Multiple sclerosis relapses are not associated with exercise

Since multiple sclerosis (MS) often affects physically active young individuals, it is important to know if exercise can result in increased disease activity. Therefore we used a self-report questionnaire to examine the relationship of different levels of sports activity and relapses in 632 patients...

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Published in:Multiple sclerosis 2012-02, Vol.18 (2), p.232-235
Main Authors: Tallner, A, Waschbisch, A, Wenny, I, Schwab, S, Hentschke, C, Pfeifer, K, Mäurer, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Cross-Sectional Studies
Databases, Factual - statistics & numerical data
Degenerative and inherited degenerative diseases of the nervous system. Leukodystrophies. Prion diseases
Disability Evaluation
Exercise - physiology
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Motor Activity - physiology
Multiple sclerosis and variants. Guillain barré syndrome and other inflammatory polyneuropathies. Leukoencephalitis
Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting - physiopathology
Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting - therapy
Muscle Strength - physiology
Neurology
Recurrence
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Summary:Since multiple sclerosis (MS) often affects physically active young individuals, it is important to know if exercise can result in increased disease activity. Therefore we used a self-report questionnaire to examine the relationship of different levels of sports activity and relapses in 632 patients with MS. In order to analyse whether subjective recall might have biased the results, we performed, in a subgroup of our sample, an objective assessment of clinical data and physical fitness parameters. We were unable to find any association between sports activity and clinical relapses in either of the two analyses. The group with highest activity even shows the lowermost mean values, standard deviations and range concerning the number of relapses. Our data suggest that physical activity has no significant influence on clinical disease activity.
ISSN:1352-4585
1477-0970
DOI:10.1177/1352458511415143