Nurick Scale | |
Grade | Characteristics |
0 | Signs or symptoms of root involvement but without evidence of spinal cord disease |
1 | Signs of spinal cord disease but no difficulty in walking |
2 | Slight difficulty in walking which does not prevent full-time employment |
3 | Difficulty in walking which prevents full-time employment or the ability to do all housework, but which is not so severe as to require someone else’s help to walk |
4 | Able to walk only with someone else’s help or with the aid of a frame |
5 | Chair bound or bedridden |
Daniel’s Scale | |
Grade | Definition |
0 | Absence of muscular contraction |
1 | Visible or palpable muscular contraction without any movement. |
2 | Movement of the extremity without defeating gravity |
3 | Movement against gravity |
4 | Movement against gravity and resistance diminished strength |
5 | Normal strength |