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Multiple Sclerosis Treatments

Multiple Sclerosis Treatments

The term “multiple sclerosis” refers to the multiple areas of scar tissue — often called “lesions” — that develop along nerve fibers in the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerve and that are visible in MRI scans. The literal meaning of “sclerosis” is “pathological hardening of tissue.”

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What Is a Physiatrist?

What Is a Physiatrist?

Chronic pain is one of the most common reasons people seek medical care. It reduces your quality of life and restricts daily activities, contributing to higher rates of depression and anxiety. Untreated pain is also associated with an increased risk of health problems like heart disease, respiratory infections, and reduced mobility. 

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Living Well with MS

Living Well with MS

A large array of MS information stemming from Living with MS physically and emotional to financial security to relationships

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MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS TODAY

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS TODAY

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a lifelong condition with symptoms such as fatigue, pain, bladder and bowel problems, sexual dysfunction, movement and coordination difficulties, vision and cognition changes, and emotional/mental health problems.

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Multiple Sclerosis News

Multiple Sclerosis News

 Scientists have uncovered new clues implicating a type of herpes virus as the cause of a central nervous system

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MS Medications

MS Medications

Disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) can prevent acute MS attacks, or relapses, and slow the progression of the disease, thereby preventing physical and cognitive disability. Other drugs, primarily corticosteroids, are used to help control severe symptoms during relapses.

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Managing Vertigo When You Have MS

Feel like the room is spinning while you’re standing still? Dizziness and vertigo affect many people with multiple sclerosis, but there are strategies that can help. By Madeline R. Vann, MPHMedically Reviewed by Jason Paul Chua, MD, PhD...