by Diana Frustaci | Aug 30, 2016 | MCP Interactive
There are two main types of pain associated with multiple sclerosis – neuropathic pain (nerve pain) and musculoskeletal (nociceptive pain). Neuropathic pain is caused by damage to the nerves in the brain and spinal cord and musculoskeletal pain is caused by...
by Diana Frustaci | Aug 29, 2016 | MCP Interactive
What kind of MS pain do you have and how does it impact your life? There was once a time when pain and multiple sclerosis were not associated with one another. In those times, you may have visited a neurologist and complained about painful symptoms, only to have your...
by Diana Frustaci | Aug 23, 2016 | Learning, Real Stories
The most annoying thing my first neurologist ever said to me was “there is no clinical evidence that proves what you’re doing works.” I had been diagnosed just two months earlier and living in a pit of depression. My fiancĂ© at the time, Vincent, (now...
by Kate Milliken | Aug 9, 2016 | Hearing Is Healing, Meet The Users Of MCP
MSPals co-founder Mary Pettigrew was diagnosed with RRMS in 2001 and quickly turned to art therapy as a way to cope with her new diagnosis. Mary wrote poetry that was, in her own words, dark, yet therapeutic. “Art therapy meant so many things besides the fact I...
by Diana Frustaci | Aug 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
A recent study from the University Of Basel proved something we have known for years: exercise, specifically yoga and aquatic exercises, have a positive effect on certain symptoms of multiple sclerosis. The study, conducted by the University of Basel and the...