High-frequency motor rehabilitation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a randomized clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Exercise may be physically and psychologically important for people with ALS, especially in the earlier stages of the disease, and, as a consequence, current ALS clinical management includes individualized rehabilitation as part of multidisciplinary care because. However, while recent studies focused on which type of exercise is more indicated to ALS patients, there is no evidence at which frequency training sessions should be performed.

Methods

We performed an assessor blinded randomized clinical trial to investigate the superiority of two different frequencies of exercise on rate of progression in ALS. We enrolled 65 patients in two groups: intensive exercise regimen (IER, five sessions/week) versus usual exercise regimen (UER, two sessions/week). The primary aim

SUBMITTER: Zucchi E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6529833 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature