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| Title |
Pilates based core stability training in ambulant individuals with multiple sclerosis: protocol for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial
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| Published in |
BMC Neurology, April 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2377-12-19 |
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| Authors |
Jennifer Freeman, Esther Fox, Margaret Gear, Alan Hough |
| Abstract |
People with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) frequently experience balance and mobility impairments, including reduced trunk stability. Pilates-based core stability training, which is aimed at improving control of the body's stabilising muscles, is popular as a form of exercise with people with MS and therapists. A replicated single case series study facilitated by the Therapists in MS Group in the United Kingdom (UK) provides preliminary evidence that this approach can improve balance and mobility in ambulant people with MS; further evidence is needed to substantiate these findings to ensure that limited time, energy, finances and resources are used to best effect.This study builds upon the pilot work undertaken in the case series study by implementing a powered randomised controlled study, with the aims of: 1 Establishing the effectiveness of core stability training; 2 Comparing core stability training with standardised physiotherapy exercise; 3 Exploring underlying mechanisms of change associated with this intervention |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 4 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 | 25% |
| Brazil | 1 | 25% |
| Spain | 1 | 25% |
| Egypt | 1 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 75% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 284 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 280 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 42 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 35 | 12% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 29 | 10% |
| Researcher | 28 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 25 | 9% |
| Other | 60 | 21% |
| Unknown | 65 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 88 | 31% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 45 | 16% |
| Sports and Recreations | 26 | 9% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 12 | 4% |
| Neuroscience | 10 | 4% |
| Other | 37 | 13% |
| Unknown | 66 | 23% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 15 April 2017.
All research outputs
#7,140,180
of 23,316,003 outputs
Outputs from BMC Neurology
#815
of 2,487 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#48,215
of 162,619 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Neurology
#8
of 19 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 23,316,003 research outputs across all sources so far. This one has received more attention than most of these and is in the 68th percentile.
So far Altmetric has tracked 2,487 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a little more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 6.9. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 66% of its peers.
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