improve gait with MS

Over the past 20 years we have provided great rehabilitation programs and results for people find solutions to injury and chronic pain by learning how to move better and improve strength and stability. More recently we have attracted people with complex cases of not so much pain, but disability and disease seeking to improve their ability to move in life using exercise. From MS, to spinal cord injury, to cerebral paulsy and stroke, we have multiple different cases of people we see on a weekly basis all being taught how to improve movement skills and motor programs being driven by the brain and the nervous system. In this article, I am going to look specifically at Multiple sclerosis. Even though this disease has evolved with treatment plans, medication and assistance, there still is a lack of education about the value of exercise and in particular the role of strength training for managing this disease. I will share with you some of the methods and principles I use effectively in our program each day.

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