Physical Activity Based on Daily Step-count in Inpatient Setting in Brain Injury Patients: Follow up
Primani, F.; Winter, R.; Hund-Georgiadis; Maguire, C. · physioscience · 2025 · Heft S 03 · S. 1 bis 1
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Background Brain injury is one of the main causes of permanent physical disability, and improving walking ability is one of the most important goals for patients. After inpatient rehabilitation, most do not receive long-term rehabilitation services. Physical activity is important for the health prevention of the musculoskeletal system, circulatory system and the psyche. Objective This study measured physical activity on daily step-count in chronic patients after traumatic brain injury and stroke with the StepWatch™ ankle sensor. The difference in number of steps in the inpatient setting were compared to the numb…