T71

Athletes in Class T71 generally require physical or powered mobility devices for assistance. Athletes in this Class will: have severe difficulty with the control and coordination of their trunk and lower limbs in producing the functional movements for running, severely limiting their ability to accelerate and achieve efficient propulsion; present with poor stride control and are more likely to show foot drag, poor knee lift and severely shortened strides, asymmetry and/or no alternative leg movement; have difficulty with or are not able to transfer onto the mobility/running frame independently and manoeuvre the frame to the start line; have difficulty with the control and co-ordination of their upper limbs, however this is not considered as part of the criteria for Sport Class allocation.

Frame running T71 class profile for Athletes affected by ataxia: Athletes must show unsteadiness and lack of coordination severely affecting effective propulsion of the running frame; have difficulty standing without support of a mobility device (score 4-6 on the standing item); have difficulty walking without assistance of a mobility device (score 6-8 on the gait item); and be unable to perform the heel-shin task (score 4).

Frame running T71 class profile for Athletes with athetosis: Athletes will present with severe involuntary movements in all four limbs which lead to a clearly observable negative effect on their ability to effectively propel the running frame; score mostly 3 and 4 in duration and amplitude; and have a total dyskinesia assessment score between 150 and 200, i.e. 150 or higher. The profile also requires poor trunk control for both static balance and dynamic reach balance, with a summed trunk control score of 8 or less.

Frame running T71 class profile for Athletes with hypertonia: Athletes with hypertonia in Class T71 will have total body involvement with either all four limbs or three limbs affected (quadriplegia or triplegia); and have scores indicating a high level of spasticity, poor selective voluntary motor control and poor trunk control. The profile specifies summed scores of 16-32 for spastic hypertonia, 0-6 for selective voluntary motor control and 0-8 for trunk control.