Falls in People With Multiple Sclerosis Who Use a Walking Aid: Prevalence, Factors, and Effect of Strength and Balance Interventions

Fatigue, Physical Activity, Quality of Life, and Fall Risk in People with Multiple Sclerosis

“…4 Falls represent a major mobility-related health issue for people with MS, as demonstrated by an epidemiologic study showing that approximately 60% of people with MS fall one or more times over 3 months. 5 Recent studies have identified a range of neuropsychological, physical, health, and lifestyle risk factors for falls in people with MS. 6,7 Although fatigue and physical activity levels have been extensively investigated in people with MS, few studies have examined relationships between fatigue and falls in this group. Some studies have documented that people with MS are likely to attribute their falls to fatigue.…”

Do Physical Therapy Interventions Affect Urinary Incontinence and Quality of Life in People with Multiple Sclerosis?

“…10 With reduced activity, deconditioning may occur. 2,8,10 Deconditioning has detrimental effects not only on physical structures (ie, cardiovascular and digestive systems) but also on the likelihood of depression and subjective low QOL. 15,18,20 Although the impact of UI on QOL has been reported mostly in the general population, the effect in MS is likely similar.…”

Interventions for preventing falls in people with multiple sclerosis

“…A population-based European study reported that the incidence rate of fracture was significantly higher among people with MS than age-and gender-matched peers without MS (Bazelier 2011). People with MS with a history of falls report significantly poorer physical and psychological health status compared with non-fallers with MS (Coote 2013). Falls can further have an adverse impact on fear of falling and falls self-efficacy, and can contribute to activity curtailment, physiological deconditioning, loss of independence, and institutionalisation (Finlayson 2010;Matsuda 2012).…”