Postural control is associated with cognition and fear of falling in patients with multiple sclerosis

Effects on gait and balance of home-based active video game interventions in persons with multiple sclerosis: A systematic review

“…Its symptoms are various, depending on the severity and spatial distribution of the lesions ( Milo and Miller, 2014 ), but the current clinical manifestations of MS are: deterioration of motor, sensory, visual, and genitosphincterian functions ( Compston and Coles, 2008 ). Regarding locomotor aspects, MS decreases strength, coordination, gait ( Comber et al., 2017 ), balance and increases the fear of falling (FoF) ( Perrochon et al., 2017 ) and risk of falls in persons with MS (pwMS) ( Nilsagård et al., 2015 ). The literature reports that physical capabilities (i.e., mobility, aerobic capacity and muscle strength) ( Amatya et al., 2019 ) and balance ( Paltamaa et al., 2012 ) can be improved by physical therapy for pwMS.…”

Use of a Short Version of the Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale in Multiple Sclerosis

“…5,6,8 One common self-report measure used to evaluate balance confidence is the 16-question Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) scale. 6,[9][10][11] Balance confidence is important to assess because lower balance confidence has been shown to predict future falls. 12 The ABC scale asks individuals to self-report their balance confidence in suc-between individuals with MS with and without a history of falls and controls, as well as between individuals with MS with above-average and below-average physiological fall risk and controls, was determined through bivariate correlation.…”

Neural correlates of gait variability in people with multiple sclerosis with fall history

“…This last result may be explained by the inclusion of a very low number of MS participants with a progressive form of the disease. Some of the mentioned fall risk factors are associated with elevated gait variability [2,7,25]. In addition to this specific phenotype of MS fallers, brain lesions located in the infratentorial regions have been associated with previous falls in a sample of 31 MS patients [13].…”