Group-Based Individualized Comprehensive Core Stability Intervention Improves Balance in Persons With Multiple Sclerosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial (original) (raw)
Background Balance and trunk control are often impaired in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS). Interventions addressing these issues are needed. Objective The objective of this study was to compare the immediate and long-term effects of a 6-week individualized, group-based, comprehensive core stability intervention (GroupCoreDIST) with standard care on balance and trunk control in individuals with MS. Design This study was a prospective, assessor-masked, randomized controlled trial. Setting The GroupCoreDIST intervention was conducted by 6 physical therapists in 6 municipalities in Norway. Standard care included the usual care for individuals with MS in the same municipalities. Assessments at all time points took place at a Norwegian hospital. Participants Eighty people with Expanded Disability Status scores of 1 to 6.5 participated in this trial. Intervention Randomized, concealed allocation was used to assign the participants to the GroupCoreDIST intervention (n = 40) or to ...
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