Our Chief Medical Officer Dr. Charisse Litchman, who has treated neurologic patients for over 30 years, offers some advice to patients suffering from chronic illness. The mental and emotional aspects of living with chronic illness take a great toll and often remain unaddressed. Much of this stems from people viewing their illness as a burden […]
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Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is the second greatest cause of disability in early and middle adulthood. Although the exact cause of Multiple Sclerosis is still being hotly investigated, there are clear risk factors for MS. While people who do not have risk factors can develop MS, noting identifiable risk factors may prompt clinicians to look for
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When a new drug comes onto the market it is developed and approved for a single indication or disease state. Yet, over time, as the drug is used and its safety, tolerability and efficacy are proven, doctors “thinking outside of the box” will often use the same medication for an entirely different indication. For example,
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Lack of accessibility to medical specialists has become increasingly dire over the last decade, especially since the pandemic. The impact on the elderly has been dramatic, yet, the scarcity of medical specialists has been felt most by patients of all ages with chronic disease, especially chronic neurologic diseases. Further, it is more common for patients
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BeCare MS Link can replicate the EDSS calculated by your physician. The MS app is a validated neurologic assessment that can help MS patients and the doctors treating them. https://meridian.allenpress.com/ijmsc/article/doi/10.7224/1537-2073.2023-009/495666/Validated-Quantitative-Machine-Learning-Generated
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The diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis is considered by physicians after patients report various symptoms including changes in vision, motor weakness, incoordination, change in walking, fatigue, and bowel and bladder issues. The evaluation almost always includes an MRI of the brain and spinal cord, and often also cerebral spinal fluid examination via a spinal tap
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Meet Sandy, a mom, an entrepreneur, and an MS warrior Sandy was diagnosed with MS in 2014 after she experienced crippling symptoms on her wedding day. She is a busy working mom who juggles two young kids and…the dog days of summer in Texas, where the heat can reach 110 degrees Fahrenheit. Sandy has to
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Today, MS patients have many options when it comes to medications used to slow the progression of their disease – but this was not always the case. In fact, the first medications (the interferons) designed specifically to treat MS were not introduced until 1993. Then, in the next few years, more self-injectable medications were introduced.
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Getting the diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is terrifying. Understanding what that means for your future and sorting through the different treatment options is daunting. What makes matters worse is that the people who are trying to help you in your journey-your doctors, nurses, support groups, pharmacist- are using words that are unfamiliar to
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Widespread Use of Marijuana in the American Population As recreational marijuana use has become legalized in many parts of the country, its use as a medicinal therapy has also taken root. The greatest acceptance in the medical community for the use of Cannabis and Cannabinoids has been in the treatment of chronic pain. There
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