The Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA) Contact URL http://www.msaa.com/programs/programs.html Multiple Sclerosis Foundation’s Patient Services Directory Contact URL http://www.msfacts.org/programs_services.php National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s “Healthy Living with MS” Contact URL http://www.nationalmssociety.org/site/PageServer?pagename=HOM_LIVE_healthy_living_with_ms
Multiple Sclerosis
“Breathe Easier in 2009”
February 22, 2010
Feb 12, 2009 National Multiple Sclerosis Society Format Online news article This article describes the smoking cessation efforts of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Minnesota Chapter, which offers smoking cessation informational sessions at various MS educational programs, a list of resources at www.MSsociety.org, and weeklong MS Camp programs that are now… Read More »»
Exercise and quality of life among people with multiple sclerosis: looking beyond physical functioning to mental health and participation in life.
March 1, 2009
OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence of exercise in a national sample of veterans with multiple sclerosis (MS) and the association of exercise with quality of life, including physical health, mental health, and participation restriction. DESIGN: Cross-sectional cohort study linking computerized medical records to mailed survey data from 1999. SETTING: Veterans Health Administration. PARTICIPANTS: Veterans with… Read More »»
Nutrition Resources: Multiple Sclerosis
February 20, 2009
“Nutrition and Diet” National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society Format Webpage This webpage discusses the importance of maintaining general good health by adhering to a well-balanced and carefully planned low-fat, high fiber diet. It also explains the problem with special diets and how some special diets may be harmful, while others are fine. … Read More »»
The prevalence of overweight and obesity in veterans with multiple sclerosis.
February 1, 2009
OBJECTIVES: To estimate the prevalence and factors associated with overweight and obesity in veterans with multiple sclerosis (MS) enrolled in the Veterans Health Administration (VA) and to compare the prevalence in this group with gender-specific published rates for the general population of veterans receiving outpatient care at VA medical facilities. DESIGN: Cross-sectional cohort study linking… Read More »»
Urinary Dysfunction and MS: A Consumer Guide to Clinical Practice Guidelines, Managing Specific Issues
January 1, 2008
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 2008 Format Guide by Rosalind C. Kalb, PhD and Nancy J. Holland, RN, EdD, MSCN This guide is based on “Urinary Dysfunction and Multiple Sclerosis: A Clinical Practice Guideline for Professionals” developed by the Multiple Sclerosis Council for Clinical Practice Guidelines; it was… Read More »»
Managing Bowel and Bladder Symptoms
January 1, 2008
The South Cook, Illinois Multiple Sclerosis Self-Help Support Group Format Article by Patricia Kennedy, RN, CNP, reprinted with permission from The Heuga Center The South Cook, Illinois Multiple Sclerosis Self-Help Support Group provides on its website an article on symptoms and treatment of bowel and bladder problems in people with multiple sclerosis. … Read More »»
Living with an MS Bladder: Four People, Four Stories
January 1, 2008
InsideMS of The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, April-May 2006 Format Article This article appears in The National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s InsideMS, a quarterly lifestyle magazine for people with MS, their families, and healthcare professionals. It is written by a woman who has multiple sclerosis and asserts that while bladder problems are common in… Read More »»
Controlling Bladder Problems in Multiple Sclerosis
January 1, 2008
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society Format brochure This brochure explains how multiple sclerosis may affect the urinary system, as well as what can be done to keep problems under control. While urinary dysfunction, or bladder problems, are common in MS, not everyone with MS will have them; for those who do, symptoms… Read More »»
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