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Aerobic Exercise Training and Depressive Symptoms in People With Multiple Sclerosis- Brief Report on Default-Mode Network Resting-State Functional Connectivity

Aerobic Exercise Training and Depressive Symptoms in People With Multiple Sclerosis: Brief Report on Default-Mode Network Resting-State Functional Connectivity

Olesya Iosipchuk, BS;Glenn R. Wylie, DPhil;Robert W. Motl, PhD;Brian M. Sandroff, PhD

February 3rd 2025

Cognitive Function in Frail Older Adults With Multiple Sclerosis: An Exploratory Study Using Secondary Data Analysis

Cognitive Function in Frail Older Adults With Multiple Sclerosis: An Exploratory Study Using Secondary Data Analysis

Emerson Sebastião, PhD;Vitor A. A. A. Siqueira, MSc;Jemimah O. Bakare, BS;Mahgolzahra Kamari, MSc;Robert W. Motl, PhD

November 11th 2024

Physical Activity in Individuals Newly Diagnosed With Multiple Sclerosis Through the Lens of the COM-B Model

Robert W. Motl, PhD;Trinh L. T. Huynh, PhD;Whitney N. Neal, MA;Elizabeth A. Barstow, PhD

Health-Related Quality of Life and Physical Activity in Older Adults With Multiple Sclerosis

Robert W. Motl, PhD;Jessica F. Baird, PhD

January 1st 2023

Restless Legs Syndrome Severity and Cognitive Function in Adults With Multiple Sclerosis: An Exploratory Pilot Study

Robert W. Motl, PhD;Katie L.J. Cederberg, MS;Brianna Mathison, BS;Morgan L. Schuetz, BS

Desired Resources for Changing Diet Among Persons With Multiple Sclerosis: Qualitative Inquiry Informing Future Dietary Interventions

Stephanie L. Silveira, PhD;Emma V. Richardson, PhD;Robert W. Motl, PhD

Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Patterns Across Weekdays and Weekend Days in Youth With Multiple Sclerosis and Controls

E. Morghen Sikes, MSOT;Renisha Iruthayanathan, BSc;Stephanie A. Grover, MSc;Effie Viguiliouk, MSc;Zehra Kamani, MA;Samantha Stephens, PhD;Tara Berenbaum, BsC;Austin Noguera, BA;Neda Ebrahimi, PhD;Julia O’Mahony, BSc;Indra Narang, MD;Shelly K. Weiss, MD;Marcia Finlayson, PhD;Brenda Banwell, MD;Ruth Ann Marrie, MD, PhD;E. Ann Yeh, MD;Robert W. Motl, PhD

January 1st 2022

Effect of Functional Electrical Stimulation Cycling Exercise on Lower Limb Strength Asymmetry in Persons With Multiple Sclerosis

John W. Farrell, PhD;Thomas Edwards, MS;Robert W. Motl, PhD;Lara A. Pilutti, PhD

January 1st 2022

Development and Cross-Validation of a Simple Model to Estimate Percent Body Fat in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis

Fabio Bertapelli, PhD;Stephanie L. Silveira, PhD;Stamatis Agiovlasitis, PhD;Robert W. Motl, PhD

September 1st 2021

Assessment of Cerebrovascular Dynamics and Cognitive Function with Acute Aerobic Exercise in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis

Brian M. Sandroff, PhD;Robert W. Motl, PhD;Wesley K. Lefferts, PhD;Alexander J. Rosenberg, PhD;Elizabeth C. Schroeder, MS;Georgios Grigoriadis, MS;Tracy Baynard, PhD

Social Cognitive Theory and Physical Activity in Older Adults with Multiple Sclerosis

Jessica F. Baird, PhD;Stephanie L. Silveira, PhD;Robert W. Motl, PhD

January 1st 2021

Functional Electrical Stimulation Cycling Exercise in People with Multiple Sclerosis

Lara A. Pilutti, PhD;Robert W. Motl, PhD;Emerson Sebastião, PhD;Thomas Edwards, MSc

November 1st 2019

Self-efficacy and Physical and Cognitive Function in Older Adults with Multiple Sclerosis

Rachel E. Bollaert, PhD;Robert W. Motl, PhD

A Qualitative Study of Exercise and Physical Activity in Adolescents with Pediatric-Onset Multiple Sclerosis

E. Morghen Sikes, MS, OTR/L;Emma V. Richardson, PhD;Robert W. Motl, PhD

Aerobic Fitness and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living in People with Multiple Sclerosis

Emerson Sebastião, PhD;Lara A. Pilutti, PhD;Robert W. Motl, PhD

January 1st 2019

Social Cognitive Theory Correlates of Physical Activity in Inactive Adults with Multiple Sclerosis

Helen Purtill, PhD;Robert W. Motl, PhD;Susan Coote, PhD;Marcin Kacper Uszynski, PhD;Blathin Casey, BSc;Sara Hayes, PhD;Stephen Gallagher, PhD

Sedentary Behavior and Blood Pressure in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

Elizabeth A. Hubbard, MS;Robert W. Motl, PhD;Bo Fernhall, PhD

January 1st 2018

Individual and Co-occurring SNAP Risk Factors

Julia M. Balto, BS;Ipek Ensari, PhD;Elizabeth A. Hubbard, MS;Naiman Khan, PhD, RD;Jennifer L. Barnes, PhD, RD;Robert W. Motl, PhD

November 1st 2016

Three-Month Test-Retest Reliability of Center of Pressure Motion During Standing Balance in Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis

Douglas A. Wajda, MSc;Robert W. Motl, PhD;Jacob J. Sosnoff, PhD

Effects of Single Bouts of Walking Exercise and Yoga on Acute Mood Symptoms in People with Multiple Sclerosis

Ipek Ensari, EdM;Brian M. Sandroff, MS;Robert W. Motl, PhD

January 1st 2016

Perspectives on Physical Activity Among People with Multiple Sclerosis Who Are Wheelchair Users

Yvonne C. Learmonth, PhD;Ian M. Rice, PhD;Teresa Ostler, PhD;Laura A. Rice, PhD;Robert W. Motl, PhD

Does the Effect of a Physical Activity Behavioral Intervention Vary by Characteristics of People with Multiple Sclerosis?

Robert W. Motl, PhD;Deirdre Dlugonski, PhD;Lara A. Pilutti, PhD;Rachel E. Klaren, BS

Comparing Two Conditions of Administering the Six-Minute Walk Test in People with Multiple Sclerosis

Brian M. Sandroff, MS;Lara A. Pilutti, PhD;Deirdre Dlugonski, BS;Yvonne C. Learmonth, PhD;John H. Pula, MD;Robert W. Motl, PhD

The Impact of Gait Disability on the Calibration of Accelerometer Output in Adults with Multiple Sclerosis

Madeline Weikert, BS;Deirdre Dlugonski, BS;Yoojin Suh, MS;Bo Fernhall, PhD;Robert W. Motl, PhD

December 1st 2011

Most Common Types of Physical Activity Self-Selected by People with Multiple Sclerosis

Madeline Weikert, BS;Deirdre Dlugonski, BS;Swathi Balantrapu, BS;Robert W. Motl, PhD

Correlation of Physical Activity with Perceived Cognitive Deficits in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis

Ruchika Shaurya Prakash, PhD;Erin M. Snook, PhD;Arthur F. Kramer, PhD;Robert W. Motl, PhD

January 1st 2010

Neurological Impairment as Confounder or Moderater of Association Between Symptoms and Physical Activity in Multiple Sclerosis

Robert W. Motl, PhD;Erin M. Snook, MS;Randall T. Schapiro, MD

January 1st 2008

Physical Activity Behavior in Individuals With Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

Robert W. Motl, PhD;Erin M. Snook, MS;Daniel Wynn, MD

January 1st 2007

Physical Activity and Body Composition Among Ambulatory Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis

Erin M. Snook, MS;Mina C. Mojtahedi, MS;Ellen M. Evans, PhD;Edward McAuley, PhD;Robert W. Motl, PhD

January 1st 2005

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