High Intensity Aerobic and Resistance Exercise Can Improve Glucose Tolerance in Persons With Multiple Sclerosis

Abstract

Twelve weeks of high intensity aerobic exercise in combination with resistance training improved glucose tolerance in persons with MS.

High intensity interval training for people with multiple sclerosis: A systematic review

“…Eleven articles, which described seven studies, were included in this review. Of the included articles four were RCTs) (described by seven articles) Collett et al, 2011;Farup et al, 2016;Feltham et al, 2013;Skjerbaek et al, 2014;Wens et al, 2015;Wens et al, 2017;Zimmer et al, 2017), one was a randomised crossover trial (Collett et al, 2017) and two were cohort studies (Keytsman et al, 2017; Zaenker et al, 2016). Full-text articles assessed for eligibility (n = 38)…”

“…PEDro scores ranged from three to eight out of ten (Table 2). Eight articles were regarded to be of high quality with a score of seven (Bansi et al, 2017;Feltham et al, 2013;Skjerbaek et al, 2014;Wens et al, 2015;Wens et al, 2017) or eight (Collett et al, 2011;Farup et al, 2016;Zimmer et al, 2017). Points were commonly lost due to a lack of blinding of participants and therapists.…”

“…Three of the studies, reported by seven articles, provided a power calculation and had a sample size large enough to be powered (Collett et al, 2011;Farup et al, 2016;Feltham et al, 2013;Wens et al, 2015;Wens et al, 2017;Zimmer et al, 2017). The other four studies did not report on power (Bansi et al, 2017;Collett et al, 2017;Keytsman et al, 2017;Skjerbaek et al, 2014;Zaenker et al, 2016).…”

“…Sample sizes ranged from 11 (Skjerbaek et al, 2014) to 61 (Collett et al, 2011) with a total number of 249 participants. Five studies included participants that were predominantly mildly disabled (EDSS < 4.0) (Collett et al, 2011;Collett et al, 2017;Farup et al, 2016;Feltham et al, 2013;Keytsman et al, 2017;Wens et al, 2015;Wens et al, 2017;Zaenker et al, 2016) one study recruited a predominantly moderately disabled group (EDSS 4.0-6.0) (Bansi et al, 2017;Zimmer et al, 2017) and one study recruited participants who were more severely disabled (EDSS 6.0-8.0) (Skjerbaek et al, 2014) (Table 3). Five studies included participants with both relapsing remitting MS and progressive MS (Bansi et al, 2017;Collett et al, 2011;Collett et al, 2017;Farup et al, 2016;Feltham et al, 2013;Wens et al, 2015;Wens et al, 2017;Zimmer et al, 2017), one study only included participants with progressive MS (Skjerbaek et al, 2014), and one study did not report on MS type (Keytsman et al, 2017).…”

Weight control and physical exercise in people with multiple sclerosis: Current knowledge and future perspectives

“…Secondly, MS comorbidities such as sleep deprivation are other factors that enhances CVD and metabolic syndrome risk (32,35). Thirdly, deconditioning and inactive life styles increase the risk of CVD (25,36) and puts pwMS at risk of weight gain and obesity that contribute to increased prevalence of CVD and mortality rates (22,37,38). (39).…”