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Effects Of Two High-Frequency Physical Therapy Programs On Balance, Gait, Fatigue, And Quality Of Life In People With Multiple Sclerosis, Min Liu May 2018

Effects Of Two High-Frequency Physical Therapy Programs On Balance, Gait, Fatigue, And Quality Of Life In People With Multiple Sclerosis, Min Liu

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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disease involving the inflammation and demyelination in both brain and spinal cord. MS typically affects people in early adulthood in the range of 20-40 years old, and most patients with MS experience symptoms on a daily basis, such as walking difficulties, balance impairment, and fatigue, which can be disabling and impact the Quality of Life (QOL).

The main purpose of this investigation is to determine if our novel, adaptive, high-frequency physical therapy protocol, compared with the conventional therapeutic exercise protocol, has the potential to improve participants’ dynamic balance, gait, fatigue, and overall QOL based …