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  • Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Biomedical Engineering

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  • Multiple sclerosis (MS) severely impacts postural control, leading to falls and injuries.
  • Current clinical balance assessments are subjective and lack sensitivity for high-risk fall identification.
  • Objective measurement of postural control is crucial for managing MS-related balance deficits.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the limitations of traditional balance scales in MS.
  • To present objective and reliable methods for assessing postural control in MS.
  • To discuss the neuroanatomical basis and management strategies for MS-related postural deficits.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing laboratory-grade force platforms and low-cost commercial devices for objective postural control assessment.
  • Employing dynamic posturography and dual-task paradigms to reveal subtle balance abnormalities.
  • Correlating balance impairment with neuroanatomical findings in the cerebellum, spinal cord, and processing networks.

Main Results:

  • Objective methods provide reliable and sensitive postural control assessments, comparable to gold standards.
  • Advanced techniques can detect balance deficits even in early MS stages or radiologically isolated syndrome.
  • Neuroanatomical studies identify key brain regions and networks associated with MS-related postural control impairment.

Conclusions:

  • Objective postural control assessment is superior to clinical scales for MS patients.
  • Early detection and intervention are possible through sensitive measurement techniques.
  • Rehabilitation and careful pharmacologic management are key to improving balance in MS, while avoiding fall-exacerbating drugs.