How to Manage Spasticity While Sitting in a ChairHaving a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) may have made you intimately aware of the impact of spasticity on lower extremity muscles. Two of the muscle groups that are affected...Reactions0reactionsComments14 comments
How to Perform Exercises in Bed to Reduce SpasticityIf you live with multiple sclerosis (MS), then you are probably familiar with muscle spasticity. Like a snotty teenager, spasticity can annoy you at the most inopportune of times. One...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
The Sand TrapI had just moved to Florida and was working in a physical therapy clinic when I met Renie Calkin. This was only a few months ago. My move had been...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Unique Considerations About Sex for Men With MSBeing a man who has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis can lead to questions about changes in sexual activity. Maybe you are newly diagnosed or don’t notice much of a...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Sex for Women With MSMost people are aware of decreasing libido after menopause in women. But in reality, many women notice the loss of libido while raising children and working full time, and yet...Reactions0reactionsComments33 comments
How to Manage Muscle Spasticity for Improved Voiding of Bladder and BowelI work as a pelvic floor physical therapist and often treat those with a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS). As many of you may have experienced, emptying the bladder and...Reactions0reactionsComments16 comments
Erectile Dysfunction and Multiple SclerosisI am a pelvic floor physical therapist who treats men for sexual dysfunction. It is estimated that between 50-90% of men diagnosed with multiple sclerosis have some form of erectile...Reactions0reactionsComments13 comments
Why Using a Urinary Catheter Can Cause Constipation and What to Do About ItI work as a pelvic floor physical therapist and I treat a lot of patients who rely on catheters to void urine. For many people with neurogenic bladders, the use...Reactions0reactionsComments12 comments