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Table 2 Patricipants’ answers to Loco-check between pre- and post-HAL exercise training

From: Exercise training using hybrid assistive limb (HAL) lumbar type for locomotive syndrome: a pilot study

Loco-check

Pre-HAL

Post-HAL

Yes

No

Yes

No

(1) You cannnot put on a pair of socks while standing on one leg

30

2

30

2

(2) You stumble or slip in your house

12

20

7

25

(3) You need to use a handrail when going upstairs

31

1

30

2

(4) You cannot get across the road at a crossing before the traffic light changes

22

10

21

11

(5) You have difficulty walking continuously for 15 min

22

10

20

12

(6) You find it difficult to walk home carrying a shopping bag weighing about 2 kg

18

14

13

19

(7) You find it difficult to do housework requiring physical strength

11

21

9

23