چکیده:
Background. Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune, inflammatory, and chronic disease which, under the effect
of the wastes of myelin degradation occurs in the white matter of the brain, spinal cord, and visual nerves. The main
complications of this disease are fatigue, muscle cramps, tremor, imbalance, and walking imbalance. Objectives. The
purpose of this study is to investigate the spine orientation in people with multiple sclerosis. Methods. The statistical
population of this study included all patients with MS in Kerman province and the sample of this study includes 30
patients with mild MS (mean age of 33.83±8.72 years, mean height of 159.77±4.54 cm, mean weight of 63.1±11.16
kg) and 30 healthy subjects (mean age of 31.07±8.84 years, mean height of 162.58±6.61 cm, mean weight of
61.43±11.3 kg), targeted randomly selected as the subjects. First, the patients were examined by a neurologist and the
EDSS of each subject was evaluated. Then their demographic data including age, height, and weight were collected.
For evaluation of spinal abnormalities including torticollis and forward head, shooting method with the use of -Power
shot A1200 HD Canon camera, with 0.73 validity was used; and kyphosis and lordosis abnormalities were measured
using a flexible ruler, the validity of the device in comparison with the radiography technique was reported by
Thylatson and Borton (1991) as 93%. In research, Hart & Rose (1986) and Lowell et al. (1989) stated the reliability
of this device as 97% and 84%, respectively, and scoliometer was used for scoliosis abnormalities. The validity of this
device was reported by Guillemhem et al. as 0.87. Results. The results showed that there was a significant relationship
between forward head, torticollis, and lordosis abnormalities in patients with mild MS and healthy subjects (p˂0.05),
while there is significant relationship between kyphosis and scoliosis (p˂0.05). Conclusion. Regarding factors such
as fatigue, muscle cramping, tremor, walking abnormalities in people with multiple sclerosis and observation of some
spinal abnormalities in these individuals, the implementation of corrective exercises and programs to correct postures,
in them, seems necessary
خلاصه ماشینی:
"com Received: 26/05/2017 Accepted: 10/09/2017 Spinal Cord Analysis in People with Multiple Sclerosis 1Fatemeh Ebrahimi Meymand, 2Hasan Daneshmandi*, 3Mansoor Sahib Al-Zamani, 4Hossein Ali Ebrahimi 1Department of Sport Injury and Corrective Exercise, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Kish International Campus, Tehran University, Kish, Iran.
The results showed that there was a significant relationship between forward head, torticollis, and lordosis abnormalities in patients with mild MS and healthy subjects (p˂0.
Regarding factors such as fatigue, muscle cramping, tremor, walking abnormalities in people with multiple sclerosis and observation of some spinal abnormalities in these individuals, the implementation of corrective exercises and programs to correct postures, in them, seems necessary.
Therefore, this study attempts to examine the postural profile of the spine cord and the anthropometric dimensions of MS patients to find out the degree of abnormalities in the condition that results from the disease.
Demographic data of the women with MS and the group of healthy women(View the image of this page) DISCUSSION The results of this study showed that people with multiple sclerosis in comparison with healthy people, have some abnormalities, such as torticollis, forward head, and lordosis.
In patients with MS, probably due to some factors such as muscle weakness, reduced balance, visual acuity symptoms, hearing difficulties and neurological injuries, the risk of abnormalities is increased (25).
So that, the results of the present study in MS patients compared to healthy subjects, both forward head and torticollis abnormality were significant."