Targeted Dance Program for Improved Mobility in Multiple Sclerosis

A. M. Scheidler; A. L. Tisha; D. L. Kinnett-Hopkins; Y. C. Learmonth; R. Motl; C. López-Ortiz

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-46669-9_174

Targeted Dance Program for Improved Mobility in Multiple Sclerosis

A. M. Scheidler, A. L. Tisha, D. L. Kinnett-Hopkins, Y. C. Learmonth, R. Motl, C. López-Ortiz^*

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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

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Abstract

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the central nervous system with impaired communication between the brain and the body. Walking impairment is prevalent in MS. There is no documented evidence for improving walking agility or smoothness of movements in exercise interventions for those with MS. We report the results of a classical ballet based targeted dance program on clinical measures of balance, posture, and ataxia as well as a quantitative measure of smoothness of gait. The results demonstrate statistically significant improvements in all measures.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Biosystems and Biorobotics
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Pages	1073-1077
Number of pages	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46669-9_174
State	Published - 2017

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Name	Biosystems and Biorobotics
Volume	15
ISSN (Print)	2195-3562
ISSN (Electronic)	2195-3570

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Acknowledgments Supported in part by a Pilot Research Grant from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, U.S.A.

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Biomedical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Artificial Intelligence

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