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Using prognostic factors beyond the EDSS may improve patient care and inform future trials in MS. Specifically, supplementing the EDSS with patient-reported physical measures, assessing fatigue, and using simultaneous cognitive and motor function testing may help in gauging MS disease progression.

The present study displayed the nuanced relationship between masculine gender norms and specific coping strategies and male health behaviors.

In this study examining the relationships between restless legs syndrome (RLS) symptoms and cognitive function in adults with multiple sclerosis and RLS, worse overall RLS severity was associated with slower processing speed and worse memory.

Vascular comorbidity, including hypertension, dyslipidemia, obesity, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, peripheral vascular disease, and current tobacco use, is highly prevalent in people with multiple sclerosis.

"We encourage rehabilitation nurses from around the world to develop and distribute a comprehensive and generally accepted definition of rehabilitation nursing."

The 2-year, multidisciplinary, group-based, outpatient rehabilitation program similarly improved the performance of everyday activities in individuals with moderate and severe disability.

Health and physical activity (PA) practitioners who can help foster relevance, competence, and autonomy around PA can enhance the internalized and self-regulated PA motives of individuals with multiple sclerosis.

"Virtual reality has been shown to benefit balance impairments, physical activity, and level of functioning.[17] The CAREN system may be more motivational in nature compared with traditional physical therapy due to the repetitive nature of traditional rehabilitation."