Using a Functional Electrical Stimulation Device to Improve Dropped Foot in People with MS

Researchers found that people with multiple sclerosis using a foot stimulator increased walking performance, compared to the exercise group and also experienced fewer falls.

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Global Economic Impact of MS

It is estimated that the average financial cost of MS in high income countries is more than $US 1.2 million per person. Loss of employment, or early retirement, is considered the single largest cost factor contributing to this financial cost.

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Increased Risk of Disability Progression in MS with Vascular Co-morbidity

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Well that’s a  bit of a scary phrase.
Introduction
Vascular co-morbidity means that as [...]

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Laugh and the world laughs with you

I recently received an email from , Mike Szymanski as I have subscribed to his news items. In it he tells the story of a new reader with MS who fell off her chair to much hilarity. One of the other newsreaders who was involved in the laughing felt the need to apologise when he [...]

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Atlas of MS Summary of Results

MS is a global disease – no country that responded to our survey was free of MS

• MS is a disease more common among women than men

• Symptoms appear at around an average of 30 years of age

• The survey revealed the geographical patterns associated with the disease

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Is your MS fatigue caused or made worse by a sleeping disorder?

There are about 80 different types of sleep disorders, and about 25% of people (that’s 70 million Americans) suffer from them. The inability to fall asleep or to stay asleep, called insomnia, is the most common. Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is well represented in the Sleep Disorders department.

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Emotional changes after a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis

It’s not so long since an MS diagnosis offered nothing more than being told to go home and learn to live with it. Fortunately things have changed

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Spasticity in MS – Treatment

As a follow on from my previous article about spasticity I would now like to address the treatments used

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Spasticity in MS – an Introduction

Spasticity, ( feelings of muscle stiffness and involuntary muscle spasms), is a well defined consequence of MS.

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Coral extract could soothe pain in Multiple sclerosis

Research from Taiwan indicates that capnellene (GB9), a compound extracted from the soft coral Capnella imbricata, could prove useful for treating neuropathy and neuropathic pain.”

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