scholarly journals Randomized Controlled Trial to Examine the Impact of Aquatic Exercise Training on Functional Capacity, Balance, and Perceptions of Fatigue in Female Patients With Multiple Sclerosis

2018 ◽  
Vol 99 (2) ◽  
pp. 234-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehdi Kargarfard ◽  
Ardalan Shariat ◽  
Lee Ingle ◽  
Joshua A. Cleland ◽  
Mina Kargarfard
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Exercise Training ◽  
Functional Capacity ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Aquatic Exercise ◽  
Female Patients ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
The Impact

Free From Falls education and exercise program for reducing falls in people with multiple sclerosis: A randomized controlled trial

2021 ◽  
pp. 135245852110468
Author(s):  
Michelle H Cameron ◽  
Andrea Hildebrand ◽  
Cinda L Hugos ◽  
Grace I Judd ◽  
Garnett McMillan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Exercise Program ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Credible Intervals ◽  
Falls In Older Adults ◽  
The Impact

Background: People with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) fall frequently. Community-delivered exercise and education reduce falls in older adults, but their efficacy in multiple sclerosis (MS) is unknown. Objectives: To evaluate the impact of the Free From Falls (FFF) group education and exercise program on falls in PwMS. Methods: This was a prospective, assessor-blinded, two-arm parallel randomized controlled trial. Ninety-six participants were randomized to FFF (eight weekly 2 hour sessions) or the control condition (a fall prevention brochure and informing their neurologist of their fall history). Participants counted falls prospectively from enrollment through 6 months following intervention. Effects on fall frequency were evaluated by the Bayesian analysis. Results: The modeled mean fall frequency pre-intervention was 1.2 falls/month in the FFF group (95% credible intervals (CIs) = 0.8–2.0) and 1.4 falls/month in the control group (95% CI = 0.9–2.1). Fall frequency decreased by 0.6 falls/month in both groups over time (nadir 4–6 months post-intervention: FFF 0.6 falls/month (95% CI = 0.4–0.9); control 0.8 falls/month (95% CI = 0.5–1.1)). Conclusion: In-person group exercise and education are not superior to written education and neurologist-initiated interventions for preventing falls in PwMS.

scholarly journals Hydrotherapy for the Treatment of Pain in People with Multiple Sclerosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adelaida María Castro-Sánchez ◽  
Guillermo A. Matarán-Peñarrocha ◽  
Inmaculada Lara-Palomo ◽  
Manuel Saavedra-Hernández ◽  
Manuel Arroyo-Morales ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Exercise Program ◽  
Aquatic Exercise ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Therapy Room ◽  
Experimental Group

Background. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic demyelinating neurological disease. Several studies have reported that complementary and alternative therapies can have positive effects against pain in these patients.Objective. The objective was to investigate the effectiveness of an Ai-Chi aquatic exercise program against pain and other symptoms in MS patients.Methods. In this randomized controlled trial, 73 MS patients were randomly assigned to an experimental or control group for a 20-week treatment program. The experimental group underwent 40 sessions of Ai-Chi exercise in swimming pool and the control group 40 sessions of abdominal breathing and contraction-relaxation exercises in therapy room. Outcome variables were pain, disability, spasm, depression, fatigue, and autonomy, which were assessed before the intervention and immediately and at 4 and 10 weeks after the last treatment session.Results. The experimental group showed a significant (P<0.028) and clinically relevant decrease in pain intensityversusbaseline, with an immediate posttreatment reduction in median visual analogue scale scores of 50% that was maintained for up to 10 weeks. Significant improvements were also observed in spasm, fatigue, disability, and autonomy.Conclusion. According to these findings, an Ai-Chi aquatic exercise program improves pain, spasms, disability, fatigue, depression, and autonomy in MS patients.

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