| Title | Physical activity correlates with neurological impairment and disability in multiple sclerosis. | | Author(s) | Motl RW, Snook EM, Wynn DR, Vollmer T | | Institution | Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA. robmotl@uiuc.edu | | Source | J Nerv Ment Dis 2008 Jun; 196(6):492-5. | | MeSH | Adult
Cross-Sectional Studies
Disability Evaluation
Exercise
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Multiple Sclerosis, Chronic Progressive
Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting
Neurologic Examination
| | Abstract | This study examined the correlation of physical activity with neurological impairment and disability in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS). Eighty individuals with MS wore an accelerometer for 7 days and completed the Symptom Inventory (SI), Performance Scales (PS), and Expanded Disability Status Scale. There were large negative correlations between the accelerometer and SI (r = -0.56; rho = -0.58) and Expanded Disability Status Scale (r = -0.60; rho = -0.69) and a moderate negative correlation between the accelerometer and PS (r = -0.39; rho = -0.48) indicating that physical activity was associated with reduced neurological impairment and disability. Such findings provide a preliminary basis for using an accelerometer and the SI and PS as outcome measures in large-scale prospective and experimental examinations of the effect of physical activity behavior on disability and dependence in MS. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 18552627 |
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