Bradley, Emma Impact of Mobility Dog Assistance on Gait Patterns. 2022. Radford University, Honors College Capstone Project. Radford University Scholars' Repository.
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Abstract
Although many studies provide support for the use of mobility dogs as walking aids for individuals with disabilities to improve functional mobility, there has been inadequate existing research performed to represent how assistance dogs can provide stability and improve walking patterns in patients who have not had a serious health condition. The purpose of this study was to explore how mobility dogs affect the gait cycle to observe if mobility dogs are a useful device for people with mobility-related disabilities. Participants' gait patterns were recorded walking with and without the assistance of a mobility dog. By performing research on how mobility dogs affect gait patterns during ambulation, this will help health practitioners better understand when it is appropriate to prescribe a mobility dog as an assistive device.
| Item Type: | Honors College Capstone Project |
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > RZ Other systems of medicine |
| Divisions: | Radford University > College of Education and Human Development > Department of Health and Human Performance Radford University > Honors College |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Apr 2022 16:11 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Dec 2023 13:06 |
| URI: | http://wagner.radford.edu/id/eprint/804 |
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