Poster Abstracts from the Seventh International Symposium on Gait and Balance in Multiple Sclerosis: Neuroplasticity and Rehabilitation in MS

(1) Stone-Stepping Task: Measuring Target Accuracy and Dynamic Stability in Multiple Sclerosis

Aitcheson-Hueh NC, Cinelli ME

Wilfrid Laurier University, ON, Canada

(2) Concern of Falling Compared to Actual Fall Situations in People with Multiple Sclerosis

Carling A,^1,2 Nilsagård Y³

¹University Health Care Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, SE 701 82 Örebro, Sweden; ²Department of Physiotherapy, Region Örebro County, Örebro, Sweden; ³Health Care Management, Region Örebro County, Örebro, Sweden

(3) Relationships Between Dietary Energy and Protein Intake and Gait in Females with Multiple Sclerosis

Loy BD,¹ Fling BW,² Spain RI,^1,3 Horak FB^1,3

¹Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR; ²Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; ³Neurology Services, VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR

(4) Movement Variability of the Trunk and Feet During Walking Is Altered in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis Compared to Healthy Controls

Craig J,^1,2 Bruetsch A,¹ Lynch S,³ Huisinga J^1,2,3

¹Landon Center on Aging, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS; ²Bioengineering Graduate Program, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS; ³Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS

(5) The Relationship Between Trunk and Foot Movement Variability During Walking Is Altered in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis with History of Falls

Craig J,^1,2 Bruetsch A,¹ Lynch S,³ Huisinga J^1,2,3

¹Landon Center on Aging, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS; ²Bioengineering Graduate Program, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS; ³Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS

(6) Positive Physical Outcomes of Persons with Multiple Sclerosis from Following the Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines for Adults with MS: A Qualitative Study

Akbar N,¹ Clement M,¹ Hazlewood S,¹ Pollock G,¹ Canning K,² Hicks A,² Finlayson M¹

¹School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada; ²Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

(7) Continuous Wrist-Worn Accelerometry Captures Change in Average Daily Step Count in People with Multiple Sclerosis over One Year

Block VJ,¹ Bove R,¹ Keshavan A,¹ Zhao C,¹ Bevan CJ,¹ Crabtree-Hartman E,¹ Graves JS.¹ Green AJ,¹ Gourraud P-A,¹ Pletcher MJ,² Olgin JE,² Marcus GM,² Allen DD,³ Cree BAC¹, Gelfand JM¹

¹Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; ²Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; ³Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, University of California San Francisco/Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA

(8) Development of a Web-Based Fall Prevention Program for People with Multiple Sclerosis

Kannan M,^1,2 Wick K,¹ Hildebrand A,^1,2 Hugos C,^1,2 Cameron M^1,2

¹VA Portland Health Care System, MS Center of Excellence West, Portland, OR; ²Oregon Health & Science University, Department of Neurology, Portland, OR

(9) Sensorimotor Delays in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis Are Related to Microstructural Changes in the Cervical Spinal Cord

Lee C-Y,¹ Lee S-P,¹ Choi I-Y,¹ Lynch SG,² Huisinga JM³

¹Hoglund Imaging Center, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS; ²Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS; ³Landon Center on Aging, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS

(10) Associations Between Dual-Task Walking, Motor and Cognitive Performance, and Disease Severity in Multiple Sclerosis

Shema-Shiratzky S,¹ Mirelman A,^1–3 Brozgol M,¹ Cornejo-Thumm P¹, Moon Y⁴, Hsieh KL⁴, Sosnoff J⁴, Hausdorff JM^1,3,5,6

¹Center for the Study of Movement, Cognition and Mobility, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel; ²Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; ³Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; ⁴Motor Control Research Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL; ⁵Department of Physical Therapy, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; ⁶Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center and Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL

(11) A Needs Assessment to Inform Development of a Physical Activity Intervention for Caregiver–Care-Recipient Dyads with Moderate-to-Severe Multiple Sclerosis Disability

Fakolade A,¹ Latimer–Cheung A,² Parsons T, Finlayson M¹

¹School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada; ²School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada

(12) Step Detection and Energy Expenditure Accuracy of Consumer-Based Physical Activity Monitors in People with Multiple Sclerosis

Bisson EJ,¹ Deshpande N,¹ French S,¹ Sosnoff JJ,² Finlayson M¹

¹School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen's University, Canada; ²Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL

(13) Comparison of Patterns of Balance Loss Following Perturbations in Standing for People with Multiple Sclerosis Versus People with Parkinson's Disease

Gadayan J,¹ Hughes R¹ Jang C, ¹ Widener GL,² Lazaro RL,² Allen DD¹

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

(14) The Effects of Maximal Strength Training on Mobility Deficits in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis: Partial Results of an Ongoing Study

Zervas M, Wnukowski M, Kaems K, Cerratti, A, Chan N, Shamsian M, Karpatkin H

Physical Therapy Program, Hunter College, New York, NY

(15) Preliminary investigation of Computer Cognitive Training and Cognitive-Motor Interference in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis

Wajda DA,¹ Roach KL,² Sandroff BM,³ Benedict RHB,⁴ Motl RW,^3,5 Sosnoff JJ²

¹Department of Exercise Science, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH; ²Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL; ³Department of Physical Therapy, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; ⁴Department of Neurology, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY; ⁵UAB/Lakeshore Research Collaborative, Lakeshore Foundation, Birmingham, AL

(16) Effect of Velocity Training on Gait Endurance in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis: Partial Results of an Ongoing Study

Karpatkin H, Benson A, Broker N, Gardner N, Ramos N, Xu A

Department of Physical Therapy, Hunter College, New York, NY

(17) Role of Central Mechanisms in Walking-Related Motor Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis

Arpan I, Horak F

Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR

(18) Impairments in Dynamic Stability of Gait Are Related to the Deficits in Somatosensory Conduction and Cerebellar Involvement in People with Multiple Sclerosis

Gera G,¹ Fino PC,^1,2 Fling BW,³ Horak FB^1,2

¹Oregon Health & Science University, Department of Neurology, Portland, OR; ²Veterans Affairs Portland Health Care System, Portland OR; ³Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO