Perturbation-based Balance Training to improve postural responses and falls in people with multiple sclerosis: a randomized controlled trial.
Saeideh MonjeziFarshad MolhemiMohammad-Jafar Shaterzadeh-YazdiReza SalehiMohammad MehravarDavood KashipazhaSaeed HesamPublished in: Disability and rehabilitation (2022)
The results show that PBT is at least as effective as CBT in improving balance and decreasing falls, while it has superiority over CBT whenever the clinicians mainly aim to improve reactive balance strategies. Future studies with a larger sample size are warranted to complement the results of this study.Implication for rehabilitationPerturbation-based Balance Training is at least as effective as conventional balance training (CBT) in improving proactive postural control in people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS).Perturbation-based Balance Training has superiority over CBT in improving reactive postural control in PwMS.Perturbation-based Balance Training has no superiority over CBT in improving fall-related outcomes.