Systematic Review: The Effectiveness of Interventions to Reduce Falls and Improve Balance in Adults with Multiple Sclerosis

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 96, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1898-1912

  Gunn, Hilary ^a   Markevics, Sophie ^b   Haas, Bernhard ^a   Marsden, Jonathan ^a   Freeman, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHERN DEVON HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Exercise therapy; Multiple sclerosis; Physical therapy modalities; Postural balance; Rehabilitation; Review systematic

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ADULT DISEASE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; EXERCISE; FALLING; FUNCTIONAL TRAINING; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL SUBJECT HEADINGS; META ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; HUMANS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTURAL BALANCE;

EID: 84943815386     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2015.05.018     Document Type: Review

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