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el2 ili o r-in Impairment of gait and balance are major factors that restrict daily activity [5] and may occur as early as after ment and mobility dysfunction, but it has limitations. It is a relatively subjective measure with high intra- and J N E R JOURNAL OF NEUROENGINEERINGAND REHABILITATIONBehrens et al. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2014, 11:89http://www.jneuroengrehab.com/content/11/1/89Although an excellent method of quantifying overall gaitGermany Full list of author information is available at the end of the articlea first clinical episode [6-8]. In current clinical practice, balance and gait impairment are quantified using a combination of clinical examination inter-rater variability and quantifying mild symptoms and symptom progression is challenging [10,11]. The Timed 25-Foot Walk (T25FW) measures the time a patient takes to walk 25 feet at maximum speed. As part of the Multiple Sclerosis Functional Composite (MSFC), the T25FW is currently the most widely implemented method to objectively quantify gait disability in clinical MS trials and, to a lesser extent, clinical practice [12,13]