Single-Case-Study: Long term benefits of sports climbing on fatigue, cognitive function and self-efficacy in multiple sclerosis (MS)

Purpose: Numerous studies documented the influence of physical activity on patients with MS [1,2,3,4,5,6]. Sports Climbing (SC) is new in therapy of neurological patients. It allows to target the various symptoms of MS-patients [7,8,9], even sitting in a wheel-chair. Kern [8] and Velikonja [9] provided first evidence for beneficial effects of SC in patients with MS. This study aimed to investigate if SC once a week has positive effects on the physical and mental state of a MS-patient sitting in a wheel-chair. Patient and Methods: A 50 year old male with progressive MS since 1999, committed to a wheel-chair since…