A semi-structured questioning route was developed and themes included motivation to take part, experiences of the led walks, usefulness of the resources, ability to maintain walking levels during the independent walking phase of the programme, and recommendations for future implementation.
The second consultation (12 weeks after the first) aimed to maintain walking behaviour and prevent relapse.
A second consultation focussed on relapse prevention (12 weeks after the first consultation) and aimed to maintain walking behaviour.
Continuous followup and treatment to improve and maintain walking performance is important both in children and adolescents with CP.
Written accessible resources on maintaining walking behaviours and PA levels will also be given to participants in the intervention group.
The use of a wheelchair for those with limited walking ability may preserve energy and prevent physical fatigue and thereby maintain walking performance in adolescents and adults.
Still, despite often severe somatosensory impairments, some DPN patients maintain walking patterns that are similar to those observed in age-matched healthy people (4).
Given the immature proprioceptive and vestibular sensitivity, more of the child's attention is required to maintain walking stability, particularly in demanding situations.
Greater hip extensor moments may indeed help to maintain walking speed, but this does not appear to be the case with the hip flexor and ankle plantar flexor moments, which were substantially lower; Individuals with knee OA seems to have a higher involvement of hip adductor muscles to compensate a weak quadriceps and hip abductors [ 12, 127].
For instance: the recognised need for tail support (and stimulation in some cases) to permit SCI animals to maintain walking on a treadmill belt [ 4, 5]; the occurrence of placement errors such as limb crossing in SCI dogs with reasonable stepping ability [ 6]; the clinically-evident tendency for individuals with an SCI to lose their balance particularly when turning corners [ 7, 8].
