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" People with multiple sclerosis (MS) are likely to benefit from physiotherapy, an expert has claimed. MS is the most common neurological condition in young adults in the UK, causing numbness and tingling, muscle weakness and problems with mobility and balance. According to Jon Graham, clinical director of physiotherapy provider PhysioFunction, patients may benefit from the therapy, as it works by &amp;#039;strengthening those muscles that are not affected by the MS so that they can compensate for the [weakened] muscles&amp;#039;. He also revealed that physiotherapy can help to alleviate spasms and assist with the management of fatigue - a common feature of the condition. Mr Graham&amp;#039;s comments were made after a study funded by the MS Society found that women with MS are more likely to carry a gene linked to the illness than men. The research, which is published in the journal Neurology, also revealed that women with a particular version of the HLA-DRB1*15 gene may be more likely to pass it on to other women in their families than men. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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