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  What’s the ALS Functional Rating Scale?

  Posted by Dagmar on April 3, 2019 at 6:00 am

  One ritual all ALS patients share is taking the ALSFRS-R test. As a former fitness instructor I was surprised that testing didn’t involve machines, equipment or technology. Just this simple quiz!

  I wrote a short piece about how the test came to be and why it is used. Plus, added a few tongue-in-cheek comments of my own questioning its validity:

  I’m Still Functioning

  What are your thoughts about the ALSFRS-R rating scale? Has it been effective in tracking your symptom progression? What else does your physician use to track your ALS?

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