Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- 1. Men and women ≥ 22 years of age with a diagnosis of MS.
- 2. EDSS scores \< 6.5 at screening; a demonstrated gait deficit.
- 3. Can walk at least 10 meters with or without the use of walking aids.
- 4. Participants must be stable without relapse for at least 60 days and agree to PoNS therapy regimen.
Exclusion Criteria:
- 1. Other neurological, visual, or orthopedic problems that significantly interfere with balance or gait.
- 2. Dementia.
- 3. Subjects who are currently attending physical rehabilitation and are unwilling to switch to PoNS-specific physical therapy regimen.
- 4. Subjects who are already functional community ambulators (gait speed\>120cm/s43).
- 5. Subjects will also be excluded as per the Helius Medical PoNS device indication for usage ("electrical stimulation should not be used: if there is an active or suspected malignant tumor; in areas of recent bleeding or open wounds; in areas that lack normal sensation; in women who are pregnant, or in people with sensitivity to nickel, gold or copper").
Ages Eligible for Study:
22 Years to 65 Years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No