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Balance exercise facilitates everyday life for people with multiple sclerosis: A qualitative study
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Carling, Anna Nilsagård, Ylva Forsberg, Anette |
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Abstract | OBJECTIVES The aim of this qualitative study was to describe the experience and perceived effects on everyday life for people with multiple sclerosis after participating in a balance exercise programme focusing on core stability, dual tasking, and sensory strategies (the CoDuSe programme). METHODS A qualitative approach was chosen, using face-to-face interviews analysed with content analysis. Twenty-seven people with multiple sclerosis (20 women, 7 men) who had participated in the CoDuSe programme were included. All could walk 20 m with or without walking aids but could not walk further than 200 m. The CoDuSe programme was given twice weekly during a 7-week period. RESULTS The analysis revealed five categories. Learning to activate the core muscles described how the participants gained knowledge of using their core muscles and transferred this core muscle activation into everyday life activities. Improved bodily confidence covered narratives of being more certain of the ability to control their bodies. Easier and safer activities showed how they could now perform activities in everyday life more safely and easily. Increased independence and participation involved the participants' improved ability and self-confidence to execute activities by themselves, as well as their increased participation in activities in daily living. Experiences of the balance exercise programme revealed that they found the programme novel and challenging. The overall theme was balance exercise facilitates everyday life. CONCLUSION Participating in the CoDuSe programme was perceived to facilitate everyday life for people with multiple sclerosis. Taking part in the balance exercise programme taught the participants how to activate and use the core muscles, which increased their bodily confidence. Having increased bodily confidence helped them to perform everyday life activities with more ease and safety, which increased their independence and participation. The participants described the CoDuSe programme as novel and challenging, yet feasible. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1002/pri.1728 |
| PubMed reference number | 29962013 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 23 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/22/f0/PRI-23-na.PMC6220996.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1002/pri.1728 |
| Journal | Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
