Self-selected gait speed was assessed using the GAITRite walkway.* This portable mat with embedded sensors and companion software creates a
* CIR Systems Inc, 60 Garlor Dr, Havertown, PA 19083.
profile of temporal and spatial parameters of gait and is considered a valid and reliable quantitative gait assessment tool.36,37 Participants were instructed to walk at a “comfortable” pace for the length of the mat (4.57 m [15 ft]), and the walking path was established such that acceleration and deceleration did not occur on the mat.