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...MS patients commonly suffer from muscle spasms, which may involve sustained muscle contractions that are excruciatingly painful, or sudden, involuntary movements. The National MS Society advises that muscle spasms “must...

...Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is one of the most important and most commonly used tools for diagnosing and monitoring multiple sclerosis (MS). It is non-invasive and uses magnetic fields and...

...The summer heat has been unrelenting, and the increased temperatures and humidity can be devastating for some people with MS. Going out in the heat can make many feel sluggish...

...Around the time I started learning how to better control the misery of MS, I discovered that misery loves company. It came in the form of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)...

...International Friendship Day has fallen at the end of July for over 60 years. It always coincides with the week following an annual writers conference I attend. At that event...

...It’s hard to have to cancel plans last minute or opt out of plans that you know will drain you (like a barbecue in 90-degree weather!). Saying “no” because MS...

...As someone who has almost lived longer with multiple sclerosis than without it, I rarely have given much thought to how I got this disease. To me, focusing on the...

...When anyone, regardless of whether they have a chronic illness or not, isn’t feeling very well, what is one of the most common things people will tell them? “Get some...

...I’d be a liar if I said I didn’t think about ending it all a little over 6 years ago. I was so scared and anxious. I also was exhausted...