Physiotherapy plays a crucial role in managing multiple sclerosis by improving mobility, balance, and muscle strength. Targeted exercises help reduce spasticity, enhance coordination, and support independence in daily life.
Physiotherapy is an essential part of treating patients with multiple sclerosis. The therapy can help maintain the patient's mobility as long as possible. Training with a physiotherapist can help eliminate stress and mis-motion through pain or muscle spasticity, and correct gait disorders. The patient gets a feeling for his body and can better coordinate movements.
Causes
- Internal influences
hereditary factors, immune system disorders and disturbances in the metabolism of the myelin (myelin = the spiral-shaped insulation envelope, containing fat, which surrounds the nerves) - Environmental influences
climatic and other geographic influences, as well as nutrition. - Other influences
infections or accidents, for example
What exactly causes multiple sclerosis is still unknown. It is believed, however, that a variety of different factors must come together in order for multiple sclerosis to occur.
Treatments
- passive exercises help to relax muscles after cramps or spasticity due to high muscle tensions
- targeted balance exercises to take a stable stance, move more safely and avoid falls
- tips and suggestions for coping with everyday life, developing a "day plan" helps those affected to rationalize their limited resources
- continuing the training program at home is important, help and recommendations
Knowledge
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common neurological disorder, leading to permanent disability in young adulthood and premature retirement. It is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (CNS). For reasons as yet unknown, multiple sclerosis causes the insulating layer surrounding our nerve cells to be attacked and damaged by the body's defense cells. The consequence: a disturbance in the forwarding of impulses through the nerves. MS patients frequently experience symptoms like tingling, spasticity, paralysis and visual disturbances.
An estimated two million people worldwide suffer from multiple sclerosis, making it the second most common neurological disease. MS usually begins in early adulthood, but childhood diagnoses are increasing. The disease peaks at around age 30. Approximately twice as many women are affected by the disease as men.
