March 14, 2023 News by Marisa Wexler, MS Treatments with electrical nerve stimulation ease pain in small trial Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and interferential currents (IFC) ā both interventions apply electrical stimulation through electrodes placed on the skin ā can help to ease pain in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to results from a small clinical trial. Results suggested that, while both treatments can reduce…
November 30, 2022 News by Marisa Wexler, MS Electrical Stimulation Helps With Bladder Control in MS, Study Finds Posterior tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) ā a procedure that delivers electrical stimulation to the bladder through nerves in the leg ā can reduce symptoms of an overactive bladder in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to results from a small trial. The findings indicate that adding PTNS to pelvic…
October 5, 2022 News by Marisa Wexler, MS Direct Electrical Stimulation of Brain Found to Ease MS Spasticity Electrical stimulation of the brain through electrodes placed on the scalp may ease some measures of spasticity for people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), according to results from a small clinical trial. Using this novel route of brain stimulation was shown to impact muscle contractions in patients with spasticity…
August 2, 2022 News by Marisa Wexler, MS Vagus Nerve Stimulation Boosts Motor Learning in Mouse Model Providing electrical stimulation to the vagus nerve, a large nerve that plays important roles in modulating nonconscious bodily processes like digestion and heart rate, can improve motor learning in mice, a new study shows. The approach specifically helped the animals learn motor tasks faster and achieve better performance levels in…
April 29, 2022 Columns by John Connor The MSer Who Lay in Bed for 2 Years and Can Now Walk Again My column’s handle is “Fall Down, Get Up Again” because the first piece I wrote for Multiple Sclerosis News Today was titled “A Mountain to Climb with MS ā in My Living Room.” That column got me this gig five years ago. It was set in 2012, mind you,…
August 14, 2020 Columns by Ed Tobias Could a Tongue Stimulator Help to Improve Your Walking? The idea doesn’t seem very appealing to me, but a company is seeking approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a product that might help people with MS walk better by mildly stimulating the tongue. The portable neuromodulation stimulator (PoNS) is a flat…
February 13, 2017 News by Patricia Silva, PhD Tongue Stimulation Could Give MS Patients Better Rehabilitation Outcomes, Study Suggests Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients given gentleĀ electrical stimulation to their tongues during physical and cognitive rehabilitation training benefited more than those who did not have the stimulation,Ā a small pilot study demonstrated. Those who received the weak stimulation had significant improvements in balance and better scores than controls in cognition and other…
February 3, 2017 News by Patricia Silva, PhD New tDCS Devices May Boost Cognition in MS ā But Don’t Use One at Home Without Guidance Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients who received transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) while playing brain-training video games improved their learning and understanding skillsĀ to a greater extent than those who only brain-trained. Researchers atĀ NYU Langone’s Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center underscored that while more research is needed to explore the procedure’s…