Long-term exercise improves functional impairment but not quality of life in multiple sclerosis

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 252, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 839-845

  Romberg, Anders ^a   Virtanen, Arja ^b   Ruutiainen, Ruutiainen ^a  

^a Maskun Neurologinen Kuntoutuskeskus   (Finland)

^b SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

Author keywords

Exercise; Functional composite; MS; Quality of life; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 22144480563     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-005-0759-2     Document Type: Article

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