[The overall assessment of psychological well - being of patients with multiple sclerosis after the application of physical therapy. Part 2].

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INTRODUCTION: Multiple sclerosis is a chronic demyelinating disease of the central nervous system, which results a progressive disability. The disease reduces the quality of life of patients, changes the general health perceptions, and also limits performing social roles because of emotional problems. THE AIM: Evaluation of the impact of the methods of rehabilitation to improve the mental health of patients with multiple sclerosis, and also to change individual parameters included in the overall assessment of mental health. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study was conducted in 2010-2014 at the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in Lodz. The study included 120 patients with multiple sclerosis. Patients were classified into 4 test groups: in the first was used the laser, in the second - laser and magnetostimulation, in the third - kinesiotherapy, and in the fourth - magnetostimulation. The tests were carried out three times. To evaluate the quality of life was used Quality of Life Questionnaire (MSQOL-54), analyzed the overall assessment of mental health. RESULTS: The improvement in a range of parameters, an overall assessment of the quality of mental health has allowed to get a better overall psychological well-being. ,There was oserved a statistically significant difference at the level of p<0.001 between groups in 4/5 investigated parameters, statistically significant differences weren't obserwed at the evaluation of cognitive functions. The greatest improvement was observed in Group II and Group IV. CONCLUSIONS: In the examination it was confirmed an effectiveness of physical treatment, such a the laser radiation and magnetostimulation. Synergism of both methods in their biological activity, allows for evoke of hysteresis fenomenon, resulting in the maintenance of the treatment effects after cessation of rehabilitation. Applying the classical kinesiotherapy only doesn't allow to get long-term effects.

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