heat and MS

The Heat Is On: Coping With PPMS and High Temperatures

Oh, brother, itā€™s hot! How hot? Well, my thermometer hit ā€œare you kidding meā€ levels. My experience with primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS) has taught me that an 0.5-degree rise in body temperature is enough to cause a shutdown. Allow me to explain what itā€™s like when my…

Expert Voices: Understanding and managing fatigue in multiple sclerosis

In this installment of our “Expert Voices” series, Multiple Sclerosis News Today asked Meghan Beier, PhD, a rehabilitation neuropsychologist who teaches skills and techniques to improve patients’ quality of life, to answer some of your questions related to fatigue for people with multiple sclerosis (MS).Ā  Beier is a psychologist specializing…