Kinesitherapy in Multiple Sclerosis : Undergraduate Thesis

Multipla skleroza (MS) je kronična upalna demijelinizacijska bolest središnjeg živčanog sustava. Istraživanja ukazuju da je MS bolest koja nastaje djelovanjem čimbenika okoline, ali i utjecajem genetske sklonosti. Bolest je bijele rase , njena prevalencija raste u područjima koja su naseljena bijelcima. Češće obolijevaju žene nego muškarci. Simptomi mogu biti vrlo izraženi ili klinički neprepoznatljivi. Kod većine bolesnika oboljelih od multiple skleroze simptomi se mogu pojavljivati povremeno, a s progresijom bolesti može se mijenjati njihova jakost i trajanje. Simptomi su dosta varijabilni i promjenjivi. Cilj ovog završnog rada je prikazati i opisati multiplu sklerozu, njezine uzroke nastanka, simptome, prikazati metode liječenja, te prikazati kineziterapijske postupke kako bi poboljšali kvalitetu života oboljelima od multiple skleroze. Plan kineziterapijskog postupka treba biti prilagodljiv svakom bolesniku individualno i mora predvidjeti potrebe pacijenta. Potrebno je bolesnika naučiti kako pravilno primjenjivati određene vježbe za poboljšanje motoričke funkcije i emocionalno stanje. Cilj je postići maksimum u odnosu na trenutno stanje, olakšati bolesniku njihov svakodnevni život i vježbama vratiti samopouzdanje i spriječiti da se bolesnik osjeća manje vrijednim.Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system. Research indicates that MS is a disease caused by environmental factors, but also by the influence of genetic predispositions. The disease is more common with Caucasians, its prevalence is growing in areas inhabited by white people. Women get sick more often than men. Symptoms can be very pronounced or clinically unrecognizable. In most patients with multiple sclerosis the symptoms may occur periodically, and as the disease progresses, their severity and duration may change. The symptoms are quite varying and changing. The aim of this final paper is to present and describe multiple sclerosis, its causes, symptoms, treatment methods and kinesitherapy procedures to improve the quality of life of people with multiple sclerosis. The treatment of the kinesitherapy procedure should be adapted to each patient individually and must predict the patient's needs. The patient needs to be taught how to properly apply certain exercises to improve their motor function and emotional state. The goal is to achieve the maximum in relation to the current condition, to relieve the patient's daily life and with exercise restore the self-confidence and prevent the patient from feeling less valuable