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PURPOSE: To provide a review of the 2nd International Symposium on Gait and
Balance in Multiple Sclerosis (MS), emphasizing interventions in gait and balance
for people with MS. METHOD: Review of current research on interventions used with
people having MS and with people having other disorders that may provide novel
insights into improving gait and balance and preventing falls in people with MS
(pwMS). RESULTS: Nine speakers provided evidence-based recommendations for
interventions aimed at improving gait and balance dysfunction. Speaker
recommendations covered the following areas: balance rehabilitation,
self-management, medications, functional electrical stimulation, robotics,
sensory augmentation, gait training with error feedback and fall prevention.
CONCLUSIONS: The causes of gait and balance dysfunction in pwMS are
multifactorial and therefore may benefit from a wide range of interventions. The
symposium provides avenues for exchange of evidence and clinical experience that
is critical in furthering physical rehabilitation including gait and balance
dysfunction in MS. Implications for Rehabilitation Approaches to improve Gait and
Balance dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis. Balance exercises that include
training of sensory strategies. Self-management and self-management support.
Pharmacologic intervention, such as Dalfampradine. Functional electrical
stimulation that may provide the extra stimulation to influence coordinated leg
movements needed for walking.

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