Managed Healthcare Executive January 16, 2023
Researchers used a Fitbit Flex2 to examine the correlation between step counts and changes in the brain and spinal cord associated with multiple sclerosis.
Measuring spinal cord atrophy in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) can be helpful in predicting time to disease relapse and progression of disability. Recent advances in imaging, specifically the use of phase-sensitive inversion recovery (PSIR) imaging, allow for the measurement of total cord areas (TCA), gray matter areas, and white matter areas in patients with MS.
Gray matter atrophy in the cervical and thoracic spinal cord areas has been linked to increased disability in the upper and lower limbs of patients with MS. In a recent study sponsored by the National MS Society, Valery J. Block,...
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