Participant experiences of eight weeks of supervised or home-based Pilates among people with multiple sclerosis: a qualitative analysis.

Purpose: An exploratory qualitative study investigating participants' experiences of a feasibility study of supervised and home-based Pilates.

Methods: All 10 females who participated in an eight-week supervised ( = 4) or home-based Pilates ( = 6) program were invited and agreed to be interviewed. Data were collected via semi-structured interviews and researcher observations of participant experiences.

Home-based Pilates for symptoms of anxiety, depression and fatigue among persons with multiple sclerosis: An 8-week randomized controlled trial.

Background: Symptoms of anxiety, depression and fatigue are common comorbidities among persons with multiple sclerosis (PwMS). A previous pilot study supported Pilates as a feasible exercise modality that may improve these outcomes among PwMS.

Objective: To quantify the effects of 8 weeks of home-based Pilates on symptoms of anxiety, depression and fatigue among PwMS.

Moderators of Exercise Effects on Depressive Symptoms in Multiple Sclerosis: A Meta-regression.

Context: This study examined the extent to which patient and trial characteristics moderate the effects of exercise on depressive symptoms among people with multiple sclerosis.

Evidence Acquisition: Twenty-four effects were derived from 14 articles published before August 2016 located using Google Scholar, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, PubMed, and Web of Science. Trials involved 624 people with multiple sclerosis and included both randomization to exercise training or a non-exercise control condition and measurement of depressive symptoms at baseline and at mid- and/or post-intervention.

Physical rehabilitation interventions in nonambulatory people with multiple sclerosis: a systematic review.

There is an expanding body of research on exercise intervention for multidisciplinary rehabilitation of people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS). Most of this research focuses on people with mild/moderate MS who are ambulatory. As the costs of care increases with increasing disability, it is important to evaluate the evidence for interventions in nonambulatory PwMS.