Exercise and disease especially Multiple Sclerosis

I just read an article on the internet about exercise and different diseases. It is an interview  with a Swedish neurologist Anders Funkquist. He says that he sees a clear difference between patients who do exercise and those who don't. Almost all sorts of patients can do better  with the right  form of activities. Of course there are patients who are in a situation where exercise is not the best form of activitity . People may need to save their energy for the things in life which give them the best life quality. Some people can walk with big difficulties and are very sceptic to wheelchairs. But in certain situations this is the  best for them. Perhaps they enjoy being out in nature, going walking downtown but they do not have the energy to do it. In such situations a wheelchair can be the best way to enjoy being outside. Sometimes you can use the wheelchair as a walking support like a walker. In situations it could be important to have beds which help you to rise and so on, so that you can use your energy to do things you like. These were my own thoughts, but many patients are getting better  by the right exercise and among those many with neurological diseases as MS.

Dr Funkquist says it important to exercise even if you don't have problems right now but you can prevent future problems or make them less serious. He says that especially training of balance and coordination is important and that is my own  experience too. As a matter of fact that'a one of the reasons why i wrote my book about MS. Funkquist talks abour MS and progression. There are no studies saying that exercise would halt progression in MS but there are studies about exercise for a big population which shows that exercise halts brain atrophy- and of course he says that is applicable for MS patients too. If you do a research for such studies it is very easy to find them. A review of the effects of physical traning. Effects of physical activity on brain function.

I have found that exercise made a great part of my fatigue go away. And of course I got a better shape. My balance too. And when my fatigue disappeared  my memory became better.

So I completely  agree with dr Funkquist about training. This is my painting Autumn. Painting is a good training for dexterity