Managing MS

Primary care doctors are the first line of defense against all disease, charged with the responsibility of recognizing and diagnosing all disorders, including neurologic conditions.  In fact, due to the growing shortage of neurologists, primary care doctors currently care for approximately 75% of all neurologic patients.  Unfortunately, all evidence to date suggests that primary care […]

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

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,

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

  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