October 8, 2021 News by Margarida Maia, PhD Australian Council Supports Research Into MS Risk Factors, Falls Australiaās National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is giving a total of AU$6.75 million (about $5 million) in grants to advance research into multiple sclerosis (MS), including risk factors for the disease, preventing falls, and harnessing viral-immune system interactions to improve patients’ lives. The threeĀ investigator grants,…
July 22, 2021 Columns by Jennifer (Jenn) Powell Are You Prepared for a Fall? I sit amid the flood of carpet stain remover. My left leg is elongated as my right leg is at a jackknife. The cool of the fluid penetrates my sweats. Shock dissipates into pain. I try to move, but pain sears down toward my tailbone. I sit in the dark…
May 23, 2019 Columns by Laura Kolaczkowski MS Study Looks at Minimizing and Preventing Falls for Wheelchair and Scooter Users When I think of multiple sclerosis and falls, I tend to think about people who are upright and walking when it happens. I hadn’t considered the risks for people who spend most of their waking hours using a wheelchair or a scooter. Many studies have looked at people with MS…
May 21, 2019 Columns by Ed Tobias Humpty Dumpty and My MS Iāve met Humpty Dumpty, and he is me. I made that discovery the other night when I had a bad fall. It wasnāt off a wall; it was just off a chair, but it felt like Iād tumbled off Humptyās high ledge. It shouldnāt have happened. Iāve lived with MS…
January 31, 2017 Columns by Ed Tobias MS and Falling the ‘Right Way’ Uh oh! My cat, T.J., is under my feet trying to nibble my ankles as I stumble toward the bathroom in the middle of the night. I know what’s about to happen. As I try not to step on T.J.’S tail, it’s already started. I’m going down. It…
January 12, 2016 News by Patricia Silva, PhD MS Researchers Share Findings on Fall Risk and Balance Improvement The 5thĀ International Symposium on Gait and Balance in MS, held in September 2015, focused entirely on research into balance and its lossĀ in multiple sclerosis (MS). Nearly 100 clinicians, scientists, engineers, and others sharing this research interest gathered to discuss why and how often MS patients fall, and how to…