Therapy for multiple sclerosis doesn't only mean medications made by pharmaceutical companies, but also physical and occupational therapy, cognitive and psychological therapy, meditation, yoga and other exercises and complementary and alternative medicines. Complementary and alternative medicine is actually a big group of... Read more
Multiple Sclerosis care is so rewarding because it is so multi-faceted - from the different types of presentation, different patients, different personalities, and different medication options. Fifteen years ago there were no FDA approved medications for MS. That has changed rapidly and so the pipeline for new medications grows every year... Read more
One of the greatest recent accomplishments in neurology has been the explosion of research in Multiple Sclerosis. The biggest annual meeting for MS takes place in Europe and is called ECTRIMS (European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis). The research presentations are a mix of lectures and posters. There were the usual... Read more
Hello, I am excited to be a member of the MS Central community and I look forward to sharing with you my experiences as an MS doctor. I hope that we can use this online community as an extension of the MS community outside of cyberspace and I can help navigate you through many of the issues facing MS patients, families and healthcare... Read more