The effect of spine stabilizing exercises on balance and falling in people with multiple sclerosis
- Conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis.Multiple sclerosis
- Registration Number
- IRCT20140222016680N5
- Lead Sponsor
- Iran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 64
Having age range between 30 and 50 years
Having medium disability rates, between 2 and 5 base on the Expanded Disability Status Scale
obtaining a minimum score of 21 base on the Mini Mental Scale Examination
Willingness to participate in the study and sign the consent
Having at least middle high school graduation to fill out self-declaration questionnaires
Suffering from other neurological disorders such as stroke, traumatic brain injury, Ataxia, etc
Multiple sclerosis exacerbation during the last month
Having apraxia (due to inability to learn and practice the exercises)
Severe spasticity (score above 3 based on the Modified Ashworth Scale)
Having a history of major surgery in the lower extremities
Explicit postural abnormalities in the spine and lower limbs such as scoliosis and kyphosis
Having cardiovascular disease
Having uncontrolled diabetes
Pregnancy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The Balance score in Berg Balance Scale. Timepoint: A day before first treatment session, a day after 15th session (last session) and 3 months after the last session. Method of measurement: Berg Balance Scale .
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method