GMFCS Level V is described as which?

GMFCS Level V is described as which?

• A. Walks without limitations, minor difficulty in advanced gross motor skills.
• B. Walks with hand-held device, uses wheelchair for long distances.
• C. Limited self-mobility; transported or uses powered mobility.
• D. Transported in wheelchair, severe head/trunk control limitations.

Answer: (D)

GMFCS levels describe how independently a person with cerebral palsy can move, from most independent to most dependent. Level V is the most severe: the individual is transported in a wheelchair and has severe limitations in head and trunk control, requiring extensive assistance for movement. This description is a direct match for the option that states being transported in a wheelchair with severe head/trunk control limitations. Other levels describe progressively more independence—walking without limitations, walking with limitations, walking with a hand-held mobility device, or self-mobility with limitations but not total dependence—so they don’t fit Level V.

GMFCS levels describe how independently a person with cerebral palsy can move, from most independent to most dependent. Level V is the most severe: the individual is transported in a wheelchair and has severe limitations in head and trunk control, requiring extensive assistance for movement. This description is a direct match for the option that states being transported in a wheelchair with severe head/trunk control limitations. Other levels describe progressively more independence—walking without limitations, walking with limitations, walking with a hand-held mobility device, or self-mobility with limitations but not total dependence—so they don’t fit Level V.