To avoid getting sore and worn out, take a stretch break every 20 to 30 minutes. Relaxed and focused after stretching, you may actually complete your work faster and   more »

In multiple sclerosis (MS), the myelin that surrounds the axons of nerve cells is attacked by the body’s own T cells, resulting in slowed and disrupted    more »

Given that there is no cure for MS, there is no shortage of alternative approaches to the management of the disease. Alternative therapies generally refer to non-establishment, non-traditional, and often non-medical treatments: many of which are    more »

Exercise 1 Sitting on a firm surface eg edge of the bed, on a stool/chair or even the loo! Sit upright with shoulders relaxed, head level and eyes looking straight ahead. If you are on a chair you need to be sitting clear of the back. Drop the trunk down from a point on the breastbone whilst letting the pelvis tip down and back as if you are slumping. Then sit up straight, tilting the   more »

Telling your children that you have MS can be a challenge. You may be concerned about the impact of the news, have trouble putting what you need to say into words, or wonder how much of the information your children will understand. But there are ways   more »

Every child is different. But there are a few feelings that children of MS parents often go through. Fear Children are often worried about their parent's health, how the family's life will   more »

Several studies have reported lower focal demyelination and inflammatory activity in primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS) than in relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS). However,   more »