Editor's note: This is a listing of the poster abstract titles, authors, and author affiliations. The full abstracts are available on IJMSC's online edition at http://IJMSC.org.
1) VALIDATION OF THE FOUR SQUARE STEP TEST (FSST)
Y Nilsagård
University Healthcare Research Center, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
(2) EXAMINING UPPER AND LOWER BODY SEGMENTAL MOTION DURING WALKING IN HEALTHY CONTROLS AND PERSONS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
J Craig, A Bruetsch, J Huisinga
University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
(3) CONNECTIONS BETWEEN POSTERIOR PARIETAL AND SENSORIMOTOR CORTICES PREDICT POSTURAL ADAPTATION IN PEOPLE WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
E Zeeboer, G Gera, H Schlueter, FB Horak, BW Fling
Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
(4) SUPRA-SPINAL CONTROL OF AUTOMATIC POSTURAL REACTIONS IN PEOPLE WITH MS
DS Peterson,1,2 G Gera,2 FB Horak,1,2 B Fling2
1Veterans Affairs Portland Health Care System, Portland OR; 2Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
(5) GREATER ROLE FOR LESS AFFECTED LIMB IN STANDING BALANCE WITH MS
RE Pimentel,1 NB Ketelhut,2 JH Kindred,2 BL Tracy,3 T Rudroff,2 RF Reiser II1
1Clinical Biomechanics Laboratory,2Integrative Neurophysiology Laboratory, and 3Neuromuscular Function Laboratory, Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
(6) CHARACTERISTICS OF GAIT DURING LONG-DURATION WALKING IN PEOPLE WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
C Curtze, G Gera, FB Horak
Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
(7) INSTRUMENTED GAIT AND BALANCE MEASURES ARE RELATED TO COGNITIVE SCORES AND SELF-REPORTS OF FUNCTION IN PERSONS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
J Huisinga, M Aldughmi, A Bruetsch, S Siengsukon
University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
(8) EFFECT OF FATIGUE ON SENSORY IMPAIRMENT IN MS: PARTIAL RESULTS OF AN ONGOING STUDY
J Karsten, A NcCloughlin, M Rocchio, C Bianchi, H Karpatkin
Hunter College, City University of New York, New York, NY
(9) FALL PREVALENCE IN NON-AMBULATORY PERSONS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
LA Rice, A Kalron, S Hausdorff-Berkowitz, D Backus, JJ Sosnoff
University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL
(10) HOW ASSISTIVE DEVICES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH FALLS IN PEOPLE WITH MS: CONCEPTUAL MODELS
M Wang, M Cameron
Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
(11) BLADDER DYSFUNCTION IS A RISK FACTOR FOR FALLS IN PEOPLE WITH RELAPSING-REMITTING MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
JE Zelaya, C Murchison, MH Cameron
Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
(12) THE CONTEXT, CAUSES, AND CONSEQUENCES OF FALLS IN PEOPLE WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS: PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM AN IRISH CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
L Comber, R Galvin, S Coote
University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
(13) FALL ASSESSMENT IN PEOPLE WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS: WHAT DO PM&R RESIDENTS NEED TO LEARN?
P Serina, S Campea
Veterans Administration Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA
(14) MEASURES OF FALLS RISK IN PERSONS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE TIMED UP AND GO AND TIMED UP AND GO COGNITIVE TESTS
MA Ciol, JJ Sosnoff, P Matsuda, S Seema Khurana, GH Kraft
University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL
(15) INSTRUMENTED TIMED UP AND GO IDENTIFIES MOBILITY IMPAIRMENTS RELATED TO FALL RISK IN PERSONS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
A Flach, A Adusumilli, RT Naismith, JM Wagner
Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO
(16) TIMED 25-FOOT WALK TEST PERFORMANCE IS DECREASED WITH INCREASED PERCEPTION OF FALL RISK IN PATIENTS WITH MS
JH Kindred,1 NB Ketelhut,1 RE Pimentel,2 BL Tracy,3 RF Reiser II,2 T Rudroff1
1Integrative Neurophysiology Laboratory, 2Clinical Biomechanics Laboratory, and 3Neuromuscular Function Laboratory, Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
(17) CORRELATION BETWEEN FALLS AND NEAR FALLS IN PEOPLE WITH MODERATE TO ADVANCED MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
A Carling, Y Nilsagård
University Healthcare Research Center, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
(18) EFFECT OF AN ACUTE BOUT OF EXERCISE ON BALANCE, MOBILITY, MOOD, AND EXECUTIVE FUNCTION IN ADULTS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
JV Jacobs, SL Kasser, AL Marcus, LC Cole, JS Sibold
Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Science, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
(19) BETTER REPORTING OF COMORBIDITIES IS NEEDED IN MS EXERCISE STUDIES
EJ Bisson, A Fakolade, J Pétrin, M Finlayson
School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
(20) ADAPTATIONS IN GAZE, POSTURAL SWAY, BALANCE, AND PARTICIPATION AFTER HOME-BASED TRAINING IN PERSONS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
HG Garg,1 MC Schubert,2 E Gappmaier,1 KB Foreman,1 J Sibthorp,1 LE Dibble1
1University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; 2Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
