The application of therapeutic exercise as a means of rehabilitation in a patient diagnosed with MS, case study

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic and often progressive condition that affects the Central Nervous System (CNS) and as a result has negative consequences on a person’s physical condition, functioning, mood, and Activities of Daily Living (ADL) [1]. The case study that will be analyzed in the paper was evaluated with the EDSS (Expanded Disability Status Scale), which is the of icial global rating scale for the disability that can be caused by MS for the purpose of monitoring the status of the person diagnosed (Appendix 1). The above rating scale was designed by the neurologist Kurtzke in 1983 and evaluates 8 functional systems of the human body related to the CNS. The systems investigated through the EDSS scale are: