Energy Expenditure Using Knee Scooters Versus Axillary Crutches: A Scoping Review
Event Type
Presentation
Start Date
12-1-2020 9:00 AM
End Date
12-1-2020 12:00 PM
Description
Purpose: The purpose of the scoping review is to present a summary of limited resources found relating to energy expenditure and ease of use under the two conditions of knee scooter or axillary crutches.
Methods: Inclusion criteria required the studies to be (a) peerreviewed journals published between January 2010 and June 2020, (b) published in the English language, (c) participants were above the age of 12 years old, and (d) had a clear focus or discussion of the impact of axillary crutches versus knee scooters during activities of daily living and energy expenditure. The sample sizes ranged from 8 to 62 participants in the studies. All of the studies used the adult population, nine of the eleven studies used able bodied participants. While only two of the eleven studies used participants with lower limb injuries (i.e. non-weight bearing). An electronic search was conducted using Nova Southeastern (NSU) databases including PubMed, EBSCOHOST/CINAHL Complete, MEDLINE, and Google Scholar.
Results & Conclusion: Our findings suggest there is a gap in the literature surrounding the use of knee scooters. However, the limited studies that were found suggested that the knee scooter required less muscle expenditure and higher perceived ease of use. There is little to no evidence on studies that integrate occupational therapy or activities of daily living (ADL). One common limitation of all the studies are small sample sizes. Other limitations found across the studies used healthy and young participants. Throughout our research many names were associated with the knee scooter device such as stride-on walker, knee walker, rehabilitation scooter, African Disability Scooter (ADS), from this point on we will refer to this condition as a "knee scooter.”
Recommended Citation
Kane, C., Rzepkowski, T., Bull, M., Drafke, S., Montgomery, S., Morales, E., Rendon, D., & Saunders, A. (2020), Energy Expenditure Using Knee Scooters Versus Axillary Crutches: A Scoping Review, Presentation, Seventh Annual Research Colloquium, https://nsuworks.nova.edu/ot_colloquium/seventh/events/6
Energy Expenditure Using Knee Scooters Versus Axillary Crutches: A Scoping Review
Purpose: The purpose of the scoping review is to present a summary of limited resources found relating to energy expenditure and ease of use under the two conditions of knee scooter or axillary crutches.
Methods: Inclusion criteria required the studies to be (a) peerreviewed journals published between January 2010 and June 2020, (b) published in the English language, (c) participants were above the age of 12 years old, and (d) had a clear focus or discussion of the impact of axillary crutches versus knee scooters during activities of daily living and energy expenditure. The sample sizes ranged from 8 to 62 participants in the studies. All of the studies used the adult population, nine of the eleven studies used able bodied participants. While only two of the eleven studies used participants with lower limb injuries (i.e. non-weight bearing). An electronic search was conducted using Nova Southeastern (NSU) databases including PubMed, EBSCOHOST/CINAHL Complete, MEDLINE, and Google Scholar.
Results & Conclusion: Our findings suggest there is a gap in the literature surrounding the use of knee scooters. However, the limited studies that were found suggested that the knee scooter required less muscle expenditure and higher perceived ease of use. There is little to no evidence on studies that integrate occupational therapy or activities of daily living (ADL). One common limitation of all the studies are small sample sizes. Other limitations found across the studies used healthy and young participants. Throughout our research many names were associated with the knee scooter device such as stride-on walker, knee walker, rehabilitation scooter, African Disability Scooter (ADS), from this point on we will refer to this condition as a "knee scooter.”