Update on
INI Multiple Sclerosis
Balance, Gait, and Vision
Research
John Pula MD
UIUC Collaboration
GOALS
To better understand disability due to gait dysfunction
and imbalance in persons with MS
To define objective markers of disability in MS,
including visual markers.
Using these objective markers, to eventually test
treatments which may decrease disability in MS.
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52 patients
 51% fell in past year
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79% recurrent falls
Demographics
EDSS
EDSS
GAITrite Mat
Balance Platform
Timed Up-and-Go
Six Step Spot Test
Mobility metrics
Balance Metrics
Overview
Dual Task
Posturography
Effect of Dual Task on Disability
Oxygen consumption and disability
MSWS-12
Total macular volume correlations
Special thanks
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Dennis Garwacki
Jorge Kattah
Richard Lee
Herman Dick
Larry Walden
UIUC Department of Kinesiology and
Research Teams of Drs. Motl and
Sosnoff
OSF Foundation
INI
Contact Us
Dr. Rob Motl 217-244-1191
robmotl@illinois.edu
Dr. John Pula 309-655-2164
jpula1@uic.edu