Falls in people with multiple sclerosis: risk identification, intervention, and future directions

S Coote, L Comber, G Quinn… - … journal of MS care, 2020 - meridian.allenpress.com
Falls are highly prevalent in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and result in a range of
negative consequences, such as injury, activity curtailment, reduced quality of life, and …

Measuring the cost of cognitive-motor dual tasking during walking in multiple sclerosis

C Leone, F Patti, P Feys - Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Purposeful, safe locomotion requires higher-level cortical processes, to meet the real-life
demands of walking while performing concurrent cognitive tasks (eg recalling a shop** list …

Gait

A Mirelman, S Shema, I Maidan… - Handbook of clinical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Gait is one of the keys to functional independence. For a long-time, walking was considered
an automatic process involving minimal higher-level cognitive input. Indeed, walking does …

A wearable sensor identifies alterations in community ambulation in multiple sclerosis: contributors to real-world gait quality and physical activity

S Shema-Shiratzky, I Hillel, A Mirelman, K Regev… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
People with multiple sclerosis (pwMS) often suffer from gait impairments. These changes in
gait have been well studied in laboratory and clinical settings. A thorough investigation of …

Cognitive‐motor interference in multiple sclerosis: A systematic review of evidence, correlates, and consequences

DA Wajda, JJ Sosnoff - BioMed research international, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) regularly exhibit deficits in motor and cognitive
function. Recent evidence suggests that these impairments are compounded when motor …

[HTML][HTML] Treadmill training with virtual reality to enhance gait and cognitive function among people with multiple sclerosis: a randomized controlled trial

I Galperin, A Mirelman, T Schmitz-Hübsch, KL Hsieh… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Motor and cognitive impairments impact the everyday functioning of people with
MS (pwMS). The present randomized controlled trial (RCT) evaluated the benefits of a …

[HTML][HTML] Balance exercise program reduced falls in people with multiple sclerosis: a single-group, pretest-posttest trial

YE Nilsagård, LK von Koch, M Nilsson… - Archives of physical …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate the effects of a balance exercise program on falls in people with mild
to moderate multiple sclerosis (MS). Design Multicenter, single-blinded, single-group …

An innovative training program based on virtual reality and treadmill: effects on gait of persons with multiple sclerosis

A Peruzzi, IR Zarbo, A Cereatti… - Disability and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: In this single blind randomized controlled trial, we examined the effect of a virtual reality-
based training on gait of people with multiple sclerosis. Methods: Twenty-five individuals …

Brain activation changes during locomotion in middle-aged to older adults with multiple sclerosis

ME Hernandez, R Holtzer, G Chaparro, K Jean… - Journal of the …, 2016 - Elsevier
Mobility and cognitive impairments are common in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS), and
are expected to worsen with increasing age. However, no studies, to date, in part due to …