Exercise and brain training together for young people with multiple sclerosis

This trial is testing a new approach called dual-task training for young people (ages 12–18) who have pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis. Instead of doing physical therapy and brain exercises separately, participants in the study group will do them together — for example, doing balance exercises while solving math problems or counting backward. The goal is to see if this combined approach helps improve movement, balance, thinking skills, and daily functioning better than traditional physical therapy alone.

Young people with multiple sclerosis often struggle with movement problems, balance issues, fatigue, and difficulty concentrating — all of which can affect school, friendships, and quality of life. Most daily activities require using your body and brain at the same time, but standard rehabilitation usually trains these skills separately. This trial is designed to test whether training them together might work better.