Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis

Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis
Author: Christian Dettmers
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Total Pages: 89
Release: 2016-02-03
Genre: Medicine (General)
ISBN: 2889197638

Dear Readers, If you are engaged in the treatment of patients with MS (pwMS), this e-book’s aim is to offer novel insights to improve on an understanding of one of the major problems of pwMS: fatigue. Although there is increasing research into fatigue and its impact on MS, this collection of ten articles supports a better understanding of fatigue in MS patients. It explores pathophysiological concepts, provoking mechanisms, objective measurements, personality interactions, pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions and summarizes clinical management. It is written by neurologists, psychologists, scientists and therapists and addresses this group of people, who deal with pwMS in private, clinical, rehabilitation or scientific settings. Its aim is to communicate high-quality information, knowledge and experience on MS to healthcare professionals, while providing global support for the international MS community.

Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis
Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 457
Release: 2001-08-10
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0309072859

Multiple sclerosis is a chronic and often disabling disease of the nervous system, affecting about 1 million people worldwide. Even though it has been known for over a hundred years, no cause or cure has yet been discovered-but now there is hope. New therapies have been shown to slow the disease progress in some patients, and the pace of discoveries about the cellular machinery of the brain and spinal cord has accelerated. This book presents a comprehensive overview of multiple sclerosis today, as researchers seek to understand its processes, develop therapies that will slow or halt the disease and perhaps repair damage, offer relief for specific symptoms, and improve the abilities of MS patients to function in their daily lives. The panel reviews existing knowledge and identifies key research questions, focusing on: Research strategies that have the greatest potential to understand the biological mechanisms of recovery and to translate findings into specific strategies for therapy. How people adapt to MS and the research needed to improve the lives of people with MS. Management of disease symptoms (cognitive impairment, depression, spasticity, vision problems, and others). The committee also discusses ways to build and financially support the MS research enterprise, including a look at challenges inherent in designing clinical trials. This book will be important to MS researchers, research funders, health care advocates for MS research and treatment, and interested patients and their families.

Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis

Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis
Author: Lauren B. Krupp, MD
Publisher: Demos Medical Publishing
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2004-03-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1934559482

This practical guide for physicians and other health care professionals discusses the impact of fatigue on the individual with MS, the potential etiologies underlying MS-related fatigue, its work up and diagnosis, and pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic management strategies. Fatigue is perhaps the single most prevalent and disabling symptom of the multiple sclerosis, and limits patients' activity more than any other MS symptom. The identification of fatigue as a distinct clinical entity requires both art and science, and most of all, a willingness and ability to listen carefully to patients and their families. The physician's ability to obtain a comprehensive history requires a full understanding of the circumstances in which fatigue occurs (physical, cognitive, and psychosocial) and demands consideration of a large number of disorders, including anxiety, depression, excessive daytime sleepiness, pain, and spasticity, all of which may mimic or contribute to fatigue. While fatigue is almost exclusively a subjective experience, depending on the patient's ability to understand and report this symptom, there are effective methods for identifying the existence of fatigue, determining its severity, and distinguishing it from related or contributing disorders such as depression, pain, and sleep disorders. Readers will learn that fatigue need not be tolerated by the MS patient. Various therapies, support systems, and treatment of underlying affective disorders can all alleviate fatigue or reduce its impact, restoring the patient's energy levels and ability to participate in life. Virtually every MS patient with fatigue can benefit from intervention, and failing to treat the symptom of fatigue with the respect that it deserves is a serious detriment to patient care.

Yoga and Multiple Sclerosis

Yoga and Multiple Sclerosis
Author: Loren M. Fishman, MD
Publisher: Demos Medical Publishing
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2007-05-18
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1934559830

Yoga for people with multiple sclerosis? Absolutely! Today, people with a wide range of medical problems use yoga successfully. Because of its emphasis on relaxation, breathing, and deliberate movement, it can be especially beneficial for individuals dealing with a neurologic disease like multiple sclerosis. Yoga and Multiple Sclerosis, coauthored by Dr. Loren Martin Fishman and Eric Small, a yoga teacher who first embraced these techniques as a way to manage his own symptoms of multiple sclerosis, is a comprehensive guide to applying the principles of yoga to the management of MS. The first section is a straightforward but gentle introduction to yoga - a therapeutic approach to the practice itself. The second part is functionally oriented. Different yoga poses that work toward a common goal, such as combating fatigue, reducing spasticity, and increasing range of motion, are included and illustrated. This user-friendly guide Describes how yoga works Includes photographs and descriptions of each pose Explains effects, advantages, and contraindications Contains starter poses that will help the uninitiated or physically challenged to gently achieve a posture Yoga and Multiple Sclerosis: A Journey to Health and Healing is an excellent guidebook and tool for people with MS, people who undertake yoga on their own, and for all members of the medical and yoga communities.

Managing Fatigue

Managing Fatigue
Author: Tanya Leigh Packer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 168
Release: 1995
Genre: Chronic diseases
ISBN:

Introduction to Nonparametric Item Response Theory

Introduction to Nonparametric Item Response Theory
Author: Klaas Sijtsma
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2002-03-12
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780761908135

This volume introdudes social science students and researchers to the theory and practice of the highly powerful methods of nonpatametric item response theory (IRT).

Fatigue as a Window to the Brain

Fatigue as a Window to the Brain
Author: John DeLuca
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 357
Release: 2005
Genre: Fatigue
ISBN: 9780262042277

The first and most popular of Blake's famous "Illuminated Books," in a facsimile edition reproducing all 31 brightly colored plates. Additional printed text of each poem. "The colors are lovely, the book is a joy." — Kliatt Paperback Book Guide.

Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis

Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis
Author: George Jelinek
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Total Pages: 678
Release: 2010-10-19
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1459603877

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Cognition and Behavior in Multiple Sclerosis

Cognition and Behavior in Multiple Sclerosis
Author: John DeLuca
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781433829321

This volume describes the effects and consequences of multiple sclerosis (MS) on cognition. Authors summarize the impact of MS on behavioral problems, daily living, and related neuropsychiatric disorders, and offer clinical guidance for practitioners.