The Community Balance and Mobility Scale is a valid and reliable outcome measure for the ambulatory individual with traumatic brain injury.

The functional disability caused by IBM reduces QoL, but psychosocial factors such as mood affect QoL directly and by influencing the degree to which disease severity reduces QoL. Further study should follow the effects of IBM on QoL over time and look at the influence of other psychosocial factors. Such studies may point to psychosocial interventions that may help improve QoL in IBM even if the disease itself cannot be treated.

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The treadmill walk test provides a reproducible and valid measure of ability in persons with postpolio syndrome with a single rater, but a standardized protocol is essential for reliability.