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[Purpose] This study examined the clinical utility of the JSS-H (Japan Stroke Scale-Higher Cortical Function) with proximal femoral fracture as a predictor of gait ability, mental function and intellectual function. [Subjects] Fifty-nine subjects with proximal femoral fracture. [Methods] Using multiple regression analysis, we examined the degree to which evaluation of physical function at one week was related to gait ability at three weeks after operation. [Results] The examination picked out the JSS-H and the power of the unaffected side of the quadriceps femoris as factors that were significantly related to the gait ability at three weeks after operation. And the former of standard partial regression coefficient is -0.446, the later is 0.429. [Conclusion] Adding JSS-H to the evaluation of physical function will support the planning of more appropriate physical therapy programs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to identify subjects with post-stroke hemiparesis at the early stage who can be indicated for short-term intervention with Body Weight Supported Treadmill Training (BWSTT). [Subjects] The subjects were 28 post-stroke hemiparesis patients. [Methods] The subjects received BWSTT with 20% of their weight supported for 5 consecutive days. Classification & Regression Trees (CRT) were used to classify the subjects. The dependent variable was change in walking speed across the intervention, and the independent variables were age, type of disease, number of days from onset, Brunnstrom Recovery Stage of lower extremity (BRS), walking speed before intervention, and swing symmetry (symmetry). [Results] The predictive value was 19.6 m/min in the asymmetry group (n=11) with BRS of ≥V and symmetry ≤0.90; 7.2 m/min in the high walking ability group (n=6) with BRS of ≥V and symmetry ≥0.91; and 8.1 m/min in the moderate hemiparesis group (n=11) with BRS of ≤IV. The coefficient of determination was 0.60. [Conclusion] Short-term BWSTT intervention for post-stroke hemiparesis at the early stage may be indicated for subjects who maintain higher motor function of the affected lower extremity but show asymmetry in walking pattern. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]