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Physical exercise reduces fatigue in patients with MS


 

Key clinical point : Physical exercise significantly reduces fatigue in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).

Major finding : The standardized mean difference between the intervention groups before and after the intervention was estimated to be 23.8±6.2 and 16.9±3.2, respectively.

Study details : Meta-analysis of 31 studies including 1,434 participants (714 in the intervention group; 720 in the control group).

Disclosures: This study was funded by the Student Research Committee of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Deputy for Research and Technology, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences. The authors declared no conflict of interest.

Citation: Razazian N et al. BMC Neurol. 2020 Mar 13. doi: 10.1186/s12883-020-01654-y.

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