Observational Gait Scale- Update (3/7/2018)
I have reviewed the previous posts on OGS, and the information remains up-to-date. Borel S, Schneider P, Newman CJ. Video analysis software increases the interrater reliability of video gait assessments in children with cerebral palsy. Gait and Posture. 2011; 33: 727-729. Purpose: This study sought to determine if video analysis software improves the interrater reliability of visual gait assessment, specifically with the Observational Gait Scale (OGS), in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Study Population: Twelve children (9 males and 3 females) with CP were video recorded in an outpatient rehabilitation clinic. Age of the children ranged from 5 to 14 years old. Five children were diagnosed with bilateral spastic CP and 7 children with unilateral spastic CP. The children were able to ambulate at a self-selected pace over a linear 10 meter walkway. Videos were recorded during ambulation in both the sagittal and frontal planes. Methods: Twenty of the gait…
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(I reviewed the original OGS post and the data is still up to date) Dursun N, Gokbel T, Akarsu M, Dursun E. A Randomized Controlled Trial on Effectiveness of Intermittent Serial Casting on Spastic Equinus Foot in Children with Cerebral Palsy After Botulinum Toxin-A Treatment. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2016; Purpose: To explore the efficacy of a combined treatment approach of intermittent, progressive serial casting and physical therapy (PT) after botulinum toxin-A (BTX-A) injections on spasticity, passive range of motion (PROM), and gait of children with CP. Study Population: 54 patients between ages 3 and 17 with diagnosis of CP according to Rosembaum criteria, hemiplegic or diplegic type of involvement, a Gross Motor Functional Classification System level of I, II, or III, presence of unilateral or bilateral spastic equinus foot deformity with shortened plantar flexors, a Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) score of 3 in plantar flexor muscles, and a scheduled BTX-A injection treatment for spastic plantar…
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I. Descriptive Information: Title: Observational Gait Scale (OGS) Edition: The OGS is a modified version of the Physician’s Rating Scale (Koman et al., 1994). The Physician’s Rating Scale (PRS) was created to examine the gait of young children with cerebral palsy in the sagittal plane after intramuscular injections of botulinum toxin type-A (BTX-A) for equinus gait. This scale did not appear to be sensitive or reliable in detecting specific changes after treatment with BTX-A (Corry et al., 1998). To improve the sensitivity of this scale, alterations were made and it was turned into the OGS (Boyd and Graham, 1999). Alterations to the PRS included the removal of three of the original sections (Equinus foot, Hind foot, Speed of gait) along with adding a section on “Change” (which aimed to improve discrimination between the two treatment groups in the Corey et al. study). Dates of Publication and Revision: Published in 1999…
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