There is no getting around the fact that living withmultiple sclerosis (MS)can be rife with difficulties. Most people often think of the physical ones, like pain, fatigue, and mobility issues. But you may also confront emotional challenges like anger, changes in your social interactions, and p...
Multiple sclerosis attacks nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. What are the early signs, and how can you slow progression of this disease? Secondary Symptoms Primary MS symptoms like tiredness and trouble walking or emptying your bladder happen because of nerve damage. They can lead to ...
When Do Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms Start? People with multiple sclerosis (MS) tend to have their first symptoms between the ages of 20 and 40. Early on, the symptoms get better, but then they come back. This is called relapsing-remitting MS, and it's the most common type people have wh...
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune condition that damages the protective myelin covering of nerves. Reviewed by a board-certified neurologist.
Overview: Pruritus (Itching)Similar to other neurological sensations and symptoms with multiple sclerosis such as burning, pain, pins and needles pruritus often comes on suddenly... Disease Information Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Symptoms: Torso Tightness (aka: “MS Hug”) ...
What is Multiple Sclerosis? MS is alifelong diseaseof the central nervous system (CNS), which is made up of the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves. Though it’s generally understood that the condition manifests as the immune system mistakenly attacking healthy tissue in the CNS, the medica...
Multiple sclerosisChronic painNerve blockIntercostal musclesNeurologyRegional anesthesia"MS hug" is a painful, often subclinical, sensory manifestation of multiple sclerosis (MS). Descriptions include a tight banding or girdling feeling around the torso or abdomen that may have associated extremity numbness...
Pain is unyielding in its relentless… September 9, 2021 Columns by Jennifer (Jenn) Powell As My Disease Progresses, I Choose to Grow I watch my multiple sclerosis progress. I see it progress in moments of defeat. I think of it when I fall. I curse it when I break or can’t ...
At a young age I learned that my attitude would be the key to living a life of joy and passion. Little did I know how handy this would be at a seminal moment in my life when, at the tender age of twenty-eight, I was diagnosed withMultiple Sclerosisand became part of the disability...
I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis 13 years ago. March is MS Awareness Month, and I want to spread a message of love and hope to those who live with this illness or have a loved one that was diagnosed with it.