Nervous System Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Core stability training
conventional therapeutic physical therapy program for balance disorders.
Sponsors
Habiba Soubhy
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients were included with relapsing-remitting MS recruited according to McDonald's criteria 2010. age ranged from 20 to 45 years. Expanded disability scale (EDSS) scores ranged from 2 to 4.5 with ataxic symptoms. The last attack occurred at least two months before recruitment in the study. all of the patients were ambulant with a mild and moderate degree of balance impairment (Berg Balance scale score ranged from 31 to 50) can maintain independent static standing balance with the eye open for five min without assistive device.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with other neurological disease or orthopedic deformities which may affect their balance. patients with cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases that make exercise unsafe. patients with cognitive impairment or psychiatric disorders. Pregnant patients patients participated in other regular balance training program was excluded
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Biodex balance system berg balance scale | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Functional reach test | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Public ContactAhmed Ali
Lecture at physical therapy cairo university Ahmed S.Ali
Outcome results
None listed