You Can...Manage Specific Issues

SOURCE: www.NationalMSSociety

Learn how to live with specific MS symptoms such as fatigue, spasticity, depression, cognitive issues and much more. . .

• Bowel Problems: The Basic Facts (.pdf)
  Ways to manage common bowel problems in MS (last updated 2004)
   

• "But You Look So Good" (.pdf)
  Coping with invisible MS symptoms (last updated November 2007)
   

• Controlling Bladder Problems in Multiple Sclerosis (.pdf)
  Managing common MS bladder problems with self-help and medications. By Nancy J. Holland, RN, EdD (last updated March 2005)
   

• Controlling Spasticity in MS (.pdf)
  Managing this common, sometimes disabling, MS symptom—roles of self-help, medications, physical therapists, nurses, and physicians (last updated October 2007)
   

• Depression and Multiple Sclerosis (.pdf)
  Symptoms of depression, the relationship between MS and depression, available therapies, and where to find help (last updated July 2007)
   

• Fatigue: What You Should Know (.pdf)
  MS fatigue can be reduced with treatments and self-help (last updated November 2007)
   

• Gait or Walking Problems: The Basic Facts (.pdf)
  Walking problems and how they can be addressed (last updated 2003)
   

• Hormones: The Basic Facts (.pdf)
  Frequently asked questions about MS and hormones (last updated 2005)
   

• MS and the Mind (.pdf)
  A reprint from InsideMS. Covers depression, cognitive functions, mood swings, coping tips and medications (last updated June 2008)
   

• MS and Pregnancy (.pdf)
  Covers pregnancy, delivery, nursing, hormones, and questions about the disease-modifying drugs (last updated May 2006)
   

• PAIN: The Basic Facts (.pdf)
  An overview of treatments and strategies for managing MS-related pain (last updated 2004) 
   

• Review of Regular Medications and Supplements (.pdf)
  A form to keep track of prescription drugs, over-the-counter remedies, herbals, vitamins, or other dietary supplements (last updated 2004).
   

• Sleep Disorders and MS: The Basic Facts (.pdf)
  Reviews common sleep problems and what can be done about them. (last updated 2003)
   

• Solving Cognitive Problems (.pdf)
  Discusses mental functions most likely to be affected by MS. Self-help and and information on cognitive rehabilitation. By Nick LaRocca, PhD, with Martha King (last updated November 2007)
   

• Speech and Swallowing: The Basic Facts (.pdf)
  Speech and swallowing problems can be helped with exercise, medications, or technological aids (last updated 2004)
   

• Tremor: The Basic Facts (.pdf)
  A troubling MS symptom described. Coping strategies and research horizons (last updated 2004)
   

• Urinary Dysfunction and MS (.pdf)
  Sophisticated explanation of treatments for MS-related urinary problems. Detailed descriptions of diagnostic testing, management strategies, and commonly prescribed drugs. By Rosalind C. Kalb, PhD and Nancy J. Holland, RN, EdD, MSCN (last updated January 2008)
   

• Vision Problems: The Basic Facts (.pdf)
  Current therapy for MS-related eye disorders. Discusses low-vision aids (last updated 2002)