The Clinical Relevance of Force Platform Measures in Multiple Sclerosis : A Review

Joint Authors

Pozzilli, Carlo
Prosperini, Luca

Source

Multiple Sclerosis International

Issue

Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-9, 9 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2013-05-19

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

9

Main Subjects

Medicine

Abstract EN

Balance impairment and falls are frequent in patients with multiple sclerosis (PwMS), and they may occur even at the earliest stage of the disease and in minimally impaired patients.

The introduction of computer-based force platform measures (i.e., static and dynamic posturography) has provided an objective and sensitive tool to document both deficits and improvements in balance.

By using more challenging test conditions, force platform measures can also reveal subtle balance disorders undetectable by common clinical scales.

Furthermore, posturographic techniques may also allow to reliably identify PwMS who are at risk of accidental falls.

Although force platform measures offer several theoretical advantages, only few studies extensively investigated their role in better managing PwMS.

Standardised procedures, as well as clinical relevance of changes detected by static or dynamic posturography, are still lacking.

In this review, we summarized studies which investigated balance deficit by means of force platform measures, focusing on their ability in detecting patients at high risk of falls and in estimating rehabilitation-induced changes, highlighting the pros and the cons with respect to clinical scales.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Prosperini, Luca& Pozzilli, Carlo. 2013. The Clinical Relevance of Force Platform Measures in Multiple Sclerosis : A Review. Multiple Sclerosis International،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-496269

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Prosperini, Luca& Pozzilli, Carlo. The Clinical Relevance of Force Platform Measures in Multiple Sclerosis : A Review. Multiple Sclerosis International No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-496269

American Medical Association (AMA)

Prosperini, Luca& Pozzilli, Carlo. The Clinical Relevance of Force Platform Measures in Multiple Sclerosis : A Review. Multiple Sclerosis International. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-496269

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-496269