Functional gait assessment in patients with relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis and relation to the risk of falls / Avaliação funcional da marcha em pacientes com esclerose múltipla recorrenteremitente e relação com o risco de quedas

Objetivo: Demonstrar as avaliações funcionais e sua correlação nos padrões de marcha de pacientes com Esclerose Múltipla, utilizando um método não invasivo por meio do Timed Up and Go, teste de Tinetti, teste de caminhada de 25 pés e escala de Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS). Métodos: Foram avaliados 40 pacientes com Esclerose Múltipla, usando Timed Up and Go, teste de Tinetti, teste de caminhada de 25 pés e escala de EDSS. Resultados: No presente estudo, observamos correlações moderadas a altas entre EDSS e Timed Up and Go, teste de Tinetti e teste de caminhada de 25 pés (p < 0,0001). Os pacientes relataram tempos de execução mais longos para os testes Timed Up and Go e 25-Foot Walk e menores escores no teste de Tinetti. Encontramos uma correlação direta entre a duração da doença, a escala EDSS, o tempo de execução Timed Up and Go, o tempo de execução de 25-Foot Walk e o escore do teste de Tinetti (p < 0,0001). Conclusão: avaliações adequadas de risco de marcha e queda são importantes para evitar complicações relacionadas à Esclerose Múltipla. (AU)

Objective: To demonstrate correlation functional evaluations of gait on the patients with Multiple sclerosis, using a noninvasive method by means of Timed Up and Go, Tinetti test, 25-Foot Walk test and Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS). Methods: We evaluated 40 patients with Multiple sclerosis using Timed Up and Go, Tinetti test, 25-Foot Walk test and EDSS scale. Results: In present study, we have observed moderate to high correlations between EDSS and Timed Up and Go, Tinetti test and 25-Foot Walk test (p<0.0001). The patients reported longer execution times for Timed Up and Go and 25-Foot Walk tests and lower scores on the Tinetti test. We found a direct correlation between illness duration, EDSS scale, Timed Up and Go execution time, 25-Foot Walk execution time and Tinetti test score (p<0.0001). Conclusion: Proper gait and fall risk evaluations are important in order to avoid complications that are related to Multiple sclerosis. (AU)

Dynamic Foot Pressure Measurement in Parkinson's Disease with Foot Scan System

BACKGROUND: Foot Scan System (RS scan international cooperation) measuring the plantar pressure distribution is simple and inexpensive tool for gait analysis. The analysis of plantar pressure distribution of the feet during gait maybe helps the assessment of motor symptoms or gait stability of Idiopathic Parkinson's disease (IPD). METHODS: We compared the parameters of foot scan system between 34 normal controls and 23 IPD patients before and after levodopa administration. Data of plantar force distribution and time of stance phase were collected using pressure-sensitive insoles as parts of the Foot Scan System. RESULTS:There were significant difference between normal controls and IPD patients in fore foot peak pressure/rear foot peak pressure ratio, time percentage of heel strike phase, mid stance phase, propulsion phase in stance phase. But in these parameters there were no significant difference between IPD patients before dopamine with after dopamine medication. CONCLUSIONS: Using the Foot Scan System (RS scan international cooperation) measuring the plantar pressure distribution, we showed that F/R ratio and time percentage of propulsion phase are reduced significantly in patients with IPD, which enables us to understand the features of gait in IPD patients more easily.