gait

Does Medical Marijuana Help the Pain That Comes With MS?

Will your doctor approve you to buy medical marijuana (MMJ)? Two of mine will and one won’t. The doctor who won’t, a primary care physician who works within a medical group, told me it’s the group’s policy. The problem, she explained, is that there are no guidelines. How do you…

Immersive Virtual Reality May Improve Treadmill Gait Training

Immersive virtual reality may make treadmill exercise more engaging and effective for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) or other conditions that can make walking difficult, according to new research. The findings were published in theĀ Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, in the study “Immersive virtual reality…

Top 10 Multiple Sclerosis Stories of 2018

Multiple Sclerosis News Today brought you daily coverage of key findings, treatment developments, andĀ clinical trials related to multiple sclerosis (MS) throughout 2018. We look forward to reporting more news to patients, family members, and caregivers dealing with MS during 2019. Here are the top 10 most-read articles of…

Patients’ Walking Abilities in ‘Real-Life’ Ably Measured Using Wearable Sensors in UK Study

Pairing wearable sensors with a computer program enables effective monitoring of the way multiple sclerosis (MS) patients walk in ā€œreal life,ā€ potentially helping clinicians to better evaluate treatments and judge disability, a small U.K. study reports. The research, ā€œFree-living and laboratory gait characteristics in patients with multiple…

The MS Balancing Act: Steady As We Go

Gait and balance issues and MS go together like peanut butter and chocolate.Ā At least they do to me. In one way or another, theyā€™ve been in the foreground of my life since I was diagnosed in 2013.

#CMSC16 – MS Patients, Physical Therapists Have Distinct Decision-Making Processes for Improving Gait, Balance

Understanding and combining decision-making processes of both patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and physical therapists to improve balance and gait — the movement of the lower limbs for locomotion — may help optimize patient outcomes. The findings wereĀ recentlyĀ shownĀ in an oral presentation titled “Understanding Engagement Decisions to Maximize Gait…

MS Gait Analysis Identifies 2 New and Highly Sensitive Markers of Disability and Fatigue

Researchers analyzingĀ gait in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) usingĀ wearable inertial sensors have established two newĀ and highlyĀ sensitive observer-independent measures of disability that strongly correlate with fatigue and patient-perceived health status. Their article, titled ā€œDisability and Fatigue Can Be Objectively Measured in Multiple Sclerosis,ā€ was published in the journal PLOS…