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Searching for the "Active Ingredients" in Physical Rehabilitation Programs Across Europe, Necessary to Improve Mobility in People With Multiple Sclerosis: A Multicenter Study

. 2019 Apr ; 33 (4) : 260-270. [epub] 20190317

Language English Country United States Media print-electronic

Document type Journal Article, Multicenter Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Persistent link   https://www.medvik.cz/link/pmid30880560

BACKGROUND: Physical rehabilitation programs can lead to improvements in mobility in people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS). OBJECTIVE: To identify which rehabilitation program elements are employed in real life and how they might affect mobility improvement in PwMS. METHODS: Participants were divided into improved and nonimproved mobility groups based on changes observed in the Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale-12 following multimodal physical rehabilitation programs. Analyses were performed at group and subgroup (mild and moderate-severe disability) levels. Rehabilitation program elements included setting, number of weeks, number of sessions, total duration, therapy format (individual, group, autonomous), therapy goals, and therapeutic approaches. RESULTS: The study comprised 279 PwMS from 17 European centers. PwMS in the improved group received more sessions of individual therapy in both subgroups. In the mildly disabled group, 60.9% of the improved received resistance training, whereas, 68.5% of the nonimproved received self-stretching. In the moderately-severely disabled group, 31.4% of the improved, received aerobic training, while 50.4% of the nonimproved received passive mobilization/stretching. CONCLUSIONS: We believe that our findings are an important step in opening the black-box of physical rehabilitation, imparting guidance, and assisting future research in defining characteristics of effective physical rehabilitation.

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