Najafi, Parisa and Hadizadeh, Maryam and Cheong, Jadeera Phaik Geok and Mohafez, Hamidreza and Abdullah, Suhailah and Poursadeghfard, Maryam (2023) Effects of tele-pilates and tele-yoga on biochemicals, physical, and psychological parameters of females with multiple sclerosis. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 12 (4). ISSN 2077-0383, DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12041585.
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Background: People with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) suffer from some comorbidities, including physical and psychiatric disorders, low quality of life (QoL), hormonal dysregulation, and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis dysfunction. The current study aimed to investigate the effects of eight weeks of tele-yoga and tele-Pilates on the serum levels of prolactin and cortisol and selected physical and psychological factors. Methods: Forty-five females with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis, based on age (18-65), expanded disability status scale (0-5.5), and body mass index (20-32), were randomly assigned to tele-Pilates, tele-yoga, or control groups (n = 15). Serum blood samples and validated questionnaires were collected before and after interventions. Results: Following online interventions, there was a significant increase in the serum levels of prolactin (p = 0.004) and a significant decrease in cortisol (p = 0.04) in the time x group interaction factors. In addition, significant improvements were observed in depression (p = 0.001), physical activity levels (p < 0.001), QoL (p <= 0.001), and the speed of walking (p < 0.001). Conclusion: Our findings suggest that tele-yoga and tele-Pilates training could be introduced as patient-friendly, non-pharmacological, add-on therapeutic methods for increasing prolactin and decreasing cortisol serum levels and achieving clinically relevant improvements in depression, walking speed, physical activity level, and QoL in female MS patients.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | None |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Multiple sclerosis; Pilates; Yoga; Tele-exercise; Prolactin; Cortisol; Mental health; Depression; QoL; Walking |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine R Medicine > RC Internal medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine > Medicine Department Faculty of Sports and Exercise Science (formerly known as Centre for Sports & Exercise Sciences) |
| Depositing User: | Ms Zaharah Ramly |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Nov 2023 07:31 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Dec 2023 02:14 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/38724 |
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