Book chapter
Targeted dance program for improved mobility in multiple sclerosis
Converging Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation II, Vol.15, pp.1073-1077
Springer
2016
Abstract
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the central nervous system with impaired communication between the brain and the body. Walking impairment is prevalent in MS. There is no documented evidence for improving walking agility or smoothness of movements in exercise interventions for those with MS. We report the results of a classical ballet based targeted dance program on clinical measures of balance, posture, and ataxia as well as a quantitative measure of smoothness of gait. The results demonstrate statistically significant improvements in all measures.
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- Title
- Targeted dance program for improved mobility in multiple sclerosis
- Authors/Creators
- A.M. Scheidler (Author/Creator) - University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignA.L. Tisha (Author/Creator) - University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignD.L. Kinnett-Hopkins (Author/Creator) - University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignY.C. Learmonth (Author/Creator) - University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignR. Motl (Author/Creator) - University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignC. López-Ortiz (Author/Creator) - Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, Neuroscience Program at the University of Illinois at Urban-Champaign, Northwestern University and the Joffrey Ballet, Chicago, USA
- Contributors
- J. Ibáñez (Editor)J. González-Vargas (Editor)J. María Azorín (Editor)M. Akay (Editor)J. Luis Pons (Editor)
- Publication Details
- Converging Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation II, Vol.15, pp.1073-1077
- Publisher
- Springer
- Identifiers
- 991005540222807891
- Copyright
- © 2017 Springer International Publishing AG
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
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