Research Article
The Effects of Massage Therapy on Multiple Sclerosis Patients’ Quality of Life and Leg Function
Table 1
Participant characteristics.
| | Participant characteristics () |
| | Average age (years) | 50 (30 to 72) | | Gender (m : f) | 9 : 17 | | Height range | 1.56 meters to 1.95 meters | | Average height | 1.67 meters | | Weight range | 51 kg to 141 kg | | Average weight | 83.8 kg | | EDSS* score range | 3.5 to 6.5 | | Average EDSS* score | 4.5 | | Time since initial MS diagnosis | 10 months to 44 years | | Previous use of massage prior to the study (yes : never) | 18 : 6 |
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Kurtzke expanded disability status scale.
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