March 23, 2021 News by Patricia Inacio, PhD Pilates Helps Men With MS Gain in Balance to Lower Fall Risk, Study Finds Pilates, done regularly, can significantly improve balance and posture in men with multiple sclerosis (MS), helping them to avoid falls and the injuries they can bring, a small randomized trial in Iran reports. The study, “Effect of Twelve weeks Pilates training on functional balance of male patients…
October 30, 2020 News by Marta Figueiredo, PhD Adults With MS Wanted for 12-week Trial Assessing Health Benefits of Tele-exercise Adults with multiple sclerosis (MS) and other neurological disorders are being recruited to take part in a 12-week clinical trial that aims to assess the health benefits of home-based tele-exercise — performed while seated — led by the Burke Neurological Institute, in New York, according to an…
October 1, 2019 News by Joana Carvalho, PhD FeetMe Raises €9.4M to Advance Gait and Posture Technology for Patients with Movement Disorders FeetMe, a medical device company dedicated to the development of devices and digital health services to improve patients’ mobility, has raised €9.4 million ($10.25 million) in Series A funding to boost the commercialization of its innovative technology for clinical trials and regular clinical practice in hospitals and…
January 24, 2019 News by Jonathan Grinstein New Products Intended to Stimulate Feet of MS Patients Naboso Technology has expanded its product offerings with new insoles and training mats specifically designed to stimulate the nervous system through the skin on the bottom of the feet. The products were developed to help improve balance, posture, movement and restore motor function, as part of a neurorehabilitation strategy…
January 10, 2019 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: How to Manage MS Leg Spasticity Editor’s note: “Need to Know” is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by the forum topic “Leg spasticity: How do you manage it?“, from April 30, 2018. What…
November 28, 2016 Columns by Judy Lynn Cervico- … what? MS-Related Dizziness and Neck Spasms Multiple sclerosis is so weird. Sometimes I just put up with a strange sensation or painful problem because I do not know how to describe it to the doctor without sounding crazy. I hope the problems will just go away, and sometimes they do. Maybe I am a little…
April 29, 2016 News by Patricia Silva, PhD Measures of Subtle Movements While Standing Detects Neurologic Problems in MS Patients and Athletes with Concussions Researchers at Purdue University have developed a method of identifying subtle oscillations in a person’s posture that mirror an excessive delay in neuromuscular responses, indicating a neurologic deficit. The oscillations, which differ from the normal tendency of a standing person to sway, may aid in diagnosing neuromuscular disorders such as multiple sclerosis (MS).
March 17, 2016 News by Patricia Silva, PhD Virtual Reality Balance Training in RRMS Patients Shows Benefits in Small Study Interventions to improve balance in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) have produced varying results, but a small clinical trial showed that balance training using a virtual reality tool could help people with relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) and might improve adherence to training. Virtual reality tools are a popular training approach, not least because compliance to…
