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Peripheral sensory neuropathy - Anyone tried Walkasins?
Neuropathy | Last Active: Aug 25 2:06pm | Replies (67)Comment receiving replies
@johnbishop John, I don't think that the Walkasins are available at this time. Their website gives no indication as to marketing which could indicate clinical trials are ongoing, pending results, funding, etc. The concept is certainly interesting and let's hope this will offer many of us some needed help. I agree with @tessie63 the price is high but first things first, where do they now stand in so much as availability. Proof beyond doubt that this is an effective device is vital. I will post additional info if I find out anything, let's all do the same. Ed
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I asked my brother-in-law to take a look at these results and give his feedback. He’s a very smart dude. You may find it helpful.
“This device provides a measurable improvement in several of the metrics that were considered, but the improvement wasn't uniform, but still overall results were decent. Results are from a baseline at time 0 to 26 weeks.”
“Functional gait assessment: (higher #s show improvement)
Average baseline was 15 then 19.2 at 26 weeks, so the improvement was a little more than 25%”.
“Gait Speed: in meters/second went from .87 to .97, so the improvement (increase in gait speed) was more than 10%”
“4 Stage Balance Test: From 25.6 to 28.4, so there was an approx 13% improvement. This is probably the most important test since it would be a predictor of falls.”
“The results aren't earth-shattering but decent to very good for functional gait assessment. There was one category that I didn't show. (TUG), the time required to "get up and go", showed little/no improvement”