer distances (>500 m)
1
A2
Reducing danger of falling
0
A3
Walking a distance of 30 m with a full cup without spilling something
−1
A4
Walking with a trolley over a distance of 2000 m without dropping feet and strong support from the arms.
−1
A5
Walking over a distance of 100 m with a trolley and without bumping with the feet into it
2
A6
Walking with a trolley over a distance of 500 m
−1
Described goals correspond to score 0. Scores range from −2 to 2 (−2~baseline, −1~less than expected outcome, 0~expected outcome, 1~greater than expected outcome, and 2~much greater than expected outcome [35]).