Pseudobulbar affect – affects 10% of people with MS

Pseudobulbar affect (PBA) is a neurologic condition that causes sudden, frequent, and involuntary episodes of crying or laughing.

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Spasticity in MS

It is recognized through various studies that spasticity occurs frequently in people with MS with Male gender, older age, and longer duration of the disease showing an increased severity of spasticity.

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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. MS is well represented in the Sleep Disorders department.

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Sexuality and intimacy in MS –part 1

sex feetMany symptoms of MS are invisible while others are painfully obvious. All can impact on quality of life and sense of wellbeing. While life changes affect everyone, changes from MS can directly and indirectly affect sexuality

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Real Flare-Up or Pseudo Flare-Up ?

Did you know that people with MS must also contend with pseudo flare-ups? Well we do. As if getting use to the real thing isn’t enough pressure to deal with, we quickly find out we must also contend with the false-positive nature of MS

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Improving Walking with RAS

Not many treatments have been successful in improving gait dysfunction in patients with multiple sclerosis, but now Rhythmic auditory stimulation (RAS) has demonstrated positive results

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Survey Highlights Gap Between Patient and Healthcare Professional Perceptions of Mobility Loss due to Multiple Sclerosis .

Nearly one in two (45%) of people surveyed reported to have experienced mobility issues within the first month following diagnosis of multiple sclerosis

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Bladder Problems in MS

Bladder problems associated with MS can be just as unpredictable as the course of the disease itself. While statistics can help in better understanding things it remains true for any MS symptom that each person can have a different experience.

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