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Published on: February 11, 2014
Navigating Through a COVID-19 World: Avoiding Obstacles
1Physical Therapy Department, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (B.N.K.); and Department of Otolaryngology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York (E.R.A.).
Abstract:
Individuals with balance and gait problems encounter additional challenges navigating this post-coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) world. All but the best fitting facemasks partially obscure the lower visual field. Facemask use by individuals with balance and gait problems has the potential to further compromise walking safety. More broadly, as the world reopens for business, balance and gait testing in clinics and research laboratories will also be impacted by facemask use. Here, we highlight some of the challenges faced by patients, clinicians, and researchers as they return to "normal" after COVID-19.Video Abstract is available for insights from the authors (see the Video, Supplemental Digital Content 1, available at: http://links.lww.com/JNPT/A328).
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