{"id":325914,"date":"2025-12-02T11:29:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T11:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/325914\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T11:29:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T11:29:10","slug":"resistance-exercise-stands-out-for-easing-fatigue-in-ms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/325914\/","title":{"rendered":"Resistance exercise stands out for easing fatigue in MS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Resistance training may be the most effective type of exercise<\/a> for easing fatigue in people with multiple sclerosis<\/a> (MS), especially when programs last longer than eight weeks, a meta-analysis found.<\/p>\n

The study, \u201cEffects of exercise on fatigue and quality of life in multiple sclerosis: a network meta-analysis and systematic review<\/a>,\u201d was published in the Journal of Neurology.<\/p>\n

MS is a chronic disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. People with MS often experience fatigue<\/a>, muscle weakness, balance problems, coordination issues, and walking difficulties. These symptoms<\/a> can make daily activities difficult and reduce quality of life.<\/p>\n

While many therapies are approved for MS<\/a>, exercise is often recommended as a non-pharmacological approach to complement medical treatments.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy increasing physical fitness and neuromuscular coordination, exercise training not only helps reduce physical burden but also exerts positive psychological effects, ultimately leading to a substantial improvement in patients\u2019 quality of life,\u201d the researchers wrote.<\/p>\n

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Researchers examine which exercises best help ease MS-related fatigue<\/p>\n

While the effects of exercise in MS are well established, less is known about which types of exercise work best for easing specific symptoms such as fatigue.<\/p>\n

To explore this, a group of researchers in China reviewed data from past randomized controlled trials to see how different types of exercise affect fatigue and quality of life in people with MS.<\/p>\n

A total of 31 trials involving 1,232 people with MS were included. These studies covered a range of exercise approaches \u2014 resistance training, aerobic exercise, hippotherapy, mind-body training, aquatic exercise, and more. Training frequency varied from one to seven sessions per week.<\/p>\n

Overall, several types of exercise worked better than standard care for reducing fatigue, with resistance training \u2014 such as weightlifting or resistance-band work \u2014 showing the strongest effect.<\/p>\n

However, \u201cfor safety reasons, it is widely recommended that resistance training for patients be conducted under the supervision of qualified professionals to ensure proper technique and optimal outcomes,\u201d the researchers wrote.<\/p>\n

Resistance training benefits were even stronger in programs lasting more than eight weeks. Hippotherapy \u2014 exercise-based activities involving horses \u2014 and coordination training also showed promising early results, though the researchers wrote that more high-quality trials are needed to confirm these effects.<\/p>\n

Although exercise reduced fatigue, it did not significantly improve overall quality of life across all participants. However, women in resistance-training programs did show significant improvements in quality of life, suggesting that some exercise types may benefit specific groups more than others.<\/p>\n

\u201cResistance training appears to be the most effective intervention for improving fatigue and quality of life in MS,\u201d the researchers concluded. \u201cHippotherapy and coordination training also show promise but require further high-quality trials for validation.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Resistance training may be the most effective type of exercise for easing fatigue in people with multiple sclerosis…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":325915,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[337,97],"class_list":{"0":"post-325914","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fitness","8":"tag-fitness","9":"tag-health"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=325914"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325914\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/325915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=325914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=325914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=325914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}