Correlation of falls in patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis with objective measures of balance, strength, and spasticity.

CONCLUSIONS: There is a relationship between LE weakness and number of falls in the ALS population. Preventing disuse-related LE muscle weakness and education of need for external support may decrease the number of falls experienced by individuals with ALS. PMID: 30714981 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30714981?dopt=Abstract

Source: NeuroRehabilitation - February 6, 2019 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: NeuroRehabilitation Source Type: research