New grant provides support for sclerosis research in Aarhus
Associate professor Ulrik Dalgas and PhD student Morten Riemenschneider from Aarhus University are heading a new study that is being co-financed by a grant of DKK 500,000 from the Augustinus Foundation. The study will investigate the effects of physical training as an early treatment strategy for patients with multiple sclerosis.
At the Department of Public Health at Aarhus University, researcher Ulrik Dalgas conducts research into the use of physical training in the treatment of different patient groups. He has previously been involved in showing that exercise is beneficial for people with multiple sclerosis.
However, up until now exercise has primarily been used for the treatment of functional impairments and other symptoms that begin later in the course of the disease.
In the new study, PhD student Morten Riemenschneider will go one step further and look into the effect of introducing exercise shortly after the diagnosis has been made. The hope is that early efforts will help patients to a better and more peaceful experience of the disease. The study will begin already in January 2018.
Contact
Associate professor Ulrik Dalgas
Aarhus University, Department of Public Health – Section for Sport Science
Direct tel.: (+45) 8716 8176
Mobile: (+45) 4012 3039
Email: dalgas@ph.au.dk