Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L01332:reg:73:p5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L01332
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 73 (pt 5/6)
Character Range: 128572–131833

walking.

                      * Walks at normal pace on level ground, but has constant difficulty up and down steps and over uneven ground. Need for a walking stick may be manifested:
                      -         Pain and/or slowness; or
                      -         constant pain from weight-bearing.

                      * Pain restricts walking to 500 m or less, at a slow to moderate pace (4 km/h).  Can walk further after resting.

                      * Sciatic pain daily present most of the time dur- ing walking.

                      * Walks at moderately reduced pace in comparison with peers on flat ground; and is unable to
                      -         manage stairs or ramps without rails; or
                      -         rise from the sitting position without the assistance of one hand.

                      * Pain restricts walking (4 km/h) to 250 m or less at a time. Can walk further after resting.
   No age adjustment permitted for this table

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Functional Loss Table 3.2.2 (cont'd)

          LOSS OF MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION: LOWER LIMBS (BASED ON USE OF
          BOTH LOWER LIMBS TOGETHER) continued

      Impairment
      Ratings Criteria
                      * Walks at significantly reduced pace in comparison with peers and:
                    -          legs give way frequently, resulting in falls. Can walk more efficiently with a brace or an artificial limb; or
                    -          is unable to negotiate stairs without personal assistance; or
                    -          is unable to rise to standing position without the assistance of both hands.

                      * Pain restricts walking (4 km/h) to 100 m or less at a time. Can walk further after resting.
                      * Walks at greatly reduced pace in comparison with peers, is unable to negotiate kerbs, gutters or uneven ground, and
                    -          is restricted to walking in home and around block.  Probably needs a walking aid; or
                    -          finds transfer difficult without personal assistance.

                      * Pain restricts walking (4 km/h) to 50 m or less at a time. Can walk further after resting.

              FIFTY Restricted to walking in and around home; and
                    -          requires quad stick, crutches or similar walking aid;
                    -         is unable to transfer without personal assistance.

               SIXTY         Restricted to walking in and around home. Can walk only with personal assistance, or with a walking aid such as a pickup frame.

      SEVENTY Unable to walk or stand. Mobile only in a wheelchair.

               Only one rating is to be selected from this table for any condition or combination of conditions.

No age adjustment permitted for this table

             For the purposes of Table 3.2.2 "transfer" means:

             + a move from one seat to another;
             + a move from sitting to standing;
             + a move on and off the toilet; or
             + a move in and out of bed.

Step 5: Compare the functional impairment rating for the lower limbs as a whole with the functional impairment rating due to any restricted range of movement. Take