Dynamic Balance during level walking in patients affected by Multiple Sclerosis, Stroke and Parkinson's disease

Introduction: Balance disorders are a common feature in patients affected by Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Stroke (ST) and Parkinson's disease (PD) generally conditioning their walking ability. These persons adopt a gait strategy that help them preventing falls. Maintaining of this stable gait require balance control, where sensory feedback is integrated to sense the position and the velocity of Center of Mass (CoM) [1]. On the basis of this information a dynamic balance is reached and maintained with appropriated foot placement to stabilize and redirect the CoM.

Source: Gait and Posture - October 1, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: T. Lencioni, D. Anastasi, I. Carpinella, A. Castagna, A. Crippa, E. Gervasoni, A. Marzegan, M. Rabuffetti, D. Cattaneo, M. Ferrarin Source Type: research