How to Manage Spasticity While Sitting in a Chair...Then using the knuckles in a fist to rub the tops of the thighs or the inner thighs can get increased blood flow into the muscle fibers.... By Rebecca Ironside, MSPT2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments9 comments
Checking Out (With My MS) Seizures...Primarily, I experience those that I refer to as 'checking out' because I 'slip away' for several seconds to a minute (or two?).... By Dianne Scott3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments7 comments
MS Life: Adaptive Clothing and Fashion Hacks...These garments sport roomier shoulders and bottoms with higher backs for secure fit.... By Tamara K Sellman3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
How I've Thought About Death and Its Influence on How I Live...If only I could flap my arms like a bird and break the bonds of gravity.... By Kim Dolce4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
The Flow...I was working part-time mucking stalls to pay for my horse's board.... By ajchar2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
If You Look, You Can Find Hidden Blessings...On the flip side, if I’m feeling good, I spend all that goodness on activities I love, like walking and gardening and cooking.... By Tamara K Sellman4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments9 comments
Why Not Now? Taking Opportunities When You Live with MS...Most were thankfully flat and bone dry, making it possible, with some dexterity, to continue our jetty walk.... By Tamara K Sellman3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments14 comments
MS Movie Review: Crip Camp...The film testifies to the common good that can come from hard-fought representation.... By Tamara K Sellman3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments12 comments
Life Lessons: Encanto Style...Following the tragedy of losing her husband, Abuela Alma must flee with her triplets, who are infants at the time.... By Calie Wyatt5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments14 comments
TED Hose vs. Compression Socks: My MS Battle of Function Over Fashion...This pressure helps to improve blood flow between the legs and heart, and, I imagine, improved blood flow may make my feet and legs feel warmer.... By Dan and Jennifer Digmann3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Slip Slidin' Away...The days that feel like I'm slip slidin' away.... By 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
Laughing To Keep From Crying: Urinary Incontinence...When you get to the toilet/commode ready to release, the flow won't start or takes forever to do so.... By Dianne Scott2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Skin Sensations With MS...You see, for many years, I’ve been one of those strange people that you might find wearing shorts and flip-flops all year round.... By Devin Garlit3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments13 comments
Cold Hands-Hot Body: It’s All Bothersome To Some Degree...For some people, their fingers may even turn ghostly white or purple-blue due to the change in blood flow.... By Lisa Emrich3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
For Friends & Family: How You Can Help...On the flip side of that though, they may very well need to vent about it. ... By Devin Garlit4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments15 comments
Footwear and Loss...You know, the type of shoe you slip into easily when you run out to get the newspaper out of the driveway or work in your garden? ... By Laura Kolaczkowski2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments26 comments
My Experience with DMTs for MS and What I Wish I Had Known...This DMT caused me flu-like symptoms after each injection, which were very unpleasant.... By Matt Allen G4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments20 comments
When Is It Too Much?...I have since helped coach two years of flag football.... By ss46sh1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Fear of Mobility Aids...Recently, while discussing my article about the fear of falling, it came to my attention that there is another source of consternation on the flip side... By Devin Garlit3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments37 comments
How I Manage My "Fairly Uncommon" Partial Complex Seizures...There were none, so I plopped myself down on the flat edge of a display and sat my son on my lap.... By Cathy Chester3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments