ArticleMultiple sclerosis international2020
Backward Walking and Dual-Task Assessment Improve Identification of Gait Impairments and Fall Risk in Individuals with MS.
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- Concurrent Validity and Test-Retest Reliability of the 3-Meter Backward Walk Test in Stroke Survivors.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Prefrontal hemodynamics during forward and backward walking, with and without a cognitive task, in people with multiple sclerosis.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2023Observational
- Cognitive Contributors of Backward Walking in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis.Multiple sclerosis international · 2023Article
- Open-source dataset reveals relationship between walking bout duration and fall risk classification performance in persons with multiple sclerosis.PLOS digital health · 2022Article
- Cerebellar Contributions to Motor and Cognitive Control in Multiple SclerosisArchives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2022Article
- System Comparison for Gait and Balance Monitoring Used for the Evaluation of a Home-Based Training.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Examining the Influence of Cognition on the Relationship Between Backward Walking and Falls in Persons With Multiple Sclerosis.International journal of MS careArticle
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Abstract
backgroundIndividuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) experience deficits in motor and cognitive domains, resulting in impairment in dual-task walking ability. The goal of this study was to compare performance of forward walking and backward walking in single- and dual-task conditions in persons with MS to age- and sex-matched healthy controls. We also examined relationships between forward and backward walking to cognitive function, balance, and retrospective fall reports.
methodsAll measures were collected in a single session. A 2 × 2 × 2 mixed model ANOVA was used to compare differences in forward and backward walking in single- and dual-task conditions between MS and healthy controls. Spearman correlations were used to examine relationships between gait and cognitive function, falls, and balance.
resultsEighteen individuals with relapsing-remitting MS and 14 age- and sex-matched healthy controls participated. Backward walking velocity revealed significant differences between groups for both single-task (
conclusionDifferences in MS and age- and sex-matched healthy controls are more pronounced during backward compared to forward walking under single- and dual-task conditions. Future work with a larger sample size is needed to validate the clinical utility of backward walking and dual-task assessments and mitigate the limited sensitivity of the current dual-task assessments that primarily rely upon forward walking.
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