Gait impairments in persons with multiple sclerosis across preferred and fixed walking speeds.

Objectives: To investigate (1) whether previously observed changes in gait parameters in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) are the result of slower preferred walking speeds or reflect adaptations independent of gait speed; and (2) the changes in spatiotemporal features of the unstable swing phase of gait in people with MS.

Design: Cross-sectional study assessing changes in gait parameters during preferred, slow (0.6m/s), medium (1.