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

Editor's note: This is a listing of the poster abstract titles, authors, and author affiliations. The full abstracts are available on IJMSC's online edition at http://IJMSC.org.

(1) THE ROLE OF LIGHT FINGER TOUCH IN ENHANCING BALANCE CONTROL OF PEOPLE WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

Neeta Kanekar, Yun-Ju Lee, Alexander S. Aruin

University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL

(2) VESTIBULAR REHABILITATION AND MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS: DO PATIENTS WITH INFRATENTORIAL LESIONS BENEFIT MORE?

Jeffrey R. Hebert

Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation–Physical Therapy Program and Department of Neurology, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO

(3) WALKAIDE^® FES DEVICE IMPROVES GAIT FUNCTION AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS TAKING DALFAMPRIDINE

Lori Mayer, Tina Warring, Stephanie Agrella, Edward J. Fox

The MS Clinic of Central Texas, Round Rock, TX

(4) EFFECTS OF A WALKAIDE HOME ASSESSMENT PROGRAM ON WALKING ABILITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN PEOPLE WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS: A PRELIMINARY REPORT

Helen Rogers,¹ Abbey Downing,² Christopher Aiken,² Anne Fecko,² Thomas McInerny,² Katie Moore,² Louis Passariello,² David Van Ryn²

¹Innovative Neurotronics, Austin, TX; ²Hanger Orthotic and Prosthetic Clinics

(5) FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION FOR PEOPLE WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS: CLINICAL GUIDELINES FOR PATIENT ASSESSMENT, DEVICE FITTING, AND FOLLOW-UP OF A DROPPED FOOT STIMULATOR

Maura Whittaker,¹ Christine Singleton²

¹West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; ²West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre, Birmingham Community Health Care NHS Trust, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom

(6) CENTER OF PRESSURE CHANGES DURING QUIET STANDING WITH AND WITHOUT BALANCE-BASED TORSO WEIGHTING IN PEOPLE WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

Diane D. Allen,¹ Gail L. Widener,² Cynthia Gibson-Horn²

¹University of California, San Francisco/San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA; ²Samuel Merritt University, Oakland, CA

(7) THE INFLUENCE OF TIME OF DAY AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON SYMPTOMATIC FATIGUE AND CLINICAL MEASURES OF DYNAMIC BALANCE IN PERSONS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

Kurt Jackson,¹ Kimberly Edginton-Bigelow²

¹Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, Department of Health and Sports Science, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH; ²Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH

(8) GAIT KINEMATICS IN PEOPLE WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; EFFECTS OF WALKING SPEED AND RELATIONSHIP WITH WALKING PERFORMANCE AND DAILY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

Marietta L van der Linden,¹ Sasha M. Scott,¹ Julie E. Hooper,² Paula Cowan,³ Tom H. Mercer¹

¹Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom; ²Slateford Medical Centre, Edinburgh, United Kingdom; ³Kenilworth Medical Centre, Cumbernauld, United Kingdom

(9) DELAYED POSTURAL RESPONSES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH GAIT AND POSTURAL SWAY ABNORMALITIES IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

J Huisinga,¹ R St George,² R Spain,² D Bourdette,² F Horak²

¹Landon Center on Aging, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS; ²Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR

(10) STABILITY AND VARIABILITY DURING PROLONGED WALKING OF INDIVIDUALS WITH AND WITHOUT MS

SL Jones, J Liddy, REA Van Emmerik

Department of Kinesiology, University of Massachusetts–Amherst, Amherst, MA

(11) REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION–NEUROLOGY SECTION TASKFORCE ON OUTCOME MEASURES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

Kirsten Potter,¹ Gail Widener,² Susan E. Bennett,³ Evan Cohen,⁴ Diane Allen,⁵ Kathi Brandfass,⁶ Amy M. Yorke⁷

¹Northwestern University, Evanston, IL; ²Samuel Merritt University, Oakland, CA; ³University of Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY; ⁴University of Medicine & Dentistry of NJ–State University of NJ, Stratford, NJ; ⁵University of California San Francisco/San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA; ⁶University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; ⁷The University of Michigan–Flint, Flint, MI

(12) THE EFFECTS OF TASK DIFFICULTY ON WALKING AND THINKING IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

DA Wajda,¹ JH Pula,² RW Motl,¹ JJ Sosnoff¹

¹Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL; ²School of Medicine, University of Illinois at Peoria, Peoria, IL

(13) FALLS IN PEOPLE WITH MS: A TRANSATLANTIC PERSPECTIVE

Michelle Cameron,¹ Ylva Nilsagard²

¹Multiple Sclerosis Center, Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, and Neurology Service, Portland VA Medical Center, VA MS Center of Excellence-West, Portland, OR; ²Department of Physiotherapy, Örebro University Hospital School of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden

(14) PREVALENCE OF FALLING AND INJURIES IN PEOPLE AGING WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, POST-POLIO SYNDROME, AND SPINAL CORD INJURY

Patricia Noritake Matsuda,¹ Aimee Verrall,¹ Marcia Finlayson,² Ivan Molton,¹ Mark Jensen¹

¹Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; ²Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL

(15) CONCURRENT VALIDITY OF THE FALLS EFFICACY SCALE–INTERNATIONAL IN PEOPLE WITH MS

Rajarshi Mazumder,¹ Michelle Cameron^1,2

¹Multiple Sclerosis Center, Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR; ²Neurology Service, Portland VA Medical Center, VA MS Center of Excellence-West, Portland, OR

(16) FALLS AND WALKING IMPAIRMENT IN PERSONS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

Susan Coote,¹ Marcia L. Finlayson,² Jacob J. Sosnoff³

¹Department of Clinical Therapies, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland; ²School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; ³Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL