Testing Dynamic Balance in People with Multiple Sclerosis: A Correlational Study between Standard Posturography and Robotic-Assistive Device.

Journal: Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
PMID: 38894116

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Robotic devices are known to provide pivotal parameters to assess motor functions in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) as dynamic balance. However, there is still a lack of validation studies comparing innovative technologies with standard solutions. Thus, this study's aim was to compare the postural assessment of fifty people with MS (PwMS) during dynamic tasks performed with the gold standard EquiTest and the robotic platform hunova, using Center of Pressure (COP)-related parameters and global balance indexes.

Authors

  • Jessica Podda
    Italian Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, 16149 Genoa, Italy.
  • Giorgia Marchesi
  • Alice Bellosta
    Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Genoa, 16126 Genoa, Italy.
  • Valentina Squeri
    Motor Learning and Robotic Rehabilitation Laboratory, Department of Robotics, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova, Italy.
  • Alice De Luca
  • Ludovico Pedullà
    Department of Research, Italian Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, Genoa, Italy.
  • Andrea Tacchino
    Department of Research, Italian Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, Genoa, Italy.
  • Giampaolo Brichetto
    Department of Research, Italian Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, Genoa, Italy. giampaolo.brichetto@aism.it.

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