Neurodegenerative Disease (e.g. MS, Parkinson's disease)

Clinical Practice (assessment, diagnosis, treatment, knowledge translation/EBP, implementation science, program development)

Measurement

Symposium

(616134) Assessment and rehabilitation strategies in managing the burden of fatigue in people with multiple sclerosis

Presenter(s)

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  Mohan Ganesan, PT, PhD, CBIST

  Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
  University of St Augustine
  San Marcos, California
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  Catherine Siengsukon, PT,PhD

  Associate Professor, Director of Sleep, Health & Wellness Lab
  Physical Therapy & Rehab Science Dept , University of Kansas Medical Center
  Kansas City, Kansas
• 

  Hannes Devos, PT, PhD

  Assistant Professor
  University of Kansas Medical Center
  Kansas City, Kansas
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  Hina Garg, PT, MS, PhD, NCS

  Assistant Professor, Entry-level DPT program and Multiple Sclerosis Program Director
  Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions
  Provo, Utah

Fatigue is a complex phenomenon; fatigue protocols and assessment tools are very limited. Fatigue influences and influenced by various physical and cognitive factors. This presentation will address the

• relationship between sleep, fatigue, and fatigability in people with MS.

• influence on fatigue on balance control

• various assessment method of fatigue including eye-tracking technology.

• evidence-based strategies in managing fatigue including cognitive behavioural therapy in people with MS.

Learning Objectives:

• Upon completion participants will describe the relationship between sleep, fatigue, and fatigability in people with multiple sclerosis(MS)
• Participants will understand the effect of fatigue on balance control in individuals with MS
• Participants will understand the importance of contextual, performance-based evaluation of daytime sleepiness and cognitive fatigability and the use of eye-tracking technology to measure daytime sleepiness and fatigability in MS
• Participants will be able to choose tools which assess and measure the change in fatigue and quantify its impact on functional mobility and quality of life in individuals with MS.
• Participants will know various evidence-based fatigue management and understand that cognitive behavioral therapy to improve sleep and fatigue in individuals with MS