OHSU clinical trial tests exercise for multiple sclerosis treatment

Research examines whether exercise helps restore myelin in the central nervous system to address MS symptoms

By Erik Robinson February 20, 2023 Portland, Oregon

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Tom Jacobs is among the people with multiple sclerosis participating in a new clinical trial at OHSU testing whether aerobic exercise leads to the repair of myelin, the protective sheath covering nerve fibers in the central nervous system. (Courtesy of Tom Jacobs)

Tom Jacobs

Lindsey Wooliscroft, M.D., M.Sc., M.C.R.

Lindsey Wooliscroft, M.D., M.Sc., M.C.R., is an assistant professor of neurology in the OHSU School of Medicine. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)