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Brand Names: 2 front wheels/ brakes on rear legs, 4 wheel swivel w/hand brakes, Platform walker, Rollator, Rolling Walker, use stroller as walker

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Why Patients Use Walker

Other	145
Stiffness/spasticity	41
Fatigue	19
Not indicated	19
Balance issues	16
Disease-related symptoms	10
General health	10
Difficulty walking	3
Walking difficulty without aid	3
Weakness in legs	3
slow my disease's progress	2
Anxiety	1
Atrophy, calf muscle	1
Atrophy, foot muscles	1
Atrophy, lower body muscles	1
Atrophy, muscle	1
Dizziness	1
Imbalance when walking	1
Loss of coordination/balance	1
Loss of motor control, one or both legs	1
Don't know	1
Left foot drop	1

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Walker

Why Patients Stopped Using Walker (multiple reasons could be selected)

Other	14
Course of treatment ended	7
Did not seem to work	6
Not indicated	4

How Long Patients Used Walker Before Stopping

Average: Walker Ratings

	9
	3
	3
	1