Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients who experience reductions in spasticity after a four-week course of inpatient rehabilitation can sustain those improvements in the long term using an app-based self-training program, according to data from a clinical trial.
The app also led to better adherence to the self-training program than its paper-based alternative, which supports its usefulness for spasticity self-management in MS patients after inpatient treatment.
“We found evidence that an individualized app-based self-training program is superior to a paper-based self training program in managing spasticity after [inpatient rehabilitation] in a large cohort of [MS patients],” the researchers wrote.
Read more at: https://multiplesclerosisnewstoday.com/news-posts/2022/02/23/multiple-sclerosis-app-long-term-spasticity-management-after-rehabilitation/