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Article: Endurance training in patients with multiple sclerosis: five case studies.
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- Physical Therapy
- Article date:
- November 1, 1994
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Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) exhibit various symptoms such as weakness, ataxia, increased reflex activity, and sensory disturbances depending on the site of the pathological processes in the central nervous system (CNS).[1,2] The onset of MS often occurs between the ages of 20 and 30 years.[3] Even though these patients are often young and initially exhibit barely perceptible symptoms, there will be a decrease in optimal physical activity.[4] General fatigue is a dominating problem for the majority of patients with MS.[5,6] This fatigue is believed to have a central origin.[5] Using electrical stimulation[7] or [p.sup.31] magnetic resonance spectroscopy,[8] ...