June 18, 2020 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: What Is Nystagmus and How Does It Affect MS Patients? Editor’s note: “Need to Knowā is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by the forum post, āDo you have eye issues due to MS?,ā published Oct. 28, 2018.
June 11, 2020 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: What Participating in MS Research Entails Editor’s note: “Need to Knowā is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by the forum post āIāve Been Spoiled by My Clinical Trial,ā published March 5. Share your…
May 28, 2020 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: What Does MS Progression Mean? Editor’s note: “Need to Knowā is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by the forum post “Number, Location, Size of Lesions on MRI Can Predict Progression to MS,”…
May 21, 2020 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: Using CBD Topical Products for MS Pain Editor’s note: “Need to Knowā is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by the forum post “Need advice about CBD oil,” published on Nov. 1, 2018. Share your…
May 14, 2020 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: How Calling Cards Help to Explain Invisible Illness Editor’s note: “Need to Knowā is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by the forum post “Is your MS Invisible or is it obvious?” published on Feb. 15,…
April 23, 2020 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: The Stages of Grief Following an MS Diagnosis Editor’s note: “Need to Knowā is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by the forum post “An Open Letter to a Newly Diagnosed Patient” and this column byĀ John…
March 5, 2020 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: What Are Evoked Potential Tests? Editor’s note: “Need to Knowā is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by the forum topicĀ “Searching for a diagnosis” from May 14, 2018. Did you undergo evoked potential…
February 27, 2020 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: Does MS Cause Mood Swings? Editor’s note: “Need to Knowā is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forums. This week’s question is inspired by the forum topicĀ “Do you have mood swings? What helps?” from Nov. 27, 2018. Do you…
February 13, 2020 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: Does My MS Make Me Rare? Editor’s note: “Need to Knowā is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Please visit our forum. I love it that Feb. 29 is Rare Disease Day in 2020. Leap day itself is a rarity, a gift…
February 6, 2020 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: What Is the Microbiome? Editor’s note: “Need to Knowā is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by “Newly Diagnosed MS Patients Show Changes in Gut Microbiome, Study Says,” from Dec. 3, 2019.
January 30, 2020 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: What Is Brain Rest? Editor’s note: “Need to Knowā is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by the post, “Have you learned how to pace yourself?” from April 13, 2019. Have an…
December 12, 2019 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: MS and Smoldering Lesions Editor’s note: “Need to Knowā is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by two forum topics about silent inflammation from August 2019. Have an experience you want…
December 5, 2019 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: Why Are UTIs Problematic for People with MS? Editor’s note: “Need to Knowā is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by the forum topicĀ “Are urinary tract infections a reoccurring problem for you ?” from Feb.
November 14, 2019 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: 21st-century Medicine Models Editor’s note: “Need to Knowā is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by the forum topicĀ “Do We Need a Personalized Approach to Treating MS?” from May 23,…
November 7, 2019 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: Does Brain Matter Matter? Editor’s note: “Need to Knowā is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by the forum topicĀ “Grey Matter Atrophy in MS Shown to Follow a Pattern” from July…
October 31, 2019 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: What Is Lesion Load? Editor’s note: “Need to Knowā is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by the forum topicĀ “MS Lesions and Silent Inflammation” from Aug. 16, 2018. Have an experience you…
October 24, 2019 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: How MS Affects Memory Editor’s note: “Need to Knowā is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by the forum topicĀ “Do you experience memory loss? Do you feel it is due to MS?”…
August 1, 2019 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: Is My Vertigo Caused by MS? Editor’s note: “Need to Knowā is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by the forum topicĀ “Multiple Sclerosis-related Vertigo: What Can You Do?” from Nov. 23,…
July 25, 2019 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: How Does Occupational Therapy Help People with MS? Editor’s note: “Need to Knowā is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum.Ā This week’s question is inspired by the forum topicĀ “How Occupational Therapy Is Improving My MS Home Life” from April 15, 2018.
July 11, 2019 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: Do Noisy Celebrations Affect You More with MS? Editor’s note: “Need to Knowā is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forums. This week’s question is inspired by the forum topicĀ “Do Noise and Crowds Tend to Negatively Affect You More with MS?”…
June 20, 2019 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: What Are ACTRIMS and ECTRIMS? Editor’s note: āNeed to Know” is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by a frequent reference made in our forums as well as in our columns and articles.
May 30, 2019 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: Why Are My Feet Burning? Editor’s note: “Need to Know” is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by the forum topic “MS Burning Feet and Hands Could Be Erythromelalgia,” from Aug. 14, 2018.
April 18, 2019 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: Do I Need Contrast Dye for an MRI? Editor’s note: “Need to Know” is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum.Ā This week’s question is inspired by the forum topicĀ “Gadolinium ā The contrast agent used in MRI scans,” from April 10,…
March 7, 2019 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: Does Low-dose Botox Help Urinary Symptoms in MS? Editor’s note: “Need to Know” is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by the forum topicĀ “Study Shows Low-dose Botox Therapy Improves Urinary Symptoms in People with…
February 7, 2019 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: The Importance of Self-advocacy Editor’s note: “Need to Know” is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by the forum topic, āWith MS I have learned the importance of…
January 3, 2019 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: Natural Strategies to Fight MS Inflammation Editor’s note: “Need to Know” is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question was inspired by the forum topicĀ “Do you know any natural remedies that help fight inflammation?“, from May…
December 13, 2018 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: What Are Some Good Books That Feature Multiple Sclerosis? Editor’s note: “Need to Know” is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question, inspired by the forum topicĀ “Books…” of May 4, 2018:Ā What are some good books that focus on MS?…
July 15, 2016 Columns by admin Patients Need To Know What Drugs Do Inside Our Bodies Oral therapy Tecfidera (dimethyl fumarate) seems to be emerging as a first-line treatment for relapsing multiple sclerosis ā according to Biogen, the company that developed it. Thatās good news, and something we need to know. The company agrees that for some time, the long-term effectiveness and safety of this oral…