A Nurse’s Perspective on MS patients’ self-care
November 28, 2018
A Nurse’s Perspective on MS patients’ self-care It is very important to educate patients on ways to live a healthy lifestyle with MS. I was very intrigued when a patient brought to my attention an article on things MS nurses wish their patients would do and why.Here are my favorites from that article.Exercise, exercise, exercise! Doing an appropriate form of exercise on a daily basis can significantly improve patients’ wellbeing. Many patients from fatigue or some level of physical disability...
Benefit of Pilates in MS
November 20, 2018
When my business partner, Mariska Breland, was diagnosed with MS in 2002, she was bombarded with information but left without straightforward answers. As an athlete and lover of all things fitness, she was shocked at the lack of quality information or resources regarding exercise and movement. Sadly, this is the same story I have heard from hundreds of other people diagnosed with MS and the clients I have worked with over the past 18 years. We were thrilled to hear that the doctors and nurses...
Research presented at ECTRIMS, Berlin, Germany, Oct 2018
October 24, 2018
Members of the Vartanian lab were recently in Berlin, Germany to present their most current research at the 34th Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS). ECTRIMS is considered one of the most important international MS meetings, providing both clinicians and researchers with the most up-to-date research on MS treatment, pathology and rehabilitation. Four members of the lab including Paige Winokour, Sylvia Haigh, Drew Adler, and Jennifer...
