Taking Control of Your Zzzzs With Ease
... What are sleep disorders?Sleep disorders are conditions that prevent a person from getting restful sleep and as a result, cause daytime sleepiness. There are about 80 different types of sleep disorder...

Myoclonus
... What is myoclonus? Myoclonus describes a symptom and generally is not a diagnosis of a disease. It refers to sudden, involuntary jerking of a muscle or group of muscles. Myoclonic twitches or jerks us...

What is Multiple Sclerosis?: Overview
... Multiple sclerosis (MS) is thought to be an autoimmune disease, which means that your own immune system mistakenly attacks normal tissues in your body. In MS, these attacks are aimed at the myelin in ...

Multiple Sclerosis: Q&A - Disease Progression
... Answer from Jeffrey Cohen, M.D. Director of Experimental Therapeutics Department of Neurology, The Cleveland Clinic Question: How do I know if my disease is progressing? Over the last several years, o...

The Central Nervous System and MS
... The brain and spinal cord make up the central nervous system (CNS). Nerves from the CNS extend throughout the body to make up the peripheral nervous system. Multiple sclerosis affects only the central...

Exercise and Multiple Sclerosis
... Exercise can help ease the symptoms of MS, but it''s important to take certain precautions if you want your exercise program to be successful. The most important thing to remember is to not overdo it....

Multiple Sclerosis Books
... Multiple Sclerosis Bookstore, in association with Amazon.com (http://www.wellnessbooks.com/ms/) Burnfield, A., Multiple Sclerosis: A Personal Exploration. Demos Publishing. Cristall, B., Coping When A...

Multiple Sclerosis: Additional Resources
... There are a wide variety of resources available to help you and your family meet the challenges of Multiple Sclerosis. This list is by no means a complete one, it is designed as a starting point to he...

Multiple Sclerosis Caregiving Team
... The MS team of caregivers consists of: Neurologists Neuropsychologists Nurses Social workers Psychologists Occupational therapists Physical therapists Vocational rehabilitation specialists Registered ...

The Role of Physical Therapy in Treating MS
... Physical therapy can help with: Balance problems Incoordination Fatigue Pain Weakness Posture Difficulty physically performing daily activities (such as walking or getting up from a sitting position) ...

At Home With Multiple Sclerosis: Adapting Your Environment
... Because activities of daily living (ADL’s) — including leisure activities — can cause you to become fatigued much more quickly; and because mobility can be decreased in people with multiple sclerosis ...

What is Alternative Therapy?
... What is alternative therapy? The term "alternative therapy" is generally used to describe any medical treatment or intervention that has not been scientifically documented or identified as s...

Botulinum Toxin Therapy for MS
... What is botulinum toxin? Botulinum toxin is a muscle relaxing medication used to decrease spasticity related to multiple sclerosis (MS) and other neurological conditions. Botulinum toxin is derived fr...

Controlling Muscle Spasms
... Many people with MS experience spasticity, or muscle stiffness and spasms. It usually affects the muscles of the legs and arms, and may interfere with the ability to move those muscles freely. Spastic...

Coping With Multiple Sclerosis
... When you get an illness like bronchitis or the flu, you know you will be feeling better and functioning normally within a week or so. A chronic illness is different. A chronic illness, such as multipl...

Fatigue and Tiredness With MS: What''s the Difference?
... Fatigue is often confused with tiredness. Tiredness happens to everyone. It is an expected feeling that occurs after certain activities or at the end of the day. Usually, you know why you are tired, a...

Living with Multiple Sclerosis
... When you get an illness like bronchitis or the flu, you know you''ll be feeling better and functioning normally within a week or so. A chronic illness, like multiple sclerosis, is different. It may ne...

Common Symptoms of MS
... Multiple sclerosis symptoms generally appear between the ages of 20 and 40. Demyelination, or deterioration of the protective sheath that surrounds nerve fibers (called myelin), can occur in any part ...

Vocational Rehabilitation Services
... A satisfying work life is as important to the person with multiple sclerosis as to anyone. For people with MS, finding work that matches their skills, interests and abilities can be especially challen...

Eating Right with MS
... Healthy eating is important for everyone, but it is particularly important if you have a chronic illness, such as multiple sclerosis. Good nutrition, especially adequate calories and protein, helps ma...

Multiple Sclerosis: Disease-Modifying Medications
... A number of disease modifying treatments have been shown to benefit patients with the relapsing forms of MS – Avonex, Betaseron, Copaxone, Rebif, and Novantrone. These treatments help decrease the num...

Physical Therapy and Multiple Sclerosis
... Physical therapy can help with: Imbalance Incoordination Fatigue Pain Heat intolerance Immobility Weakness Why do I have symptoms with MS?Multiple sclerosis (MS) damages the myelin sheath surrounding ...

Devic''s Syndrome Information Page
... Devic's syndrome is a rare autoimmune central nervous system disorder characterized by transverse myelitis (in which the fatty, protective covering of the spinal cord breaks down) and optic neurit...

Multiple Sclerosis Information Page
... Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease diagnosed primarily in adults between the ages of 20 and 50. It is caused by the inflammation and scarring (sclerosis) of the myelin sheath (a fatty coveri...

Multiple Sclerosis: Hope Through Research
... Although multiple sclerosis (MS) was first diagnosed in 1849, the earliest known description of a person with possible MS dates from fourteenth century Holland. An unpredictable disease of the central...

Small Trial Shows Daclizumab Add-On Therapy Improves Multiple Sclerosis Outcome
... A small clinical trial of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) who did not respond to interferon alone found that adding the human antibody daclizumab improved patient outcome. Patients who received ...