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Overall Disability Sum Score (ODSS) and Overall Neuropathy Limitations Scale (ONLS)
Summary
What it measures:
The Overall Disability Sum Score (ODSS) and Overall Neuropathy Limitations Scale (ONLS) measure the degree to which an individual is able to perform upper extremity and lower extremity functional activities.
Target Population:
ODSS has been used for patients with immune-mediated polyneuropathies, such as Guillain-Barré syndrome and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) (1,2), and the ONLS is used for peripheral neuropathy. (3)
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Date: June 5, 2017
Contact: practice@apta.org
Content Type: Test & Measure
Arthritis, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, Frailty, Heart Failure, Motor Neuron Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Pain, Parkinson Disease, Peripheral Neuropathy, Peripheral Vascular Disease
George Fulk, PT, PhD
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