Rehabilitation of multiple sclerosis patients in India

Surya, Nirmal

doi:10.4103/0972-2327.164828

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“…The use of a standing frame produced significant improvements in passive hip and ankle range of motion and a trend toward improvement in ankle spasticity [1,5].…”

Section: Exercise Therapymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Recently the use of robots like the Lokomat © and partial body weight bearing treadmill, has also been used at advanced rehabilitation centres [1,10].…”

Section: Exercise Therapymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Amitriptyline is useful for dysesthetic pain. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation can also be tried [1].…”

Section: Pain Management and Acupuncturementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune-mediated inflammatory progressive disease of the central nervous system (CNS) [1]. It is the most common disabling neurological disease in young adults in Western Europe [2].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The large range of symptoms include visual disturbances, ataxia, neuropathic pain acute paroxysmal pain, dysesthetic pain, weakness, coordination difficulties, impairment of walking, bladder and bowel disturbances, respiratory complications, weakness of the ventilatory muscles and may lead to a continuing decline in neurologic status and quality of life [1].…”

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confidence: 99%

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The role of rehabilitation in multiple sclerosis—is it worth it?

Amorim¹,

Falcão²,

Pinto³

et al. 2016

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Introduction: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a complex immune-mediated disease that causes demyelination and degeneration within the brain and spinal cord. This may result in muscle weakness, abnormal tone, visual disturbances, decreased sensation, tremor/ataxia, bladder, bowel and sexual dysfunction, fatigue and impaired ambulation. Those symptoms cause disability and have a huge impact on quality of life (QoL). Methods:Literature review about the evidence assessing the rehabilitation interventions for maintaining functional capacity and reducing risk of losing important abilities and independence. Databases of Cochrane Library/Pubmed/Medline were searched, from 2004-2016 with the keywords "Physical therapy", "rehabilitation", "multiple sclerosis", "review". Results and Discussion:Physical exercise is safe and should be encouraged. Even though rehabilitation has no direct influence on disease progression, studies have shown that this intervention reduces the limitations, and helps to maintain QoL. Timing and setting of rehabilitation interventions should be selected individually. Benefits are generally higher in earlier phases of MS. A multidisciplinary approach, is the basic concept of any rehabilitation program. The main impairments that need to be specifically managed are spasticity, cognitive impairment, motor, sensory and visual deficits, fatigue and bladder/ bowel dysfunction. Ambulation difficulties should be addressed to improve efficacy, efficiency and to reduce falls. Compensation through appropriate prescription of assistive devices, bracing, and/or wheelchairs will help improve safety. Cognitive training can improve memory span, working memory and immediate visual memory. New promising rehabilitation techniques may also be useful: impairment-oriented training, electromyogram-triggered neuromuscular stimulation, and robotic interactive therapies. Conclusion:Rehabilitation has significant impact on achieving and maintaining QoL as well as on improving independence in patients with MS. A multidisciplinary and multimodal approach is the recommended model for neurorehabilitation interventions.Keywords: Multiple sclerosis, Rehabilitation, Physical therapy, Quality of Life. AbstractRehabilitation in multiple sclerosis 2 ARC Publishing

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“…The use of a standing frame produced significant improvements in passive hip and ankle range of motion and a trend toward improvement in ankle spasticity [1,5].…”

Section: Exercise Therapymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Recently the use of robots like the Lokomat © and partial body weight bearing treadmill, has also been used at advanced rehabilitation centres [1,10].…”

Section: Exercise Therapymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Amitriptyline is useful for dysesthetic pain. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation can also be tried [1].…”

Section: Pain Management and Acupuncturementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Healthcare Settings for Rehabilitation After Stroke

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Surya

Stephan³

et al. 2021

Clinical Pathways in Stroke Rehabilitation

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Home-based telerehabilitation in multiple sclerosis: a scoping review

Shirozhan,

Rafiee-Vardanjani,

Motie

et al. 2024

BMJ Support Palliat Care

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BackgroundIntroducing home-based telerehabilitation (TR) approaches helps clinical experts to choose appropriate and effective interventions and researchers identify knowledge gaps to design clinical trial studies and systematic reviews.PurposeThis study aimed to review the knowledge of home-based TR in multiple sclerosis.MethodThis scoping review study was conducted based on Arksey and O'Malley’s five-step approach. The Embase, PubMed, Cochrane, Web of Sciences, Scopus and ProQuest databases were searched in 2017–2024 to find full-text English-language articles.FindingsIn 25 studies reviewed, various and extensive home-based interventions have been used in physical and cognitive aspects.ConclusionHome-based rehabilitation is applicable, useful, safe and affordable, maintains the continuity of the rehabilitation process and increases patients’ adherence to the rehabilitation programme. However, there are challenges such as patients’ lack of familiarity with technology and limitations of outcome measurement tools that should be addressed in future studies.

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Rehabilitation of multiple sclerosis patients in India

Cited by 6 publications

References 24 publications

The role of rehabilitation in multiple sclerosis—is it worth it?

The role of rehabilitation in multiple sclerosis—is it worth it?

Healthcare Settings for Rehabilitation After Stroke

Home-based telerehabilitation in multiple sclerosis: a scoping review

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