ArticleMultiple sclerosis international2013
The clinical relevance of force platform measures in multiple sclerosis: a review.
Article in Multiple sclerosis international, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06692296 (Studio Pilota Sull'Efficacia Della Pedana Stabilometrica Nel Trattamento Del Paziente Con Atassia di Friedreich), which is not on this map. Cited by 29 papers.
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Studio Pilota Sull'Efficacia Della Pedana Stabilometrica Nel Trattamento Del Paziente Con Atassia di Friedreich
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 76 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Pelvic Control Characteristics During Static Balance in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: A Novel Sensor-Based Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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- Instrumented Balance Error Scoring System in Children and Adolescents-A Cross Sectional Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- I-BaR: integrated balance rehabilitation framework.Frontiers in neurorobotics · 2024Article
- A cross-sectional study of sensory-motor neuropsychological function among sewage plant and sewage net workers exposed to hydrogen sulphide when handling wastewater.Annals of work exposures and health · 2023Article
- Standard versus innovative robotic balance assessment for people with multiple sclerosis: a correlational study.European journal of medical research · 2023Article
- A 3-DoF robotic platform for the rehabilitation and assessment of reaction time and balance skills of MS patients.PloS one · 2023Article
- A 3D-Printed Capacitive Smart Insole for Plantar Pressure Monitoring.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- The Impact of Resistance Training Program on Static Balance in Multiple Sclerosis Population: A Randomized Controlled Trial Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Age-related changes to vestibular heave and pitch perception and associations with postural control.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Assessment of gait and balance impairment in people with spinocerebellar ataxia using wearable sensors.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2022Article
- Multisensory visual-vestibular training improves visual heading estimation in younger and older adults.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2022Article
- Validity and Reliability of a Smartphone App for Gait and Balance Assessment.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Cognitive Processing Speed Impairment Does Not Influence the Construct Validity of Six-Spot Step Test Performance in People With Multiple Sclerosis.Physical therapy · 2021Article
- Visual Feedback and Postural Control in Multiple Sclerosis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- Balance Testing in Multiple Sclerosis-Improving Neurological Assessment With Static Posturography?Frontiers in neurology · 2020Article
- Spotlight on postural control in patients with multiple sclerosis.Degenerative neurological and neuromuscular disease · 2018Review
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Abstract
Balance impairment and falls are frequent in patients with multiple sclerosis (PwMS), and they may occur even at the earliest stage of the disease and in minimally impaired patients. The introduction of computer-based force platform measures (i.e., static and dynamic posturography) has provided an objective and sensitive tool to document both deficits and improvements in balance. By using more challenging test conditions, force platform measures can also reveal subtle balance disorders undetectable by common clinical scales. Furthermore, posturographic techniques may also allow to reliably identify PwMS who are at risk of accidental falls. Although force platform measures offer several theoretical advantages, only few studies extensively investigated their role in better managing PwMS. Standardised procedures, as well as clinical relevance of changes detected by static or dynamic posturography, are still lacking. In this review, we summarized studies which investigated balance deficit by means of force platform measures, focusing on their ability in detecting patients at high risk of falls and in estimating rehabilitation-induced changes, highlighting the pros and the cons with respect to clinical scales.
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