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Feasibility, Reliability, and Convergent Validity of the Five Times Sit-to-Stand Test via Telehealth in Multiple Sclerosis

Feasibility, Reliability, and Convergent Validity of the Five Times Sit-to-Stand Test via Telehealth in Multiple Sclerosis

Erin Lampron, DPT, PT;Laura Simaitis, DPT, PT;Natalie Armstrong, DPT, PT;Rhianna Moriarty, DPT, PT;Sarah Passaretti, DPT, PT;Hannah Stamm, DPT, PT;Elizabeth S. Gromisch, PhD;Heather M. DelMastro, MS
February 16th 2026
IJMSC Insights: Elizabeth Gromisch, PhD, Is New Associate Editor

IJMSC Insights: Elizabeth Gromisch, PhD, Is New Associate Editor

Elizabeth S. Gromisch, PhD;Erin E. Gyomber
September 4th 2025

IJMSC Insights offers a closer look at the latest research and the people behind it from the community of the International Journal of Multiple Sclerosis Care (IJMSC) and the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC).

Resilience Indirectly Affects Functional Capabilities Through Physical Activity Engagement in Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis

Resilience Indirectly Affects Functional Capabilities Through Physical Activity Engagement in Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis

Elizabeth S. Gromisch, PhD;Aaron P. Turner, PhD;Lindsay O. Neto, MPH;Heather M. DelMastro, MS;Frederick W. Foley, PhD
April 14th 2025

In people with multiple sclerosis, greater resilience was associated with more physical activity, which in turn was connected to better functional capabilities. Resilience did not directly impact functioning after considering factors such as mood and fatigue.

Psychosocial Factors are Associated With Walking-Related Goal Attainment in Multiple Sclerosis: A Preliminary Study

Psychosocial Factors are Associated With Walking-Related Goal Attainment in Multiple Sclerosis: A Preliminary Study

Kayla E. Gomes, DPT, PT, NCS;Kaitlin E. Riegler, PhD;Heather M. DelMastro, MS;Aaron P. Turner, PhD;Lindsay O. Neto, MPH;Elizabeth S. Gromisch, PhD
February 24th 2025

When developing plans of care, physical therapists should consider how psychosocial factors such as pain impact, depression, and social support may affect walking-related goal attainment.

Expanding the Connection Between Cognition and Illness Intrusiveness in Multiple Sclerosis

Expanding the Connection Between Cognition and Illness Intrusiveness in Multiple Sclerosis

Aprille Gangi, BS;Sarah A. Raskin, PhD;Aaron P. Turner, PhD;Frederick W. Foley, PhD;Lindsay O. Neto, MPH;Elizabeth S. Gromisch, PhD
November 18th 2024
Using Objective and Subjective Measures of Cognition to Predict Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Abilities in Multiple Sclerosis

Using Objective and Subjective Measures of Cognition to Predict Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Abilities in Multiple Sclerosis

Heather M. DelMastro, MS;Jennifer A. Ruiz, DPT;Albert C. Lo, MD, PhD;Elizabeth S. Gromisch, PhD;Ariella Rubel, MD
May 1st 2024
Effect of Backward and Forward Walking on Lower Limb Strength, Balance, and Gait in Multiple Sclerosis: A Randomized Feasibility Trial

Effect of Backward and Forward Walking on Lower Limb Strength, Balance, and Gait in Multiple Sclerosis: A Randomized Feasibility Trial

Heather M. DelMastro, MS;Jennifer A. Ruiz, DPT;Laura B. Simaitis, DPT;Elizabeth S. Gromisch, PhD;Lindsay O. Neto, MPH;Evan T. Cohen, PT, PhD;Edgar Wong, MD;Robert J. Krug, MD;Albert C. Lo, MD, PhD
March 1st 2023
Establishing the Test-Retest Reliability and Minimal Detectable Change of the Multiple Sclerosis Resiliency Scale

Establishing the Test-Retest Reliability and Minimal Detectable Change of the Multiple Sclerosis Resiliency Scale

Elizabeth S. Gromisch, PhD;Aaron P. Turner, PhD;Lindsay O. Neto, MPH;Albert C. Lo, MD, PhD;Frederick W. Foley, PhD;Jennifer A. Ruiz, PT, DPT;Thomas Agresta, MD, MBI
January 1st 2023
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Managing Cognitive Dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis: A Snapshot of Changes in Screening, Assessment, and Treatment Practices

Elizabeth S. Gromisch, PhD;John DeLuca, PhD;Ralph H.B. Benedict, PhD;Frederick W. Foley, PhD
May 1st 2022
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for the Management of Multiple Sclerosis–Related Pain

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for the Management of Multiple Sclerosis–Related Pain

Elizabeth S. Gromisch, PhD;Robert D. Kerns, PhD;Rebecca Czlapinski, MA;Beth Beenken, PhD;John Otis, PhD;Albert C. Lo, MD, PhD;John Beauvais, PhD
January 1st 2020
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Assessment and Treatment of Psychiatric Distress, Sexual Dysfunction, Sleep Disturbances, and Pain in Multiple Sclerosis

Elizabeth S. Gromisch, PhD;Laura C. Schairer, PhD;Eliana Pasternak, BA;Stella H. Kim, PsyD;Frederick W. Foley, PhD
November 1st 2016

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