April 17, 2023 News by Andrea Lobo, PhD 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. āRegular yoga classes under the guidance of…
September 14, 2022 by BioNews Staff Expert Voices: Functional medicine for people with multiple sclerosis In this installment of our āExpert 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…
July 18, 2022 Columns by Ed Tobias MS News That Caught My Eye Last Week: ATA188 in Progressive MS, Early Symptoms, Yoga, Rituximab EMBOLD Study of ATA188 in Progressive MS Is Given Go-ahead Is this another small step toward an MS cure? AT188 is an experimental therapy designed to kill cells infected with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). As you probably know, researchers have found a lot of evidence that EBV is connected…
July 13, 2022 by BioNews Staff Expert Voices: Exercising effectively, safely with multiple sclerosis In this installment of our āExpert 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…
June 13, 2022 News by Hawken Miller RRMS Put Woman on Path Toward ‘Paying It Forward’ Erin Stevensonās 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 motherās multiple sclerosis (MS). MS isn’t a genetic disease, but Stevenson managed to persuade the doctor to schedule a brain…
December 3, 2021 Columns by John Connor Thereās 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…
May 7, 2020 Columns by Jennifer (Jenn) Powell Finding Myself in Multiple Sclerosis: Loving the B-side I lie on my stomach in a Downward Dog fail. I am doing yoga, or something like it. I open my eyes. I spy a golden retriever tumbleweed float across the travertine floor. I feel my body flinch. It knows how much I want to get up and clean. It…
March 14, 2019 Columns by Tamara Sellman 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.
October 27, 2017 Columns by Jamie Hughes Meowmaste: Finding a Spark Inside Myself āWe donāt say the āD wordā here,ā our instructor said. āJust for tonight, letās all get into downward-facing cat.ā The yoga pose wasnāt 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…
March 2, 2017 News by Joana Fernandes, PhD MS Focus Interview on ‘Mind & Mobility’ Festival, Set for March 12, and Benefits of Yoga The Multiple Sclerosis Foundation (or MS Focus)Ā is holding its first Mind & Mobility festivalĀ this month, an event that includes yoga and meditation, talks, information booths on health and support services, and adaptive sessions for those disabled byĀ multiple sclerosis (MS). The series kicks off with a full day…
February 17, 2017 News by Patricia Silva, PhD 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…
May 6, 2016 News by Patricia Silva, PhD Yoga and Aquatic Exercise Seen to Markedly Ease MS-related Depression and Fatigue Exercises like yoga and aquatic programsĀ can help ease some symptoms ofĀ multiple sclerosis (MS),Ā especiallyĀ fatigue, depression and paresthesia, researchers report in a studyĀ published in the journalĀ Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, and titled āExercising Impacts on Fatigue, Depression, and Paresthesia in Female Patients with Multiple…
September 2, 2014 News by Patricia Silva, PhD Yoga Can Improve MS Patients’ Quality of Life According to Rutgers’ Researchers YogaĀ improves the quality of life of patients who suffer from multiple sclerosis, as recently concluded during a study of its benefits in increasing mental health, concentration, bladder control, walking, balance, motor coordination and vision, as well as in decreasing pain and fatigue. Researchers fromĀ Rutgers’ School of Health Related Professions…