August 10, 2022 News by Marisa Wexler, MS Leg Nerve Stimulation Feasible, May Help With Overactive Bladder in MS Transcutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (TTNS), a procedure sending an electric current through the skin to nerves in the legs, is generally safe and feasible in people with overactive bladder due to multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a proof-of-concept study. Though the study was not designed to test the efficacy…
September 21, 2021 News by Marisa Wexler, MS Oral Fesoterodine Fumarate Can Ease Bladder Problems in MS Treatment with fesoterodine fumarate ā which comes as an extended-release tablet patients can take by mouth ā can reduce bladder pressure and improve quality of life in people with bladder impairments due to multiple sclerosis (MS) or spinal cord injuries, new research shows. “A 3ā…
August 27, 2021 Columns by Ed Tobias I’m Trying a Different Medication, Myrbetriq, for My Urinary Issues I’ve had pee problems for as long as I’ve had multiple sclerosis. Many folks with MS have issues, including urinary urgency, frequency, or both, bladders that don’t empty completely, or streams that don’t start when you need to go. There are medications to treat these problems. The best known…
August 17, 2020 News by Forest Ray PhD Better Efforts Needed to Prevent Urinary Tract Infections in MS Patients Urinary tract infectionsĀ are a common cause of hospitalization among people with multiple sclerosis (MS), especially older patients with progressive disease, and more attention should be given to theirĀ bladder, catheter, and general physical care, a U.K. study reported. These infections are often linked to an emergency hospital admission, and…
October 3, 2019 News by Jose Marques Lopes, PhD Bowel, Bladder Problems Linked to Higher Levels of Fatigue and Disability, Study Reports Bladder and bowel problems, such as constipation and fecal incontinence, are associated with a higher level of fatigue in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study in Australia. The findings also showed that greater fatigue and experiencing bowel and bladder problems are associated with…
February 22, 2019 Columns by Ed Tobias My Lemtrada Journey and a 90-minute School Bus Ride My wife and I joined our son and his family on a tour of a Southwest Florida nature preserve today. It required riding on an old school bus-swamp buggy for a little over an hour and a half. There were plenty of gators, wild hogs, egrets, and storks in…
April 5, 2018 Columns by Laura Kolaczkowski Doctor Connections Have you ever been touched by the actions of one of your doctors? I hope we all have experienced special moments with our care providers because these times break down the authoritarian nature of medicine and allow us to interact as people rather than patients. A heartwarming moment took…
February 14, 2018 News by Alice MelĆ£o, MSc Stem Cell Treatment Benefits Three-fourths of MS Patients in Phase 1 Trial A stem cell treatment improved the neurological symptoms of three-fourths of the multiple sclerosis patients in a Phase 1 clinical trial, New York researchers reported. The results prompted the team at theĀ Tisch MS Research Center of New YorkĀ to start a Phase 2 trial to further assess the therapy’s…
December 8, 2017 Columns by Ed Tobias What I Learned About My MS While on Vacation You wouldn’t think that a guy who was diagnosed with MS more than 37 years ago would still be able to learn a thing or two about his disease. But that’s exactly what I did while on vacation about a week ago. I guess I really did know…
November 24, 2015 News by Patricia Silva, PhD MS Society Funds 3 New Investigations into Symptom Management TheĀ Multiple Sclerosis Society (MS Society)Ā in the U.K. recently announcedĀ awards targeted towardsĀ new MS research. In total, 16 projects carefully selected by both a panel of experts and patients living with MS will share MS Society 2015 funding grants amounting toĀ Ā£1,979,879. All projects fulfilled the requirements of high scientific…