The Effect of Weighted Leg Raises on Quadriceps Strength, EMG Parameters and Functional Activities in People with Multiple Sclerosis

Exercise in multiple sclerosis -- an integral component of disease management

“…Some authors reported beneficial effects in chair transfer [14,39], gait, stair climbing, and timed up and go test (standing up from a chair, walking 3 m, turning around and seat again) [14,35,40]. But, as described above, varying and contradictory results were found.…”

Critical Appraisal of Evidence for Improving Gait Speed in People with Multiple Sclerosis

“…There was a 2-week placebo run-in phase, followed by a 14-week treatment period and then a 4-week no-treatment follow-up. The primary efficacy variable was responder status, defined as consistency of gait speed improvement (ie, gait speed for at least three of the four assessments during the treatment period greater than the functional electrical stimulation with or without exercise, 28,29,35 conventional physical therapy, [31][32][33][34][36][37][38] and other interventions, including whole-body vibration, [39][40][41] torso weighting, 42 Wii activities, 43,44 massage, 45 and rhythmic auditory stimulation. 46 Although many of these studies measured treatment effects on walking ability, [21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]30,31,34,[36][37][38]42,46,47 this review focuses on only the task-specific gait training RCTs.…”

“…The physical rehabilitation RCTs identified by the current search comprised interventions that can be classified as gait training interventions, including conventional gait training and treadmill training with or without body-weight support or robot assistance, [21][22][23][24][25][26] aerobic exercise, 25,27 progressive resistance exercise, [27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34] Improving Gait Speed in MS: Dalfampridine Versus Gait Training Crossover design with a 6-wk washout period before crossover; each treatment phase comprised 6 sessions (2×/wk for 3 wk), 40 min per session 1. BWSTT first, followed by robot-assisted training 2.…”

MS, exercise, and the potential for older adults

“…Thus far, the effects of resistance training have been examined in studies with relatively small sample sizes [11], making concrete conclusions difficult. Of these studies, only three have been randomly controlled [1,12,19] and the effects of differing intensities and resistance progressions have not been directly examined. These studies have only investigated resistance training for moderately impaired individuals (EDSS<6.5).…”