Poster Abstracts from the Eighth International Symposium on Gait and Balance in Multiple Sclerosis

(1) Inter-Rater Reliability of Assessing Balance Loss After Perturbation in the Balance-Based Torso-Weighting Method of Improving Gait and Balance

Allen DD,¹ Magdalin C,¹ Schultz A,¹ Scott K,¹ Jang C,¹ Hughes R,¹ Vivero L,¹ Widener GL²

¹Graduate Program in Physical Therapy, University of California San Francisco/San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA; ²Department of Physical Therapy, Samuel Merritt University, Oakland, CA

(2) Steadiness of Submaximal Isometric Contractions of the Ankle Dorsiflexors and Elbow Flexors in People with Multiple Sclerosis

Bunyan SL, DePauw EM, Flanagan AM, Ng AV

Exercise Science Program, Physical Therapy Department, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI

(3) The CoDuSe Balance Exercise Reduces Falls and Improves Balance in People with Multiple Sclerosis

Carling A,^1,2 Forsberg A,² Nilsagård Y³

¹Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden; ²Department of Physiotherapy, Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden; ³Health Care Management, Region Örebro County, Örebro, Sweden

(4) Motor Fatigability Impacts Lower Extremity Kinematics During Prolonged Walking in People with Multiple Sclerosis

Cohen ET,¹ Muth S,² Dekerlegand RL,² Ferraro R²

¹Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Blackwood, NJ; ²Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA

(5) Stabilization of Center of Mass Is Preserved in Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis

Gera G,¹ Reimann H,^2,3 Horak FB²

¹Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY; ²Neurology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR; ³University of Delaware, Newark, DE

(6) Temporal Variability in Multiple Sclerosis Gait and Balance Measures: Partial Results of an Ongoing Study

Karpatkin H, Hui R, Long M, Petti A, Sonnenberg H

Physical Therapy Program, Hunter College, New York, NY

(7) Effect of an Ankle Flexibility and Strength Program on Gait in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis: Partial Results of an Ongoing Study

Karpatkin H, Babyar S, Dunfey M, Kleiner R, Petersen A, Saliente R

Physical Therapy Program, Hunter College, New York, NY

(8) Review of Yoga/Mindfulness Literature on Persons with Multiple Sclerosis

Kushner S

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, Butler County, PA, USA

(9) Strengthening of Ankle, Hip, and Trunk to Improve Gait in People with Multiple Sclerosis: a Feasibility Study

Mañago MM,¹ Hebert JR,^1,2 Schenkman M¹

¹Physical Therapy Program, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and ²Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO

(10) Vibration Sensitivity and Foot-Tapping Distinguish Non-Progressive from Progressive Multiple Sclerosis in the Absence of Overt Gait Differences

Miehm JD,¹ Sato S,^1,2 Lim J,^1,4 Rajala C,¹ Kelly M,¹ Averill JL,¹ lonete C,⁵ Buonaccorsi J,³ Van Emmerik REA,¹ Kent JA¹

¹Departments of Kinesiology, ²Neuroscience and Behavior, ³Math and Statistics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; ⁴Department of Counseling, Health, and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, San Antonio, TX; ⁵Memorial Medical Center Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA

(11) Automated Fall Detection in People with Multiple Sclerosis Using a Context-Aware Movement Tracking System

Mosquera-Lopez C,¹ Wan E,² Folsom J,¹ Hildebrand A,³ Leitschuh J,¹ Oganessian S,¹ Cameron MH,^1,3 Jacobs PG¹

¹Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR; ²Portland State University, Portland, OR; ³VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR

(12) Moving Stronger at the YMCA: Preliminary Results of a 12-Week Group Exercise Program for People with Multiple Sclerosis

Garcia-Tarodo S,¹ Staine L,¹ Colpo GD,² Rocha NP,² Teixeira AL,² lfejika N,³ Freeman L¹

¹Department of Neurology and ²Department of Psychiatry, McGovern Medical School, UTHealth, Houston, TX; ³Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX

(13) Validation of Fitbit Flex2 in Multiple Sclerosis

Block V, Zhao C, Gelfand J, Cree BAC

Department of Neurology, Weill lnstitute for Neurosciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA