The Role of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in the Management of Multiple Sclerosis: A Review of the Literature

Abstract

The progression of multiple sclerosis, whether treated or not, can sooner or later lead to the onset of disability that is not limited to locomotor disorders alone,despite therapeutic advances. Generated by years of relapses, followed by the insidious but continuous onset of motor, sensory, cerebellar, sensory or cognitive deficits, the consequences are physical, psychological and even socio-economic, and include functional rehabilitation, the efficacy of which now seems to be well established. Various types of treatment
are available, involving a wide range of healthcare professionals (physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses, psychomotor therapists, orthoprosthetists, speech therapists, etc.), coordinated by a doctor specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation.Programs are usually multidisciplinary, including rehabilitation techniques, functional exercises and even exercise training.