Proprioception and muscle performance unchanged by in-home step training in multiple sclerosis: secondary outcomes analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Interactive Step Training to Reduce Falls in People with Multiple Sclerosis (iFIMS) trial was a multi-centre, parallel-designed, randomised controlled trial testing an in-home, computerised exergame playing system (smart±step) in people with multiple sclerosis (Expanded Disability Status Scale 2-6).

Objective

This study was nested within the iFIMS trial to assess whether the smart±step system could improve secondary outcomes of ankle proprioception and plantarflexor muscle performance.

Methods

Tests of ankle proprioception and plantarflexor muscle performance were performed before and after 6 months of intervention with the smart±step system (intervention group; n = 33), or 6 months of usual care (control group; n = 33

SUBMITTER: Djajadikarta ZJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12721106 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature