Real Flare-Up or Pseudo Flare-Up ?

Frequently an infection of any kind can trigger what is known as a “pseudo” or “fake” flare up but there is nothing “fake” about the MS symptoms. Furthermore it seems common that infections are asymptomatic, (apart from the MS symptoms) It is important to get to the root cause or causes so that your symptoms can settle back down again.

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Pain in multiple sclerosis part 2 – Neurogenic pain

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Half of all people with MS will experience pain from time to [...]

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Pain in multiple sclerosis part 1 – is this something new?

Pain is generally not associated with MS but findings of worldwide MS research studies suggest that pain is a key factor in MS, indeed approximately two thirds of people with MS experience pain at some time during the course of the disease; pain is undertreated; and that pain is associated with depression, anxiety and fatigue [...]

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The Next Challenge to Understanding Multiple Sclerosis

Introduction
As we know Multiple sclerosis is a common neurological disease that affects 1 in 1,000 people, most commonly young women, although men too to a lesser extent. The typical disease progress includes attacks and remissions with slowly progressing disability. Current therapies can prevent the appearance of new events, but they have much less effect on [...]

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If I only had a brain by John Wenger

The longer I have my multiple sclerosis the more things I discover about the disease and myself! I’ve written articles about the physical side of MS but there is a mental side to the disease, too! I always thought it was a purely physical disease such as taking a person’s walking like my MS has. [...]

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What is Multiple Sclerosis (MS) ?

There are many symptoms associated with MS which occur to a greater or lesser degree These symptoms can include:
1) Blurring or Double Vision
2) Patches of Body Numbness
3) General Weakness (usually one side of body)
4) Muscle Spasms
5) Fatigue
6) ‘Pins and Needles’ in extremities
7) Loss of Balance and Coordination
8)Cognitive (ability to think) difficulties
9) Overall Sensitivity to Extreme Heat [...]

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