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. 2013 Feb;75(1-2):47–55.

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.).