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Trekking Poles to Aid Multiple Sclerosis (TRAMS): A Comparison of Psychosocial Impact and Function with Walking Assistive Devices in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis
Do na ld A. Ba ro ne , DO E va n T . Co he n, PT , MA, PhD, NCS Sa ra So lima n, DO Christine Be swic k, BA, CCRP E ric Go ldwa sse r, DO/ PhD Ca ndida te Adil Ma nzo o r, BS Aliso n Ca rua na , BS Nisha nt Pa rikh, BS
TRAMS
- Wa lking diffic ulty is the mo st c o mmo n physic a l
func tio na l c o mpla int re po rte d b y pe rso ns with Multiple Sc le ro sis (MS) (e .g . Minde n e t a l, 2006)
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nitia l disc ussio n a b o ut the use o f a ssistive de vic e s (AD)to mitig a te this diffic ulty is o fte n me t with re sista nc e a nd de nia l o f the ne e d due to pe rc e ive d psyc ho so c ia l impa c t o f the ir use
Minde n, S. L ., F ra nke l, D., Ha dde n, L ., Pe rlo ff, J., Srina th, K . P., & Ho a g lin,
- D. C. (2006). T
he So nya Slifka lo ng itudina l multiple sc le ro sis study: me tho ds a nd sa mple c ha ra c te ristic s. Multiple S c le ro sis, 12(1), 24-38.