Multiple Sclerosis and Complementary Therapies

Complementary Therapies in Multiple Sclerosis: Why Mind-Set Is Everything

At that time, little was known about possible benefits and challenges of combining conventional and CAM treatments for people with MS. Therefore we initiated the MS Treatment Team Project as a pioneer project with the aim of gaining more knowledge within this field. We established an integrative team of practitioners that included 5 conventional practitioners and 5 CAM practitioners; these 10 w...

Emerging Therapies in Multiple Sclerosis

Emerging Therapies of Multiple Sclerosis

5. Monoclonal Anti body Multi ple sclerosis (MS) is a complex immunopathologic disorder of the central nervous system (CNS). For the past several years, there have been six agents approved by regulatory agencies to treat relapsing forms of multi ple sclerosis (MS): interferon beta-1b, intramuscular interferon beta-1a, subcutaneous interferon beta-1a, glati ramer acetate, natalizumab, and mitoxa...

Emerging multiple sclerosis oral therapies.

Currently, patients suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic demyelinating disorder of the CNS, must be injected with medication to provide modest relief for their symptoms. Five orally available therapies are being evaluated in phase II/III clinical trials. If these therapies prove safe and tolerable, oral compounds may improve patient endorsement and compliance. Fingolimod, a novel i...

Complementary and alternative medicine and multiple sclerosis.

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is used by one-half to three-fourths of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. Although it is used widely, CAM may not be discussed during a conventional medical visit. In MS, CAM therapies exhibit a broad range of risk-benefit profiles; some of these therapies are low risk and possibly beneficial, whereas others are ineffective, dangerous, or unstudied. ...