A group-delivered self-management program reduces spasticity in people with multiple sclerosis: A randomized, controlled pilot trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Spasticity affects more than 80% of people with multiple sclerosis (MS), affecting activity, participation, and quality of life. Based on an international guideline, an MS spasticity group education and stretching program, MS Spasticity: Take Control (STC), has been developed.

Objective

The objective of this paper is to determine whether STC with home stretching is associated with greater changes in spasticity than usual care (UC), consisting of an illustrated stretching booklet and home stretching but without group instruction or support, in people with MS.

Methods

Ambulatory MS patients with self-reported spasticity interfering with daily activities were randomized to STC or UC. Individuals completed questionnaires regarding MS, spasticity, walking, fatig

SUBMITTER: Hugos CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5433226 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature