Multiple Sclerosis Features
MS and Your Career: Know Your Rights
- Coming to Terms and Accepting My Relapsing MS
An MS diagnosis is a life-changing event. One woman shares her journey from new patient to MS advocate.
- Focus on the Mental Impact of Relapsing MS
To help manage the mental overwhelm of her MS diagnosis, one woman turns to art and creates a community for others living with the disease.
- MS and Mental Health: How I Manage
Living with MS is a challenge that can impact your mental health. Here is one MS veteran’s journey with MS and wellness
- Complementary Therapies I Utilize for My MS
Complementary therapies can help people with MS manage their symptoms. From working out to cannabis, here are a few things that help this MS veteran
- How B-Cell Therapy Affects MS
B-cell therapy might work when other multiple sclerosis don't. Hear from patients who've tried it. Find out what's available and how B-cell therapy works.
- Move Forward With Multiple Sclerosis
Relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis can be challenging to live with, but it’s not impossible. Patsy Wheeler shares her tips and tricks.
- I Have MS and Tried a Stem Cell Transplant
Learn how a stem cell transplant put one woman’s MS into remission.
- MS: Apps That Can Help You Manage Your Condition
You’ll find tons of apps for multiple sclerosis, but they won’t all suit your needs. Here’s how to choose the right MS app for you, whether you want a serious tool to monitor your health or a useful app to help you stay on top of your medications and appointments.
- Peer to Peer: Choosing Multiple Sclerosis Treatment
How do you know if a medication is right for you? Two women discuss how they decided to move forward.
- Being a Young Adult with Relapsing MS
A young woman shares her experience of living with relapsing MS.
- Relapsing MS: Prepare for Unpredictability
Experts share how to adapt to life with MS when you don't know what each day will bring.
- Peer-to-Peer: Multiple Sclerosis and Your Mental Health
Two people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis discuss the ups and downs of living with the condition.
- Peer-to-Peer: The Financial Impact of Multiple Sclerosis
Living with multiple sclerosis can be expensive for some. Two people discuss how they manage the costs in a peer-to-peer conversation.
- MS Questionnaire Helps Measure Symptoms and Spot Early Disease Changes
Until recently, there wasn't a standard way to gather a multiple sclerosis patient's medical history. Now, a simple questionnaire can provide your doctors with invaluable information.
- Treating MS Pain With Virtual Reality
Clinical neurologist Leigh Charvet explains how VR can play a role in managing chronic pain due to multiple sclerosis.
- How Tech Has Changed My Life With Multiple Sclerosis
Advances in assistive technology mean people with multiple sclerosis can live full, independent lives. Michael Ogg shares what helps him day to day.
- Move Forward With Multiple Sclerosis
Relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis can be challenging to live with, but it’s not impossible. Patsy Wheeler shares her tips and tricks.
- What Excites Me in MS Research
There are many multiple sclerosis therapies in development right now. Bruce Bebo, PhD, shares what’s coming down the pipeline.
- How to Focus on Your Mental Health With Relapsing-Remitting MS
Just like with any chronic illness, it isn't uncommon to experience depression and anxiety with RRMS. But that doesn't mean these conditions should be ignored. Here are some self-care tips.
- On the Horizon: The Future of MS Treatments
Benjamin Segal of the Neuroscience Research Institute at Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center dives into the options for treating multiple sclerosis, and how much further they can go.
- Living With Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis
Samantha Payne Smith shares what living with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis is like, from diagnosis to treatment.
- How Science Has Transformed Multiple Sclerosis
A neurologist shares how the understanding and treatment of multiple sclerosis have evolved over the years.
- Spotlight On: Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis
Anyone can get relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. But there are disparities when it comes to certain racial and ethnic groups.
- Fitting MS Into Your Schedule
The unpredictable nature of MS can take a toll on your overall quality of life, socially and emotionally.
- Planning Financially for Multiple Sclerosis
A multiple sclerosis case manager offers tips on how to plan your financial future.
- Facial Twitching and Multiple Sclerosis
Muscle spasms are common with multiple sclerosis. Here’s what to know if MS facial twitching affects you.
- I Am Grateful For The Things I Can Still Do
Information on living daily with MS.
- How I Manage My Relapsing MS
Ann Marie Johnson was just 32-years-old when she was diagnosed with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). She takes us inside her journey to finding the right treatments and support for her.
- Balancing Act: Young, Female, and Fighting MS
MS typically arises in women in the first half of their adult lives. Learn how some women balance career, family planning, and a chronic disease.
- Multiple Sclerosis in the Workplace: Tips for Women
How MS can affect your work life, and what changes you can make to accommodate your symptoms.
- Mental Health and Multiple Sclerosis
Learn more about the link between MS and depression, anxiety, and other mental health issues.
- How Multiple Sclerosis Affects My Relationships
Carolyn Deming Glaviano dives into the ways MS impacts her social life, her marriage, and more.
- What to Know About Using the Alinker Walking Bike
Find out what you can expect before getting an Alinker walking bike to assist you with multiple sclerosis.
- Azathioprine
Azathioprine is a medication for treating disorders related to the immune system. It has been used to treat multiple sclerosis and other conditions.
- Botox for Limb Spasticity
How botox can treat limb spasticity in patients with multiple sclerosis.
- What a Caregiver Wants You to Know About Relapsing-Remitting MS
Karen Foster takes care of her father, who has multiple sclerosis. Find out what she wants you to know about caregiving for people with MS.
- Lessons From My Journey With Relapsing-Remitting MS
It may feel like nobody else understands what it's like to live with RRMS. But, you're not alone. Professor Darbi Haynes-Lawrence gives insight into her experience with the condition.
- B-Cell Therapy: The Long-Term Effects
B-cell therapy can slow down multiple sclerosis and stop it from getting worse. Learn more about what to expect from this treatment in the long term.
- How B-Cell Therapy Affects MS
B-cell therapy might work when other multiple sclerosis don't. Hear from patients who've tried it. Find out what's available and how B-cell therapy works.
- How Richard Pryor Handled Multiple Sclerosis
Learn about Richard Pryor's journey with MS.
- What You Need To Know About Ocrelizumab
Learn about how ocrelizumab helps treat multiple sclerosis.
- 3 Great Strength Moves To Do in a Chair When You Have Multiple Sclerosis
Learn seated exercises you can engage in when you have MS.
- Managing Issues With Urinary Retention With Multiple Sclerosis
Learn about how multiple sclerosis affects bladder function.
- Using a Gait, Posture, and Balance Monitor for Multiple Sclerosis
Learn about why you might need a gait, posture, or balance monitor if you have MS.
- The Benefits of Having a Caregiver When You Have Multiple Sclerosis
Learn why having a caregiver is beneficial when you have multiple sclerosis.
- Travel Checklist When You Have Multiple Sclerosis
Learn about traveling with multiple sclerosis.
- Inspiring Message From a Rocker with MS
Learn more about Everclear frontman Art Alexakis’ MS diagnosis and his outlook on life.
- Core Exercises to Do in a Wheelchair
Learn 4 exercises you can do in a wheelchair in spite of multiple sclerosis.
- How to Manage Issues With Swallowing
Learn how to overcome swallowing issues that occur with the onset of MS.