ArticleNeurorehabilitation and neural repair2015
The impact of dynamic balance measures on walking performance in multiple sclerosis.
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- Markerless vs. Marker-Based Gait Analysis: A Proof of Concept Study.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Changes in trunk and head acceleration during the 6-minute walk test and its relation to falls risk for adults with multiple sclerosis.Experimental brain research · 2022Article
- Sensorimotor outcomes in adrenomyeloneuropathy show significant disease progression.Journal of inherited metabolic disease · 2022Observational
- Vibration Sensitivity Is Associated With Functional Balance After Unilateral Transtibial Amputation.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2021Article
- Exercise leads to metabolic changes associated with improved strength and fatigue in people with MS.Annals of clinical and translational neurology · 2021Article
- Understanding the Deterioration of Gait, Postural Control, Lower Limb Strength and Perceived Fatigue Across the Disability Spectrum of People with Multiple Sclerosis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- Distinguishing among multiple sclerosis fallers, near-fallers and non-fallers.Multiple sclerosis and related disorders · 2018Article
- Assessment of Early Evidence of Multiple Sclerosis in a Prospective Study of Asymptomatic High-Risk Family Members.JAMA neurology · 2017Article
- Unilateral olfactory sensitivity in multiple sclerosis.Physiology & behavior · 2017Article
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- Pain, cognition and quality of life associate with structural measures of brain volume loss in multiple sclerosis.NeuroRehabilitation · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundStatic posture imbalance and gait dysfunction are common in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS). Although the impact of strength and static balance on walking has been examined, the impact of dynamic standing balance on walking in MS remains unclear.
objectiveTo determine the impact of dynamic balance, static balance, sensation, and strength measures on walking in individuals with MS.
methodsFifty-two individuals with MS (27 women; 26 relapsing-remitting; mean age = 45.6 ± 10.3 years; median Expanded Disability Status Scale score = 3.5) participated in posturography testing (Kistler-9281 force plate), hip flexion, hip extension, ankle dorsiflexion strength (Microfet2 hand-held dynamometer), sensation (Vibratron II), and walk velocity (Optotrak Motion Analysis System). Analyses included, Mann-Whitney, Spearman correlation coefficients, and multiple regression.
resultsAll measures were abnormal in individuals with MS when compared with norms (P < .05). Static balance (eyes open, feet together [EOFT]), anterior-posterior (AP) dynamic sway, and hip extension strength were strongly correlated with walking velocity (AP sway r = 0.68; hip extension strength r = 0.73; EOFT r = -0.40). Together, AP dynamic sway (ρr = 0.71; P < .001), hip extension strength (ρr = 0.54; P < .001), and EOFT static balance (ρr = -0.41; P = .01) explained more than 70% of the variance in walking velocity (P < .001).
conclusionsAP dynamic sway affects walking performance in MS. A combined evaluation of dynamic balance, static balance, and strength may lead to a better understanding of walking mechanisms and the development of strategies to improve walking.
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