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This program has been developed specifically for individuals with a classification of 0-4 on the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS). If you do not know your current EDSS score, the following measures will guide you: you should be able to get on and off the floor independently and currently walk without the use of external aids such as a cane or walker. To assist in determining the suitability of this program for you, we strongly recommend that you complete the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q) and proceed only if they answer “no” to all questions. Additionally, the level of exercise in this program is intended for individuals scoring 3 or less on the Patient-Determined Disease Steps (PDDS) screening measure. If you score 4 or more we recommend that you do not proceed due to the risk of injury.

Link to PAR-Q measure

Link to PDDS measure

Who is this course for? Health professionals working with people with multiple sclerosis who want to learn about and ultimately deliver an innovative rehabilitation programme that will push the boundaries of what is possible for people with MS.

What the health professional online course offers you:

  • the latest in best practice exercise and rehabilitation for MS
  • downloadable resources, including client and instructor booklets
  • accreditation as a provider of the MS Get a Head Start programme with the skills, knowledge and resources necessary to deliver the full programme in your setting

Who is this course for? Health professionals working with people with multiple sclerosis who want to develop their practical gait knowledge that can be immediately incorporated into clinical practice and keep up to date with the latest in MS research findings.

What is included? This is a comprehensive one-day face to face course on gait rehabilitation in multiple sclerosis, with an online webinar component that is undertaken prior to attending the course.

It covers the physiological challenges that people living with MS face when trying to exercise. You will learn how to manage fatigue, neuromuscular fatigue, heat sensitivity, and temporary symptom exacerbation. More importantly, this course will provide you with practical gait rehab knowledge that you can immediately incorporate into clinical practice. Providing comprehensive teaching for all mobility levels, from the minimally impaired to those only able to walk a few steps with an aide. The education is delivered via a combination of lectures, group case study work and practical demonstrations.

MS Get a Head Start – Living with MS Online Course users will have access to course content for 12 months from the date of purchase.

MS Get a Head Start Health Professional Online Course and Face to Face Course users will have access to the course content for 24 months from the date of purchase.

Full reference lists will be provided within the course content and is available upon purchase of the course.

Upon completion of the Health Professional Online Course, you will be able to:

  • safely take your patients through a high intensity interval programme
  • proactively manage heat sensitivity and neuromuscular fatigue
  • confidently deliver the innovative MS GHS 6 week high intensity exercise and education programme in your own clinical practise.

The courses are self paced, online programmes. So you can watch the education videos whenever works for you. Ideally you will follow the 6 week sequence whereby you watch the education video then undertake the exercise in the accompanying videos over the course of the two week period allocated to them. If you miss a few weeks, that’s ok. Take stock of how you are feeling and decide whether to go back to the start or pick up where you left off. The most important thing is that you feel safe and confident that you can do the exercises prescribed.

Absolutely, the course is designed for both desktop and mobile.