The positive effects of a physical activity program for multiple sclerosis patients with fatigue

NeuroRehabilitation

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 153-157

  Fragoso, Yara Dadalti ^a,b   Santana, Diego Luiz Ballio ^a   Pinto, Rodrigo Cruz ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE METROPOLITANA DE SANTOS   (Brazil)

^b Reference Center for Multiple Sclerosis for the Coastal Region of the State of Sao Paulo   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Conditioning; Fatigue; Multiple sclerosis; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RATING SCALE; STRETCHING; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 47849125664     PISSN: 10538135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/nre-2008-23204     Document Type: Article

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