Into Which Group Does Hays Classify the Mobility of Children

question 14

Multiple Choice

Into which group does Hays classify the mobility of children with cerebral palsy (with less involvement) and children with myelomeningocele with upper extremity involvement?

• A) Children with inefficient mobility who ambulate but are unable to do so at a reasonable rate of speed or with acceptable endurance
• B) Children who will never ambulate
• C) Children who have lost their independent mobility
• D) Children who temporarily require assisted mobility and often progress to independent mobility with age

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