Hearing the Voice of MS
It has been recently shown that MS is significantly associated with a condition defined as chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI). In CCSVI, put simply, there is a narrowing of the vessels draining blood away from the brain.Blocked venous blood outflow causes a high rate of cerebral venous reflux in MS patients.
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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Many people believe that pets are important to a healthy life and [...]
This article is adapted from the article published by MSIF of the same name.
For some people with MS, medicines can provide complete relief from pain,but many pain sufferers do not achieve adequate pain relief by pharmacological means. Fortunately, a number of non-pharmacological approaches can be used that have been proven to be effective in [...]
Half of all people with MS will experience pain from time to time because of the condition. Fortunately for most, the pain is usually mild. But, for a small number, pain is a more severe and ongoing symptom that may need specialised assessment and treatment. In this article I will address pain which arises from [...]
Tags: course of MS, living with ms, ms symptoms, ms treatment, multiple sclerosis treatment, quality of life, symptomsA more in depth discussion will be available from AVoiceForMS.com in the near future.
In the last of the series I will be addressing tertiary causes of sexual dysfunction.
Whether a person is in an intimate relationship or not, it is a challenge to maintain a sexual identity and take care of one’s sexual self-esteem (how one [...]
Tags: emotions, happiness, living with ms, ms symptoms, ms treatment, psychology, quality of life, Sexual dysfunction, sexuality self-esteem
By Judith Moser, MD
MILAN, Italy — June 23, 2009 — Patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) show early benefit from a new formulation of subcutaneous interferon (IFN) beta-1a as measured by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), according to a study presented here at the 19th Meeting of the European Neurological Society (ENS).
Nicola De Stefano, MD, [...]
Recently MS patient Jan Wilks began walking days after treatment with umbilical cord stem cells after years in a wheelchair. Coverage of her case in the press sparked a huge demand for more information on this new cutting edge treatment. Jan Wilks is only one of stem cell therapy’s success stories.
Stem Cell Treatment
Stem cell treatment [...]
Recently MS patient Jan Wilks began walking days after treatment with umbilical cord stem cells after years in a wheelchair. Coverage of her case in the press sparked a huge demand for more information on this new cutting edge treatment.
Jan Wilks is only one of stem cell therapy’s success stories.
Multiple Sclerosis – a Cure?
Stem cell [...]
Medication belonging to the corticosteroid class that includes methylprednisone, prednisone and dexamethasone reduce the inflammation inside the brain and spinal cord.
Prednisone and methylprednisone are both administered orally. They follow a treatment that relies on a high dose of intravenous methylprednisone for about four days during the attack of MS (IV treatment).
The purpose of corticosteroids use
The [...]