Effect of Vestibular Rehabilitation on Trunk Kinetic and Kinematic Parameters in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis

Effect of Vestibular Rehabilitation on Trunk Kinetic and Kinematic Parameters in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis

The Cawthorne Cooksey exercises and conventional program of physical therapy were administered.

• The Cawthorne Cooksey exercises and conventional program of physical therapy were administered.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Aged 35-55 years.
• Ambulatory without assistance.
• Diagnosed with relapsing-remitting MS by a neurologist, with approximately five relapse attacks in the hemiparesis type with a muscular tone of 1 or 1+ depending on the MAS, or modified Ashworth scale.
• All individuals were evaluated by a neurosurgeon to confirm central vertigo using test of Dix Hallpike.
• Degree of MS-related disability based on the enlarged disability status scale, ranging from 2-2.5.

Exclusion Criteria:

• People with musculoskeletal deformities.
• People with inner ear abnormalities.
• People with psychiatric disturbances or seizures.