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Multiple Sclerosis and Exercise - Coggle Diagram
Multiple Sclerosis and Exercise
What is MS?
An auto-immune disease.
Myelin sheaths
surrounding nerves are affects.
Chronic neurological disease.
Inflammatory and neurogenrative aetiology.
100,000 people in the UK affected
(MS Society)
Diagnosis often between 20-40.
No cure
- treatment often focused on
reducing progression and symptoms
More common in women.
Cause
Environmental
Distance from the equator.
Virus
Epstein-Barr syndrome as a young adult.
Genetics
Twins
Types
Relapsing-Remitting (85%)
Attack followed by remission.
Attack can last weeks.
Primary Progressive (10-20%)
Secondary Progressive (65%)
within 15 years.
Continued deterioration.
Diagnosis
MRI scan
Evoked potentials test.
Lumbar puncture
Symptoms
Cerebrum
Cognitive impairment
Optic nerve
Vision problems
Cerebellum and cerebellar pathways
Tremor, clumsiness, and poor balance.
Brainstem
Vertigo, impaired swallowing, and speech
Spinal Cord
Weakness, stiffness and painful spasms, bladder dysfunction, erectile impotence.
Other
Pain, fatigue, temperature sensitivity, and exercise intolerance.
Fatigue
(Braley et al., 2010)
'Lack of energy'
'Heavy legs'
Being 'overly tired'
Fluctuation between and within days.
Associated with poorer quality of life.
Assessing Fatigue
Fatigue Severity Scale
Overall fatigue
9 items
Fatigue interferes with my work, family, or social life.
Modified Fatigue Impact Scale
Physical, cognitive, and psychosocial fatigue.
21 items