b'FDA-approvedtreatmentoptionthatshould ThisstudywaspublishedintheAmericanbecoveredbyinsurancetothoseinneed. Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.Study nds exercise improves cognition Dr. Thrower: Heresanewsash.ExerciseisResearchersattheFederalUniversityof goodforpeoplewithMS.ThatmayseemlikeMatoGrossodoSul,inBrazil,recruited28 aprettyobviousstatement,butindecadesindividualsfromtheMultipleSclerosis past,thiswasnottheconventionalwisdom.OutpatientCentertoparticipateintwoone- TherewasatimewhenpeoplewithMSwereadvisedbythemedicalcommunitytoavoidhour-longexercisesessionsperweekforsix exerciseforfearthattheymightworsentheirmonths.Researchersassignedparticipants fatigueandothersymptoms.toeithertheexercisegrouporthecontrolgroup Wenowknowthatexerciseisnotonlywhowouldmaintaintheirregularactivities tolerableforpeoplewithMS,butdesirableforforsixmonths. manyreasons.ThatsnottosaythatchallengesExercisesessionsincludedupper-and dontexisttoestablishingaregularexerciselower-body stretching and exercises in a routine.Studieshaveshownthatonlyaboutlying,sitting,andstandingpositiontotrain 15percentofAmericanadultsgetthecoordinationandstaticbalance.Duringthe recommendedamountofregularexerciseexercises,participantswereaskedtoengage evenwithoutthechallengesposedbyMS.incognitivetasks,forexamplenamingfruits Fortunately,therearemoreoptionsavailableorcountingaspecicnumbersequence.All tousthanever.Wehavesmartphoneapps,participantswereevaluatedatthebeginning, wellnesscenters,andothermodernthethreemonthmark,andagainattheend conveniencesthatmakeitmorelikelythataofthesixmonthtrial. personwithMScangetregularexercise.Overallthendingssuggestthattheexercise Inthisstudy,theresearchersnotonlysawimprovementsinmobilitywithanexerciseprogramimprovedcognitionandmobilityfor program, but also saw improvements inthoseintheexercisegroup,aswellastheir cognition.decision-makingabilityduringcomplextasks. Study looks into link betweenThereweredeteriorationoftheseabilitiesin MS and labor and deliverythecontrolgroupthatwassedentaryduringthetrialperiod.Althoughthesendingsare Thepurposeofthisstudy,ledbyresearcherspositive,theparticipantsincludedhadeither atServicedeNeurologieA,HpitalPierremildormoderateMSandcomparisonswere Wertheimer,HospicesCivilsdeLyon,France,notmadebetweenthosewithmildormoderate wastoaddresstheconcernsofchildbearingconditionsbecauseofthesmallexperimental agedwomenwithMSandtheuseofobstetricalgroupof14individuals.Additionally,there analgesiaonthecourseoftheirMSprogression.couldbeselectionbiasbecausethoseinthe Thisresearchprospectivelyrevieweddatabyexercisegroupwereabletoattendthesessions thesameEuropeanresearcherswhowereat the rehabilitation center and may have involvedintwolargestudiescalledPregnancybeenmoremotivatedtoparticipate. inMultipleSclerosis(PRIMS),conductedfrom53 msfocusmagazine.org'