Mult Scler Relat Disord 2022 Jun 11;64:103962. Epub 2022 Jun 11.
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 219 Freer Hall, 906 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL 61801, USA; Center on Health, Aging, and Disability, College of Applied Health Sciences, Champaign, IL, USA. Electronic address:
Background: Seventy-five percent (75%) of full-time wheelchair or scooter users with multiple sclerosis (MS) experience at least one fall in a period of 6 months. Falls are detrimental for the independence, quality of life, and community participation. No previous prospective study has evaluated fall risk factors in this segment of MS community. Read More