Visuo-proprioceptive training reduces risk of falls in patients with multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 491-499

  Prosperini, Luca ^a   Leonardi, Laura ^a   De Carli, Paolo ^b   Mannocchi, Maria Letizia ^a   Pozzilli, Carlo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Umberto I Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fall; Imbalance; Multiple sclerosis; Quality of life; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DYNAMIC EXERCISE; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; QUALITY OF LIFE; TRAINING; VISUOPROPRIOCEPTIVE FEEDBACK TRAINING; WALKING SPEED; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; KINESIOTHERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PROPRIOCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURAL BALANCE; PROPRIOCEPTION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 77954663783     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458509359923     Document Type: Article

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