... and one is diagnosed with MS, they are diagnosed with Relapsing-Remitting MS, Primary Progressive MS, or Secondary Progressive MS. Research shows that about 80 percent of MS diagnoses begin as Relapsing-Remitting MS which makes it the most common (Rumrill, 2009, p. 77). Relapsing-Remitting MS is characterized by exacerbations that last up to days or weeks known as ... , numbness and tingling, and tremors. Depending on the individual's mobility limitations, Therapeutic Recreation (TR) interventions may include "transfers, lifting and carrying objects, fine hand use, hand and arm use, walk...

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... symptoms and changes in the brain must develop before the diagnosis is confirmed. (Health Central) Although scientists have documented cases of MS in young children and elderly adults, symptoms rarely begin before age 15 or after age 60. Whites are more than twice as likely as other races to develop MS. In general, women are affected at almost twice the rate ... patients experience muscle weakness in their extremities and difficulty with coordination and balance at some time during the course of the disease. These symptoms may be severe enough to impair walking or even standing. In the ...

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... , 9/24/01 (mom)) Some anti-depressants can clear up these symptoms as well as seizure control. Acupuncture has also been used to help with nerve problems like this. I decided to begin reading up on this disease because it has affected not one but two people in my immediate family. Studies say that only 1 in every 5 people that has MS has a direct ... immune system and weakness. Doctors have shown that MS seems to be less severe in patients who are in good health and lead healthy lifestyles. Regular exercise such as jogging, walking, swimming, or any other cardiovascular activity is good ...

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... symptoms and changes in the brain must develop before the diagnosis is confirmed. (Health Central) Although scientists have documented cases of MS in young children and elderly adults, symptoms rarely begin before age 15 or after age 60. Whites are more than twice as likely as other races to develop MS. In general, women are affected at almost twice the rate ... patients experience muscle weakness in their extremities and difficulty with coordination and balance at some time during the course of the disease. These symptoms may be severe enough to impair walking or even standing. In the ...

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... Multiple Sclerosis include bladder dysfunction, bowel dysfunction, changes in cognitive function, including problems with memory, attention, and problem solving, dizziness and vertigo, emotional problems, fatigue (also called MS Lassitude), difficulty walking, abmnormal sensations such as "numbness" or "pins and needles", Pain, sexual dysfunction and vision problems. Each person with MS will experience some of these and one of four clinical courses ... disease in different parts of the nervous system and signs of at least two different flare-ups of the disease. When and if these have be...

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... symptoms and changes in the brain must develop before the diagnosis is confirmed. (Health Central) Although scientists have documented cases of MS in young children and elderly adults, symptoms rarely begin before age 15 or after age 60. Whites are more than twice as likely as other races to develop MS. In general, women are affected at almost twice the rate ... patients experience muscle weakness in their extremities and difficulty with coordination and balance at some time during the course of the disease. These symptoms may be severe enough to impair walking or even standing. In the ...

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