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(NewJersey.CityRegions.Com, September 10, 2014 ) Edison, NJ - New Jersey -- The world for Paula Meltzer changed at the age of 38. Everything, literally "everything", she looked at was blurry. At first, doctors thought she had a brain tumor. However, after multiple tests, it was determined that she had multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disease that affects the nervous system and causes a partial or complete loss of vision. "I was living independently, doing my job, taking care of my child and then I had to look to my parents to take care of me," Meltzer said.
About 20 years later, Meltzer participated in a pilot trial conducted by the Rutgers School of Health Related Professions. She was one of the 14 women with moderate disability due to MS. A special yoga program designed just for the patients significantly improved their well-being. "I felt like I became steadier and stronger in my core," Meltzer said, "To be able to stand on one leg and feel balanced is amazing." Before that, she had to always rely on the wall for support as she walked.
Susan Gould Fogerite, director of research for the Institute for Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the School of Health Related Professions and her colleagues, Evan Cohen and David Kietrys, physical therapists and associate professors in the School of Health Related Professions at Stratford, wanted to undertake the small pilot study, believing that a special yoga program would immensely benefit MS patients and help their overall health.
Those who participated were able to walk short distances for longer periods of time, had better balance and motor coordination, and their quality of life significantly improved- especially in the mental health, walking, bladder control, and vision areas.
The yoga pilot was held at Still Point Yoga Center in Laurel Springs, a southern New Jersey town close to Philadelphia. 15 individuals enrolled and 14 completed the trial. Meltzer and the other women who participated in the trial ranged in age from 34 to 64. Some had been diagnosed with MS within the last two years while others had been living with the illness for up to 26 years. "What was so nice about this experience was that although everyone was at a different level of the disease, we felt like we were all together, so I think the comraderie helped," said Meltzer. "And it wasn't just about gaining more mobility and balance in our legs but our arms and necks felt stronger as well."
Fogerite said that a larger randomized controlled trial would be needed to see whether yoga could be used as a prescribed treatment for individuals with MS. More than 2.3 million people are diagnosed with this disease, leading to multiple problems. "When I was first diagnosed I no longer felt safe in my own body," Meltzer said. "I didn't trust my body at all. What the program did was really bring that trust back."
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