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She was wearing a well-fitted prosthesis and had a goal of ambulating in the community with less fatigue. Vital signs and expiratory gases were recorded, and oxygen uptake efficiency slope was calculated during treadmill walking at 0%, 20%, and 40% unweighting. An age-matched control completed 0% unweighting baseline testing.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Under all conditions of treadmill walking, the participant's heart rate, blood pressure, and rate of perceived exertion consistently increased as speed and time increased. The participant's oxygen uptake efficiency slope was most efficient at 20% unweighting, and the economy of movement improved as the percentage of BWS increased, bringing values closer to the age-matched control. The participant reported only minimal pain immediately following 20% unweighting.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Limitations<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The primary limitation of this study is generalizability of findings because of minimal information for comparing the effects of BWS on aerobic capacity in individuals with HLLEA. Additionally, the percentages of unweighting using BWS were extrapolated based on corollary preexisting research; thus, there were no set parameters defined for this specific population.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>BWS allowed the participant to work more efficiently, which suggests that if used during an intervention, BWS might enable individuals with HLLEA to achieve recommended levels of training for aerobic conditioning. In future studies, it is recommended that 20% BWS be used at a speed that results in moderate-intensity exercise for individuals with HLLEA as determined by 50% to 70% of maximum heart rate for 20 to 30 minutes.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ptj\/pzy147","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,11,26]],"date-time":"2018-11-26T20:18:06Z","timestamp":1543263486000},"page":"258-265","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["The Effect of Body Weight Support on Energy Expenditure in an Individual With High-Level Lower Extremity Amputation"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"99","author":[{"given":"Carol A","family":"Miller","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Therapy, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, 625 Old Peachtree Rd NW, Suwanee, GA 30024 (USA)"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dawn M","family":"Hayes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Northside 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