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Yoga better than physical therapy at improving MS quality of life: Study

A three-month yoga program was significantly better than physical therapy at improving quality of life in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), a Russian study reports. Significant effects were observed in patientsā€™ physical and social functioning, life activity, and mental health, researchers found. ā€œRegular yoga classes under the guidance of…

Expert Voices: Functional medicine for people with multiple sclerosis

In this installment of our ā€œExpert Voicesā€ series, Multiple Sclerosis News Today asked Dr. Susan Payrovi, MD, to answer some of your questions about seeking functional medicine care with multiple sclerosis (MS). Payrovi is a clinical assistant professor at Stanford’s Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine. She practices…

Expert Voices: Exercising effectively, safely with multiple sclerosis

In this installment of our ā€œExpert Voicesā€ series, Multiple Sclerosis News Today asked Mandy Rohrig to answer some of your questions about how to make exercise effective and safe for people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Mandy Rohrig graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan University with a bachelor of science in…

RRMS Put Woman on Path Toward ‘Paying It Forward’

Erin Stevensonā€™s doctor laughed when she asked him 13 years ago if the vertigo she felt while training for a first 100-mile bike ride could be related to her motherā€™s multiple sclerosis (MS). MS isn’t a genetic disease, but Stevenson managed to persuade the doctor to schedule a brain…

Thereā€™s a New Primary Carer in Town

Well, there’s a new carer at home, actually, but town sounds so much cooler. Like an old-time Western sheriff! My dear wife, Jane, has taken a few days off to attend an ayurvedic yoga retreat, so I’m without the care of She Who Really Must Be Obeyed. (I’ve…

Need to Know: What Is Chair Yoga?

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 “Chair yoga” from April 14, 2018.

Meowmaste: Finding a Spark Inside Myself

ā€œWe donā€™t say the ā€˜D wordā€™ here,ā€ our instructor said. ā€œJust for tonight, letā€™s all get into downward-facing cat.ā€ The yoga pose wasnā€™t one I was comfortable in, but then again, so much about yoga makes me uncomfortable ā€” the clothes, the breathy pseudo-spirituality, the jargon, the way…

Fitness Trainer and MS Patient, Dolly Stokes, Launch BFitLifestyles Website with Husband

Dolly Stokes, a fitness trainer andĀ multiple sclerosis (MS)Ā patient,Ā and her husband, Jeff Stokes, have launched the website for their fitness and wellness company,Ā BFitLifestyles, providing information on how to live an active and healthy life. The Stokes, owners of three fitness-related companies in Fairhope, Alabama ā€“ DollyBFitness, BFitLifestyles, and Stokes…