The reliability and validity of the Timed Up and Go as a clinical tool in individuals with and without disabilities across a lifespan: A systematic review: Psychometric …

A Christopher, E Kraft, H Olenick… - Disability and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose To summarize the available literature related to reliability and validity of the Timed
Up and Go in typical adults and children, and individuals diagnosed with the following …

Systematic review: the effectiveness of interventions to reduce falls and improve balance in adults with multiple sclerosis

H Gunn, S Markevics, B Haas, J Marsden… - Archives of physical …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objectives To evaluate the effectiveness of interventions in reducing falls and/or improving
balance as a falls risk in multiple sclerosis (MS). Data Sources Computer-based and manual …

Validity of the timed 25-foot walk as an ambulatory performance outcome measure for multiple sclerosis

RW Motl, JA Cohen, R Benedict… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
The Multiple Sclerosis Outcome Assessments Consortium (MSOAC) includes
representatives from advocacy organizations, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) …

Effects of virtual reality vs conventional balance training on balance and falls in people with multiple sclerosis: a randomized controlled trial

F Molhemi, S Monjezi, M Mehravar… - Archives of physical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective To assess the efficacy of virtual reality (VR)-based vs conventional balance
training on the improvement of balance and reduction of falls in people with multiple …

The reliability, precision and clinically meaningful change of walking assessments in multiple sclerosis

YC Learmonth, DD Dlugonski, LA Pilutti… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Assessing walking impairment in those with multiple sclerosis (MS) is common,
however little is known about the reliability, precision and clinically important change of …

Validity and reliability of the Berg Balance Scale for community-dwelling persons with lower-limb amputation

MJ Major, S Fatone, EJ Roth - Archives of physical medicine and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate the validity and reliability of the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) for use in
people with lower-limb amputation. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting Research …

Ancillary outcome measures for assessment of individuals with cervical spondylotic myelopathy

S Kalsi-Ryan, A Singh, EM Massicotte, PM Arnold… - Spine, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Narrative review. Objective. To identify suitable outcome measures that can
be used to quantify neurological and functional impairment in the management of cervical …

Validation of the 2-minute walk test with the 6-minute walk test and other functional measures in persons with multiple sclerosis

DA Scalzitti, KJ Harwood, JR Maring… - … journal of MS care, 2018 - meridian.allenpress.com
Background: Persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) commonly have difficulty walking. The 6-
Minute Walk Test (6MWT) assesses functional capacity but may be considered burdensome …

[HTML][HTML] Balance exercise program reduced falls in people with multiple sclerosis: a single-group, pretest-posttest trial

YE Nilsagård, LK von Koch, M Nilsson… - Archives of physical …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate the effects of a balance exercise program on falls in people with mild
to moderate multiple sclerosis (MS). Design Multicenter, single-blinded, single-group …

Home-based exercise program and fall-risk reduction in older adults with multiple sclerosis: phase 1 randomized controlled trial

JJ Sosnoff, M Finlayson, E McAuley… - Clinical …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To determine the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of a home-based exercise
intervention targeting fall risk in older adults with multiple sclerosis. Design: A randomized …