Systematic Review of Exercise Studies in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis: Exploring the Quality of Interventions According to the Principles of Exercise Training

ConclusionThis systematic review reveals that exercise training principles were not respected in the majority of included RCTs. The weak quality of reported exercise interventions limits the interpretation of the studies ’ results and potentially leads to an underestimation of ‘exercise as medicine’ in pwMS. Also, the vague descriptions of exercise prescription and adherence impede the reproducibility of results. Future studies must attend to all principles of exercise training and provide transparent informat ion on the prescribed and performed programmes to develop specific and valid exercise recommendations for pwMS.Systematic Review registrationCRD42020162671, 28/04/2020, PROSPERO.
Source: Neurology and Therapy - Category: Neurology Source Type: research