Yoga as a component for improving hand use in those with multiple sclerosis

This Improving Hand Use in Multiple Sclerosis clinical trial sponsored by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society "will compare two different kinds of physical therapy to improve use of the hands in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS). One treatment will be Constraint-Induced Movement therapy (CI therapy), the other will be a set of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) treatments (yoga, relaxation exercises, aquatherapy, massage). The study will determine which of the two forms of treatment is more successful for improving hand use. Volunteers between the ages of 21 to 80 years who have been diagnosed with non-relapsing multiple sclerosis (primary progressive MS, secondary progressive MS) and have reduced use of one of the hands because of MS are needed for the study.  For additional details on the length and treatments to be used during this to be conducted in Birmingham, Alabama, see:  ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01081275.