Abstract Introduction: Postural control disorders are the most common motor disorder associated with multiple sclerosis. Objective: The aim of this study is to demonstrate the potential for improvement of postural control, motion performance and quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis who are performing a special neurorevolutionary balancing program. Intervention: The treated group (n = 15) performed five times a week for the treatment we defined. (60 minutes per day). The experimental group performed movements using the Xbox 360 and Kinect consoles. The study team participated in 25 sessions, five times a week. The duration of treatment was 5 weeks.The MStp group (n=14) participated in a 5-week physiotherapy course. The general treatment consisted of strengthening, stretching and walking correction. During the 5-week period, 25 patients attended training. One treatment takes 60 minutes. Sensory Organisation Test / Body Sway at the end of the baseline and treatment protocol is used to evaluate each patient. The quality of life mapping was measured by subjective tests (EQ-5D-5L, ADL). To assess the depressive state, a Beck depression questionnaire was used. Balance and motion performance were used by the Berg Balance Test and 6Minutes Walk Test. The results were compared with the control group results (n = 14) and showed improvement in overall balance and motion performance.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
2
5-week-long intervention, administered daily, targeted postural instability, balance and mobility using at-limit intensity sensorimotor and visuomotor agility training
5-week-long intervention, physiotherapy, stretching, walking preparation, strengthening
Somogy Megyei Kaposi Mór Teaching Hospital
Kaposvár, Somogy County, Hungary
Postural instability
Body sway (mm) (Posturography test)
Time frame: 5 weeks
quality of life
EQ-5D (EQ-5D was first introduced in 1990 by the EuroQol Group, The EQ-5D questionnaire is made up for two components; health state description and evaluation)
Time frame: 5 weeks
balance test
Berg Balance test (The Berg Balance Scale (BBS) was developed to measure balance among older people with impairment in balance function by assessing the performance of functional tasks, 41-56 = low fall risk, 21-40 = medium fall risk, 0 -20 = high fall risk )
Time frame: 5 weeks
mobility test
Six minutes walk test (6MWT) (m) (The six-minute walk test (6MWT) measures the distance an individual is able to walk over a total of six minutes on a hard, flat surface. The goal is for the individual to walk as far as possible in six minutes. The individual is allowed to self-pace and rest as needed as they traverse back and forth along a marked walkway)
Time frame: 5 weeks
depression scale
Beck Depression scale (The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) is a 21-item, self-report rating inventory that measures characteristic attitudes and symptoms of depression, 0-13: minimal depression, 14-19: mild depression, 20-28: moderate depression, 29-63: severe depression)
Time frame: 5 weeks
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