The Effect of Pilates Exercise on the Number of fall, Fear of Falling and Reaction Time of Women with Multiple Sclerosis
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Background And Aim
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic and debilitating disease which destroys the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). The most common complications of tqf five weeks of Pilates training on the number of falling, fear of fall, and reaction time in women suffering from MS.Materials And Methods
The present quasi-experimental study included 40 female patients with MS 0 4 and aged 20-40 years old. Patients were randomly assigned into experimental and control groups. The training program was carried out for five weeks (three sessions of one hour per week). Patients number of falling, fear of fall, and reaction time was measured using a self-reporting, fear of fall questionnaire and reaction time device before and after the exercise. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and paired T test. α was set at 0.05.Results
The results showed significant differences in the adjusted mean of the number of falling, fear of falling, and reaction time in the experimental groups (PConclusion
Pilates training reduced the number of falling, fear of falling, and reaction time in patients with MS. Therefore, such exercises could be used as a complementary treatment alongside medications for MS patients. Keywords:
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Persian
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Scientific Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, Volume:6 Issue: 2, 2017
Pages:
150 to 159
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