Review Article

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.

PatientGoalScore

C1Walking on a narrow path (<50 cm)2
C2Walking up a staircase without using railway 2
C3Reaching the mailbox in a distance of 600 without using a walking aid0
C4Walking around a table with small distance without swaying1
C5Walking without a walking aid over a distance >10 m1
C6Walking over a distance of about 300 m without a walking aid or a helping person2
C7Walking over a distance of 50 m with a trolley, without bumping with the feet into it 1
C8Walking free on a small staircase (3 steps) in an alternating way with a distance of 1 m to the railway −1
C9Walking with a trolley over a distance of 50 m 0
C10Walking without a walking aid over a distance of about 100 m0
A1Walking independently over longer distances (>500 m)1
A2Reducing danger of falling 0
A3Walking a distance of 30 m with a full cup without spilling something −1
A4Walking with a trolley over a distance of 2000 m without dropping feet and strong support from the arms. −1
A5Walking over a distance of 100 m with a trolley and without bumping with the feet into it 2
A6Walking 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]).