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Florian Wolf^1,2, Mareike Eschweiler¹, Annette Rademacher³

¹Neurological Rehabilitation Center Godeshoehe, Bonn, Germany.

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Summary

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Multimodal agility-based exercise training (MAT) offers a time-efficient approach to improve multiple sclerosis symptoms. This integrated training may enhance balance, cognition, and cardiovascular health in persons with Multiple Sclerosis (pwMS).

Keywords:

agility balance exercise gait multiple sclerosis

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Area of Science:

Neurology
Rehabilitation Science
Exercise Physiology

Background:

Persons with Multiple Sclerosis (pwMS) face challenges with physical activity due to mobility and cognitive dysfunctions.
Current exercise recommendations for pwMS involve multiple unimodal activities, which are difficult to adhere to.
Existing clinical practices lack simultaneous, time-efficient, and engaging training for the diverse symptoms of MS.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore the potential of Multimodal Agility-based Training (MAT) as a novel exercise framework for persons with Multiple Sclerosis (pwMS).
To adapt the MAT framework, initially developed for fall prevention, to address the specific needs of pwMS, including balance and cognitive function.
To propose MAT as a time-efficient, engaging intervention targeting multiple MS symptoms concurrently.

Main Methods:

Conceptualizing MAT for pwMS to include standing balance, dynamic balance with functional leg strength, and agility-based exercises.
Integrating sensory, cognitive, and cardiovascular challenges within the MAT framework, adaptable to individual patient needs.
Proposing comparative studies of MAT against unimodal exercise approaches.

Main Results:

MAT integrates cardiovascular, neuromuscular, and cognitive training through agility, perception, and orientation exercises.
The proposed MAT framework for pwMS comprises three components: standing balance, dynamic balance, and agility exercises.
Individualized adaptations of sensory, cognitive, and cardiovascular challenges are feasible within the MAT structure.

Conclusions:

Multimodal exercise interventions, like MAT, are recommended to move beyond standardized unimodal exercises for pwMS.
MAT could offer time-efficient training targeting multiple common symptoms in persons with mild MS disability.
Future research should compare MAT with unimodal training, assessing gait, fatigue, cognition, and disease-modifying effects.