Are Changes in Gait and Balance Across the Disease Step Rating Scale in Multiple Sclerosis Statistically Significant and Clinically Meaningful?

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
6149255	Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	2016	38 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Our findings support the Disease Step Rating Scale is an observational tool that can be used by health professionals to categorize people with MS, with the categories reflective of statistically significant and clinically meaningful differences in gait and balance performance.

Keywords

MIC MDC BBS EDSS 10MWT 6MWT 10-m walk test 6-minute walk test Disability evaluation Postural balance Rehabilitation Minimally important change gait Berg balance scale Expanded Disability Status Scale Multiple sclerosis Treatment outcome