A recent study at the University of Illinois shows that exercise for Multiple Sclerosis patients not only makes the body fit, but significantly improves scores on cognitive function tests. The results of the study were strengthened when MRI scans showed that when exercise for MS patients was included as part of an overall disease management program, the highly fit patients showed less damage to the parts of the brain showing deterioration and more gray matter volume than similar less fit patients.

It seems that specifically, aerobic exercise for MS sufferers seemed to have a protective effect on regions of the brain that Multiple Sclerosis targets most often. The fittest patients perform better on tests and tasks that measure the brain’s ability process information faster.

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When you or someone you know is suffering from multiple sclerosis, there are certain things to keep in mind, especially the importance of exercise for MS patients. When this disease affects the function of the brain, central and peripheral nervous systems, mobility may be affected in the individual. This is because this condition has the ability to cause cellular damage which can result in partial or complete paralysis. Doctors have observed that lesions upon the brain, especially the cerebellum which is the control center of the brain and the spinal cord, can cause the common symptoms of this disease. To prevent or control the severity of this pathological condition, doctors and specialists may recommend the use of exercise for MS patients because of how it can retrain muscles, strengthen them and prevent atrophy or musculoskeletal damage within the body.

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