Relationship between lower extremity isometric muscle strength and standing balance in patients with multiple sclerosis

ÇITAKER S., GÜÇLÜ GÜNDÜZ A., YAZICI G., Bayraktar D., NAZLIEL B., Irkec C.

NEUROREHABILITATION, vol.33, no.2, pp.293-298, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.3233/nre-130958
  • Journal Name: NEUROREHABILITATION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.293-298
  • Keywords: Muscle strength, balance, multiple sclerosis, EDSS, HAND-HELD DYNAMOMETRY, POSTURAL INSTABILITY, WEAKNESS, SCALE, INDIVIDUALS, RELIABILITY, PERFORMANCE, IMPAIRMENT, EXERCISE, FATIGUE
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Muscle strength and standing balance decrease in patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS).