[HTML][HTML] Wearable sensor technologies to assess motor functions in people with multiple sclerosis: systematic scoping review and perspective

T Woelfle, L Bourguignon, J Lorscheider… - Journal of Medical …, 2023 - jmir.org
Background Wearable sensor technologies have the potential to improve monitoring in
people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and inform timely disease management decisions …

Efficacy of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on balance and gait in multiple sclerosis patients: a Machine Learning Approach

N Marotta, A de Sire, C Marinaro, L Moggio… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has emerged as an appealing rehabilitative
approach to improve brain function, with promising data on gait and balance in people with …

The relationship between the local dynamic stability of gait to cognitive and physical performance in older adults: a scoping review

S Netukova, L Bizovska, R Krupicka, Z Szabó - Gait & Posture, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Local dynamic stability (LDS) has become accepted as a gait stability indicator.
The deterioration of gait stability is magnified in older adults. Research question: What is the …

Innovative multidimensional gait evaluation using IMU in multiple sclerosis: introducing the semiogram

C Voisard, N de l'Escalopier, A Vienne-Jumeau… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Quantifying gait using inertial measurement units has gained increasing
interest in recent years. Highly degraded gaits, especially in neurological impaired patients …

Instrumentally assessed gait quality is more relevant than gait endurance and velocity to explain patient‐reported walking ability in early‐stage multiple sclerosis

I Carpinella, E Gervasoni, D Anastasi… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background and purpose People with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) often report walking
limitations even when the gold standard Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) indicates …

Struggling to Keep Up and Have A Good Life: A Qualitative Study of Living With Impaired Balance Control Due to Multiple Sclerosis

A Wallin, E Franzén, U Ekman, S Johansson - Physical Therapy, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Objective We aimed to explore and describe the experiences of people with multiple
sclerosis (MS) living with impaired balance control and how balance impairment can be …

Test–retest reliability of the mini-bestest in people with mild to moderate multiple sclerosis

A Wallin, M Kierkegaard, E Franzén… - Physical …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Objective The mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest) is a balance
measure for assessment of the underlying physiological systems for balance control in …

Walking with horizontal head turns is impaired in persons with early-stage multiple sclerosis showing normal locomotion

I Carpinella, E Gervasoni, D Anastasi… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Turning the head while walking (an action often required during daily living) is
particularly challenging to maintain balance. It can therefore potentially reveal subtle …

Gait stability reflects motor tracts damage at early stages of multiple sclerosis

LE Cofré Lizama, M Strik… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Gait in people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) is affected even when no
changes can be observed on clinical examination. A sensitive measure of gait deterioration …

Measuring gait stability in people with multiple sclerosis using different sensor locations and time scales

R Müller, L Schreff, LE Koch, P Oschmann… - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
The evaluation of local divergence exponent (LDE) has been proposed as a common gait
stability measure in people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS). However, differences in methods …