▼ Numerous research studies confi rm the positive eff ects of therapeutic physical activity in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients. Therefore, MS patients should participate in such programs or do sports regularly. The aim of the study was to determine the extent of MS patients' participation in therapeutic physical activity. All registered MS patients (n = 1 100) in the German state of Saarland were surveyed once. The 35-item selfreporting questionnaire consisted of 6 subscales: general health perceptions, perceived independence in daily living, current physiotherapeutic treatment, exercise behaviour before and after diagnosis, motivation for sport and specialists' recommendations (neurologist, physiotherapist) from the patients' perspective. 263 MS-patients (age = 47.6 ± 9.8, disease duration = 13.5 ± 9.1 years) returned the self-reporting questionnaire on time (response rate = 24 %). Half of MS patients (51 %) participated in some physiotherapeutic exercise program; 46 % of MS patients engaged in some sports regularly. After diagnosis, exercise duration (p < 0.001) and exercise intensity (p < 0.0001) of patients were signifi cantly reduced. 38 % of MS patients said that sports were recommended to them by their specialists. Almost two-thirds of MS patients claimed that sports as a therapeutic measure was never mentioned. The study results must be interpreted with caution because of the selective nature of the sample. The reduced exercise behaviour might well be a consequence of the disease progress. However, the study results suggest that adequate attention has not been paid to implementing research fi ndings on the value of physical exercise in MS in actual practice. It is important to inform MS patients (and specialists) about the therapy option of physical exercise in MS and develop appropriate exercise recommendations. Zusammenfassung ▼Zahlreiche Forschungsergebnisse bestätigen die positiven Eff ekte von sport-und bewegungstherapeutischen Maßnahmen bei Multiple Sklerose-(MS) Patienten. Folglich sollten MS-Patienten an bewegungstherapeutischen Maßnahmen teilnehmen und/oder regelmäßig Sport treiben. Ziel dieser Studie war es zu untersuchen, ob und in welchem Maße MS-Patienten sportlich aktiv sind und/oder an bewegungs-bzw. physiotherapeutischen Maßnahmen teilnehmen. Alle im Saarland registrierten MS-Patienten (n = 1 100) wurden einmalig schriftlich befragt. Der Fragebogen umfasste 35 Items in 6 Kategorien unterteilt: Allgemeine Gesundheitswahrnehmung, selbst eingeschätzte Unabhängigkeit im Alltag, Teilnahme an physiotherapeutischen Maßnah-men, selbst wahrgenommenes Sport-und Bewegungsverhalten vor und nach der Diagnose, Motivation zum Sport und Trainingsempfehlungen, die aus Patientensicht von Spezialisten (Neurologe, Therapeut) gegeben wurden. 263 MS-Patienten (Alter = 47,6 ± 9,8, Krankheitsdauer = 13,5 ± 9,1 Jahre) sendeten den Fragebogen fristgerecht zurück (Rücklaufquote = 24 %). Die Hälfte der MS-Patienten (51 %) befand sich in physiotherapeutischer Behandlung. 46 % der MS-Patienten sagten aus, dass sie reg...

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