Does high performance sport benefit people with multiple sclerosis? Case study in para-cycling

Abstract

Multiple sclerosis (MS), due to its symptoms, is a health problem that the International Cycling Union recognizes as one of the recognized causes of disability to compete in paracycling. MS is characterized by producing sensory-motor disorders, optic neuritis, diplopia, ataxia, neurogenic bladder, fatigue, dysarthria, paroxysmal symptoms, aphasia, apraxia, seizures, dementias and extrapyramidal signs such as chorea and stiffness. Physical activity reduces the number of clinical relapses and correlates with lower functional limitations and fewer symptoms of the disease. In the present case study in which a handbiker is intervened, it is observed that high performance physical exercise could have some kind of relationship with improvements in the symptoms of the disease and in the body's ability to assimilate and adapt to the effort.