title: Effect of task related circuit training on walking ability in a Multiple Sclerosis subject. A single case study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the effectiveness of task related circuit training on walking ability in a Multiple Sclerosis subject.
  
  
  METHODS
  Single case study of a man diagnosed with moderate primary progressive type of multiple sclerosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Baseline measurement of lower limb muscle strength, speed test, Timed "Up and Go" test and 6-minute walk test, Modified fatigue impact scale and Expanded Disability Status Score were taken. After baseline measurement, subject was explained the sequence of tasks to be used in circuit training and the subject was given task related circuit training for 12 weeks. Post training measurements for all the outcome measures were taken.
  
  
  METHODS
  Department of Occupational Therapy, NIOH, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 34 -year -old male.
  
  
  METHODS
  Task related Circuit training for a session of 45 minutes, 3 days per week for 12 weeks.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The subject showed improvement in speed test, step test, 6-minute Walk Test. Also, fatigue was reduced. The walking ability of the subject improved, with increase in muscle strength, endurance, and physical fitness.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Task-related circuit training is effective in improving muscle strength and endurance, and in decreasing the fatigue of the subject thereby improving the subject's ability to walk.
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Therapy, National Institute for the Orthopaedically Handicapped, NIOH, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. damayanti.sethy@gmail.com
authors.forename: Damayanti
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sethy
authors.forename: Pankaj
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bajpai
authors.forename: Eva Snehlata
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Kujur
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005221:Fatigue / Q000503:physiopathology; D051418:Focal Adhesion Kinase 2; D006801:Humans; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D053580:Muscle Strength / Q000502:physiology; D011187:Posture / Q000502:physiology; D016138:Walking / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D051418:Focal Adhesion Kinase 2