Abbreviations
4-AP | 4-Aminopyridine |
6MWT | 6 Minute Walk Test |
10MWT | 10 Meter Walk Test |
ABC | Activity-specific Balance Confidence Scale |
AFO | ankle foot orthosis |
AMS | ASIA Motor Score |
ARGO | advanced reciprocating gait orthosis |
BBS | Berg Balance Scale |
BIONT | brain-initiated overground nonrobotic / nonweight supported training |
BWS | body weight support |
BWSTT | body weight supported treadmill training |
CHART | Craig Handicap and Assessment Reporting Technique |
CK | creatine kinase |
CWT | Community Walk Test |
ES | electrical stimulation |
FES | functional electrical stimulation |
FIM-L | Functional Independence Measure – Locomotor |
HKAFO | hip knee ankle foot orthosis |
IADL | instrumental activities of daily living |
IRGO | isocentric reciprocal gait orthosis |
KAFO | knee ankle foot orthosis |
LCE | leg cycle ergometry |
LEMMT | Lower Extremity Manual Muscle Test |
LEMS | Lower Extremity Motor Score |
MASS | Modified Ashworth Spasticity Scale |
mEFAP | Modified Emory Functional Ambulation Profile |
MFES | Modified Falls Efficacy Scale |
MSCs | mesenchymal stem cells |
NMES | neuromuscular electrical stimulation |
OMA | olfactory mucosal autografts |
PCI | Physiological Cost Index |
PES | patterned electrical stimulation |
PGO | powered gait orthosis |
PRT | progressive resistance training |
PSA | peak stance average |
RET | resistance exercise training |
RGO | reciprocating gait orthosis |
RNL | Reintegration to Normal Living Index |
rTMS | repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation |
SCIM | Spinal Cord Independence Measure |
SEPs | somatosensory evoked potentials |
SWLS | Satisfaction With Life Scale |
TUG | Timed Up and Go Test |
vBFB | visual Biofeedback task-specific Balance Training |
vGRF | visual ground reaction force |
WAQ | Walking Ability Questionnaire |
WBCO | weight bearing control orthosis |
WBV | whole-body vibration |
WISCI | Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury |
WO | walkabout orthosis |
WPAL | Wearable Power-Assist Locomotor |
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