Sensory integration balance training in patients with multiple sclerosis: A randomized, controlled trial

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1453-1462

  Gandolfi, Marialuisa ^a   Munari, Daniele ^a   Geroin, Christian ^a   Gajofatto, Alberto ^a   Benedetti, Maria Donata ^b   Midiri, Alessandro ^a   Carla, Fontana ^a   Picelli, Alessandro ^a   Waldner, Andreas ^c   Smania, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c Villa Melitta   (Italy)

Author keywords

equilibrium; falls; Gait disorders; postural control; quality of life; rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITIY SPECIFIC BALANCE CONFIDENCE SCALE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BERG BALANCE SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FALLING; FATIGUE; FATIGUE SEVERITY SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT MOBILIZATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS QUALITY OF LIFE 54; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MUSCLE TRAINING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SENSORY INTEGRATION BALANCE TRAINING; SENSORY ORGANIZATION BALANCE TEST; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TRAINING; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COMPLICATION; FOLLOW UP; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROPRIOCEPTION; SENSATION DISORDERS;

ADULT; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTURAL BALANCE; PROPRIOCEPTION; SENSATION DISORDERS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 84930420883     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: 14770970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458514562438     Document Type: Article

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