July 18, 2018 News by Vijaya Iyer, PhD Other Conditions’ Symptoms May Foretell Onset of MS, Canadian Data Suggest Many patients report a history of other conditions such as migraine headaches, irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, and mood and anxiety disorders, before being diagnosed with multiple sclerosisĀ (MS). According to a new study, these symptoms could be warning signs of MS and help in its early detection. “Prodrome” is a…
July 16, 2018 Columns by Debi Wilson Is It an MS Diagnosis or Something Else? I am told I have primary progressive multipleĀ sclerosis (PPMS), and my symptoms appear to be in line with that diagnosis. I continuallyĀ have a slow gait, leg weakness, balance issues, and fatigue. There is never a break from those symptoms. Intermittently, I have cognitive issues, slurred speech,Ā and burning…
April 2, 2018 News by Diogo Pinto MS Patients Are Among the Most Satisfied with Their Healthcare, Surveys Show Multiple sclerosisĀ patients are among those with debilitating diseases who are most satisfied with their healthcare, two surveys indicate. Others who are satisfied include people withĀ amyotrophic lateral sclerosisĀ and Parkinsonās, according to the questionnaire-basedĀ PatientsLikeMeĀ research. In contrast, people with fibromyalgia, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depressive disorder…
September 8, 2016 News by Joana Fernandes, PhD Migraine and Other ‘Common’ Ills Being Mistaken for MS, Study Finds Patients with a number of commonĀ conditions ā some neurological and some autoimmune, but others not ā are being mistakenly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) because of difficulties in correctly determining this disease and, possibly, pressure to begin treatment early in the disease’s course, according toĀ a recent study published in the…
April 16, 2015 News by admin Co-existing MS and FM Influences Pain Threshold, According to New Study People with multiple sclerosis (MS) commonly experience a low pain threshold and sensitivity to heat and cold. If a person has multiple sclerosis along with fibromyalgia (FM), that could make this sensitivity even more intense. Until now, no group has studied this phenomenon. In a study titled “…
May 30, 2014 News by Charles Moore Is Vitamin D Supplementation Effective For Fighting Multiple Sclerosis, Fibromyalgia, and Parkinson’s? Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin chiropractor, naturopath and health blogger Dr. J.G. Moellendorf, DC, ND, LCP notes that while its been known since 1922 that Vitamin D is vital for bone health, recent research reveals its importance in many other body functions, and suggests that the “sunshine” Vitamin is, for example,…