Balance-Based Torso-Weighting May Enhance Balance in Persons With Multiple Sclerosis: Preliminary Evidence Gail L. Widener, PhD, PT, Diane D. Allen,

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Balance-Based Torso-Weighting May Enhance Balance in Persons With Multiple Sclerosis: Preliminary Evidence Gail L. Widener, PhD, PT, Diane D. Allen, PhD, PT, Cynthia Gibson-Horn, BS, PT Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Volume 90, Issue 4, Pages 602-609 (April 2009) DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.10.027 Copyright © 2009 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions

Fig 1 Vest with adjustable shoulder attachments and Velcro closure at the waist. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2009 90, 602-609DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2008.10.027) Copyright © 2009 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions

Fig 2 Mean body sway and 1-tailed confidence intervals (α=.033) in the CDPP test with the EO, performed under the balance-based torso-weighting (BBTW), nonweighted (NW), and baseline (BL) conditions. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2009 90, 602-609DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2008.10.027) Copyright © 2009 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions