(1) Inter-Rater Reliability of Assessing Balance Loss After Perturbation in the Balance-Based Torso-Weighting Method of Improving Gait and Balance
Allen DD,1 Magdalin C,1 Schultz A,1 Scott K,1 Jang C,1 Hughes R,1 Vivero L,1 Widener GL2
1Graduate Program in Physical Therapy, University of California San Francisco/San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA; 2Department of Physical Therapy, Samuel Merritt University, Oakland, CA
(2) Steadiness of Submaximal Isometric Contractions of the Ankle Dorsiflexors and Elbow Flexors in People with Multiple Sclerosis
Bunyan SL, DePauw EM, Flanagan AM, Ng AV
Exercise Science Program, Physical Therapy Department, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
(3) The CoDuSe Balance Exercise Reduces Falls and Improves Balance in People with Multiple Sclerosis
Carling A,1,2 Forsberg A,2 Nilsagård Y3
1Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden; 2Department of Physiotherapy, Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden; 3Health Care Management, Region Örebro County, Örebro, Sweden
(4) Motor Fatigability Impacts Lower Extremity Kinematics During Prolonged Walking in People with Multiple Sclerosis
Cohen ET,1 Muth S,2 Dekerlegand RL,2 Ferraro R2
1Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Blackwood, NJ; 2Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
(5) Stabilization of Center of Mass Is Preserved in Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis
Gera G,1 Reimann H,2,3 Horak FB2
1Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY; 2Neurology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR; 3University of Delaware, Newark, DE
(6) Temporal Variability in Multiple Sclerosis Gait and Balance Measures: Partial Results of an Ongoing Study
Karpatkin H, Hui R, Long M, Petti A, Sonnenberg H
Physical Therapy Program, Hunter College, New York, NY
(7) Effect of an Ankle Flexibility and Strength Program on Gait in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis: Partial Results of an Ongoing Study
Karpatkin H, Babyar S, Dunfey M, Kleiner R, Petersen A, Saliente R
Physical Therapy Program, Hunter College, New York, NY
(8) Review of Yoga/Mindfulness Literature on Persons with Multiple Sclerosis
Kushner S
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, Butler County, PA, USA
(9) Strengthening of Ankle, Hip, and Trunk to Improve Gait in People with Multiple Sclerosis: a Feasibility Study
Mañago MM,1 Hebert JR,1,2 Schenkman M1
1Physical Therapy Program, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and 2Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO
(10) Vibration Sensitivity and Foot-Tapping Distinguish Non-Progressive from Progressive Multiple Sclerosis in the Absence of Overt Gait Differences
Miehm JD,1 Sato S,1,2 Lim J,1,4 Rajala C,1 Kelly M,1 Averill JL,1 lonete C,5 Buonaccorsi J,3 Van Emmerik REA,1 Kent JA1
1Departments of Kinesiology, 2Neuroscience and Behavior, 3Math and Statistics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; 4Department of Counseling, Health, and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, San Antonio, TX; 5Memorial Medical Center Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA
(11) Automated Fall Detection in People with Multiple Sclerosis Using a Context-Aware Movement Tracking System
Mosquera-Lopez C,1 Wan E,2 Folsom J,1 Hildebrand A,3 Leitschuh J,1 Oganessian S,1 Cameron MH,1,3 Jacobs PG1
1Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR; 2Portland State University, Portland, OR; 3VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR
(12) Moving Stronger at the YMCA: Preliminary Results of a 12-Week Group Exercise Program for People with Multiple Sclerosis
Garcia-Tarodo S,1 Staine L,1 Colpo GD,2 Rocha NP,2 Teixeira AL,2 lfejika N,3 Freeman L1
1Department of Neurology and 2Department of Psychiatry, McGovern Medical School, UTHealth, Houston, TX; 3Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX
(13) Validation of Fitbit Flex2 in Multiple Sclerosis
Block V, Zhao C, Gelfand J, Cree BAC
Department of Neurology, Weill lnstitute for Neurosciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Author notes
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