Virtual Reality Versus Mental Practice On Balance And Gait In Patients With Multiple Sclerosis

Sex: All

Ages: 20 Years – 35 Years

Healthy volunteers: No

Phase: NA

Enrollment: 54

Sponsor: Cairo University

Location: Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University Giza Giza Governorate

Summary

This study is conducted to: * Investigate the effect of virtual reality based training on balance and risk of falling. * Investigate the effect of virtual reality based training on gait. * Investigate the effect of mental practice on balance and risk of falling. * Investigate the effect of mental practice on gait. * Compare between the effect of virtual reality based training and mental practice on balance and gait

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with RRMS. 2. Patient's age will be range from 20 - 35 years.. 3. Patients are able to walk 10 meter with or without assistance. 4. Patients with ≤ 6 according to an Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS). 5. Patients are cognitively able to follow instructions. 6. Patient's body mass index (BMI) will be ranged from 18.5 to 29.99 Kg/m2. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with MS relapse in the last 30 days. 2. Visual impairments interfering with VR. 3. Severe spasticity or orthopaedic deformity. 4. Recent musculoskeletal injury. 5. History of epilepsy or motion sickness with VR.

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