The effect of aerobic training on improvement of the balance in Multiple Sclerosi's patients

Background and Multiple Sclerosis is a disease of central nerve system which involves brain and spinal cord. This cause makes disorder in conducting nerve and electrical current by destroying millin and consequently. Purpose study the effect of an aquatic exercise for 8 weeks, on the improvement balance of female MS patients. It is an applied research with semi-experimental method. From 100 MS patients, 25 people on the basis of illness degree and age range were selected randomly. with EDSS 1-4 with average illness time of (4 1) and age rang of (20-50) years. They were divided in to two groups. Experimental group consists of 15 people and controlled group consists of 10 people. The experimental group participated in the exercise for 8 weeks, thress sessions per week with intencity of 40-50 percent of the maximum heart-beat rate. Stablumeter device was used to measure the balance in experimental and controlled groups before and after exercise. The gathered data were analyzed by using descriptive statistic and dependent sample t- test. The research has shown that after 8 weeks, in the experimental group the balance was meaning fully improved(P=0/012). Considering the results of this research, which has caused in an improvement in the balance MS patients with low EDSS, so it seems necessary to apply an aquatic exercise for such patients. Therefore, it is recommended these exercises to be used by specialists as a supplementary remedy beside medical treatments for MS patients.