The Everything Health Guide to Multiple Sclerosis

An authoritative guide to help you understand symptoms, decide on treatment, and enhance your well-being

Margot Russell, Allen C Bowling

• Publisher: Everything
• Year: 2008
• Print ISBN:
  9781598698053
• eBook ISBN:
  9781605507620
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Diseases & Allergies

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society estimates that 400,000 people in the United States have been diagnosed with MS. Because MS is a chronic disease, people with this diagnosis will live with the disease for years. MS sufferer Margot Russell and Dr. Allen C. Bowling, a nationally known MS expert, team up to help you:

• Recognize signs and symptoms
• Understand the types of MS
• Decide on treatment and find the right doctor
• Explore alternative therapies
• Take charge by creating a management plan
• Develop strength and avoid relapse
• And more!

Filled with tips for daily living (like staying cool) and the latest information on new treatments, this reassuring book offers more than medical advice. It gives readers with MS the strength, knowledge, and resources they need so they can live a full, active life!

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: MS: The Nuts and Bolts
• Chapter 2: Signs and Symptoms
• Chapter 3: The Diagnosis Process
• Chapter 4: Dealing with a Diagnosis
• Chapter 5: Creating an MS Management Team
• Chapter 6: The Treatment of MS
• Chapter 7: The Relapse
• Chapter 8: Taking Charge
• Chapter 9: Managing Symptoms
• Chapter 10: Cognitive Challenges and Mood Changes
• Chapter 11: Complementary and Alternative Therapy
• Chapter 12: Stress and MS
• Chapter 13: Practicing Wellness
• Chapter 14: Mind and Body
• Chapter 15: MS and Employment
• Chapter 16: Family Life
• Chapter 17: MS and Real Life
• Chapter 18: The Future with MS
• Chapter 19: Creating a Support Network
• Chapter 20: Advanced MS and the Caregiver’s Role
• Appendix A: Additional Resources
• Appendix B: Glossary