Table 1.
A self-assessment checklist for locomotive syndrome1
| categories | |
|---|---|
| 1 | You cannot put on a pair of socks while standing on one leg |
| 2 | You stumble or slip in your house. |
| 3 | You need to use a handrail when going upstairs |
| 4 | You cannot get across the road at a crossing before the traffic light changes. |
| 5 | You have difficulty walking continuously for 15 min. |
| 6 | You find it difficult to walk home carrying a shopping bag weighing about 2 kg (e.g., two 1-l milk packs). |
| 7 | You find it difficult to do housework requiring physical strength (e.g., use of a vacuum cleaner to clean the rooms, putting futons into and taking them out of the closet, etc.). |