Quantifying gait impairment using an instrumented treadmill in people with multiple sclerosis

A Kalron, Z Dvir, L Frid, A Achiron - … Scholarly Research Notices, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Objective. Treadmill gait analysis has been proposed as an attractive
alternative for overground walking measuring systems. The purpose of this study was …

[HTML][HTML] Turning is an important marker of balance confidence and walking limitation in persons with multiple sclerosis

G Adusumilli, S Lancia, VA Levasseur, V Amblee… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
The standard functional tool for gait assessment in multiple sclerosis (MS) clinical trials has
been the 25-Foot Timed Walk Test, a measure of gait speed. Straight-line gait assessment …

[HTML][HTML] Smartphone accelerometry: A smart and reliable measurement of real-life physical activity in multiple sclerosis and healthy individuals

Y Zhai, N Nasseri, J Pöttgen, E Gezhelbash… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background: Mobility impairment is common in persons with multiple sclerosis (pwMS) and
can be assessed with clinical tests and surveys that have restricted ecological validity …

Novel technology for mobility and balance tracking in patients with multiple sclerosis: a systematic review

R Sun, R McGinnis, JJ Sosnoff - Expert review of neurotherapeutics, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Mobility and balance impairments in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) are
major factors for decreased quality of life. Novel sensing technologies have great potential to …

[HTML][HTML] Gait asymmetry, and bilateral coordination of gait during a six-minute walk test in persons with multiple sclerosis

M Plotnik, JM Wagner, G Adusumilli, A Gottlieb… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Gait impairments in persons with multiple sclerosis (pwMS) leading to decreased
ambulation and reduced walking endurance remain poorly understood. Our objective was to …

Accelerometry reveals differences in gait variability between patients with multiple sclerosis and healthy controls

JM Huisinga, M Mancini, RJ St. George… - Annals of biomedical …, 2013 - Springer
Variability of movement reflects important information for the maintenance of the health of
the system. For pathological populations, changes in variability during gait signal the …

Evaluation of Clinical Gait Analysis parameters in patients affected by Multiple Sclerosis: Analysis of kinematics

G Severini, M Manca, G Ferraresi, LM Caniatti… - Clinical …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Clinical Gait Analysis is commonly used to evaluate specific gait
characteristics of patients affected by Multiple Sclerosis. The aim of this report is to present a …

[HTML][HTML] A validated smartphone-based assessment of gait and gait variability in Parkinson's disease

RJ Ellis, YS Ng, S Zhu, DM Tan, B Anderson… - PLoS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background A well-established connection exists between increased gait variability and
greater fall likelihood in Parkinson's disease (PD); however, a portable, validated means of …

Walking function in clinical monitoring of multiple sclerosis by telemedicine

N Sola-Valls, Y Blanco, M Sepúlveda, S Llufriu… - Journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Walking limitation is a key component of disability in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS),
but the information on daily walking activity and disability over time is limited. To …

[HTML][HTML] Open-source dataset reveals relationship between walking bout duration and fall risk classification performance in persons with multiple sclerosis

BM Meyer, LJ Tulipani, RD Gurchiek, DA Allen… - PLOS digital …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Falls are frequent and associated with morbidity in persons with multiple sclerosis (PwMS).
Symptoms of MS fluctuate, and standard biannual clinical visits cannot capture these …