Objective Longitudinal Assessment of Postural Stability and Gait of Stroke, Parkinson's Disease and Multiple Sclerosis Using Instrumented Posturography and Three Dimensional Motion Analysis

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Nowadays, stroke is one of the most common leading causes of death in many countries. As the number of stroke patients is increasing, even in younger age groups, there is an increasing need to improve their rehabilitation. In order for this process to start, it is inevitable to integrate the latest recommendations of health and sports science into rehabilitation, in addition to medicine, so that the treatment is as complex as possible. Parkinson's disease is one of the most common neurological diseases, in addition to stroke. The most significant damage can be experienced in motor functions, since one of the main symptoms of the disease is slowed movement, tremor and balance disorders. This postural change can lead to many other musculoskeletal changes, which is why Parkinson's disease is an extremely complex disease that also requires a complex treatment. The third disease examined in our research is multiple sclerosis (MS), which is also one of the most significant nervous system diseases, with nearly 1 million cases registered so far. The most common symptoms of MS patients are weakness, numbness, dizziness, coordination and balance disorders, as well as changes and uncertainty in the gait pattern. One of the essential foundations of rehabilitation after neurological diseases is neurorehabilitation, since the process will only be truly effective if cognitive and motor functions are developed in parallel. In the case of neurological diseases, as we can see above, one of the most significant symptoms is coordination and balance disorders. When the nervous system is affected, trunk control and the patient's posture will always change, depending on the given disease and the individual. One of the fundamental goals of rehabilitation should be to develop stability and postural control, because without these, we will not be able to effectively develop and restore the patients' significant motor functions. This is why it is important that neurological patients are assessed from this perspective as early as possible, so that their treatment plan can be adapted to their disease and themselves as much as possible.

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