Perspectives on walking from people with multiple sclerosis and reactions to video self-observation.

CONCLUSIONS: People with MS develop a learned self-awareness with variable levels of acceptance about their walking function and what it looks like. The perceptions on walking from persons with MS suggest that focusing on reducing the effort to walk and minimizing the constantly-changing variables may help to optimize walking. Implications for rehabilitation People with multiple sclerosis are challenged by the increased effort and constant change required to walk in their day-to-day lives. A focus on minimizing both the effort to walk and the changing variables (i.e., fluctuating symptoms and environmental factors) is warranted. People with multiple sclerosis develop a learned awareness of how they walk and how their walking looks. Acceptance of loss of walking function is variable. Video self-observation is a feasible tool which warrants further exploration for enhancing acceptance of walking function and accommodating strategies. PMID: 30348030 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research