To date, there have been no published reports comparing joint motion and muscle activity of clinician assisted and device assisted Asit-to-stand transfers in patients with movement deficits. On the basis of our previous research with individuals without known disability,2s it may be assumed that device assisted movements would be less optimal than clinician assisted movements. Arguably, it also is possible that clinician assisted transfers may be less optimal because of the challenges that clinicians have when trying to safely move an individual with a variety of impairments (eg, weak- ness, sensory loss). These challenges