Treatments for MS?

Anybody??

80+ views and nobody has any idea what treatments could help this lady??

I would try Raindrop Therapy - find a practitioner in your area. This massage is carried out on the spine of the body and the spine of the feet using specific oils. Depending on where the symptoms are at that time the massage is done (usually) from the neck to the base of the spine - usually this massage would be carried out from the base to the neck on anyone who does not have MS. Raindrop Therapy is not like a normal massage and uses specific movements in a set pattern followed by heat to the spine. Hope this has helped - if you need any more information please message me.

Love and lite

Hi

I have clients who have MS too, one of them has problems with her neck too. I find that an Indian Head Massage helps however I would be concerned about not touching her back therefore I would go for a reflexology treatment which will treat the areas she is having problems with , without actually touching the areas

Dawn

Hi, if your particular therapy involves massage, I'm not sure why she's contacting you, if she's had such a negative respnse from it before. Maybe a 'touch therapy' isn't the way to go. Homeopathy could help (but them I'm biased!)- but any complementary holistic therapy could potentially, as we're not focusing solely on the condition, much more on the individual. It's important she chooses one that appeals to her, rather than just take someone else's advice, I think. HTH Hom

Hi Muddi,
I have a client with MS and she has similar type of issues that you have mentioned.

She loves reflexology but I have to use a very firm pressure otherwise she says it feels extremely irritating rather than relaxing. She also benefits immensely from essential oils so I use them in the oil burner and blend them into her foot cream too.
I conclude her treatment with a ten minute reiki boost.

The MS society quotes NICE guidelines and says that there is some evidence that reflexology, massage, tai chi, magnetic field therapy, fish oils and the combination of some forms of complementary therapy may be helpful for some people.

Good luck

Thank you so much for the input - I will put these suggestions to her...

Horn, although I do massage treatments, this is not the only thing I offer so she was asking for advice on what may help her condition, she wasn't asking me for a massage treatment. If she was I wouldn't of posted on here 😀

Again thank you for all your advice and help I will pass everything on and she can take it from there of which route she prefers to go down to help her..

Muddi,

I have a client with progressive MS and have been treating him with Bowen Technique. He's finding it easier to walk upstairs and balance is better, though it dips a little if he goes for a while without a treatment.

Sx

I've treated patients with MS using acupuncture with some success, although it's often a long slow process. One of my patients told me of LDN therapy (low dose naltroxone) from which he gets enormous benefit with no side effects.

As a tai chi teacher for health, I met may people with MS that got tremendous benefit from regular tai chi practise. We taught Taoist Tai Chi, designed specifically to improve health by a Taoist monk on a mission to improve the world. This form gets a poor write up from the Martial Arts community, who seem to miss the point. It was never meant for self-defence, but ONLY to improve health. It certainly helped me after a nasty road accident.

Best wishes
David

Nutritional Therapy for MS

There is a wonderful book called "Healing Multiple Sclerosis" by Ann Boroch ( an MS sufferer herself ) healing modalities predominantly nutrition plus mindset/positive thinking. Her nutritional programme has worked for my close friend who is now 99% symptom free.

MS website, real help

An excellent site where the majority have MS. Chlamydial Pneumonia & co-infections are addressed here Cpnhelp.org
Some people have been able to get themselves well again, others have recovered some of their functioning. This site is for pro-active patients.

Thank you - all your replies are appreciated - I will be passing them all on x

Multiple sclerosis is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disorder of the central nervous system. The basic pathophysiology is that a unknown non-self-antigen mimics proteins in myelin, this antigen is presented on the surface of macrophages associated with MHC II. This stimulates T helper cells to bind to adhesion molecules on vascular endothelial cells, as a result the release of proteinase permits T helper cells to cross the endothelium and enter the CNS,

The destruction of myelin and in-turn neurogenic function is due to lymphocytes, macrophages and complement within the CNS.

As such it is unlikely that any manual therapy is going to help MS. BUT as a MS sufferer can have musculoskeletal dysfunction and due to abnormalities within the nervous system, they are possibly more prone to such dysfunctions.

It is always important to differentiate between treated MS and treating somebody with MS.

Glen the Osteopath

How about another explanation-

MS fits in the Chinese medicine category of Wei Syndrome, which equates to a dramatic failure of the body's ability to assimilate Qi from food and air, and then circulate the resulting product to the tissues, bringing about weakness, stiffness and tremor, ususlly as a result of Damp-Heat in the interior, coupled with Kidney Qi deficiency.

The result affects a person on ALL levels, mental, emotional, spiritual AND physical, and when treating the individual we should never separate the condition from the person with the condition.

Osteopaths, Chiropractors etc… are primary health care regulated professionals. No other explanation than what is scientific fact is needed. Informing patients that we can treat their MS would lead to governing body implications. Let alone the fact that given false hopes to patients who are undergoing a difficult and challenging times, only to be let down is simply unethical.

MS

Hi Muddi

I have MS myself, and have a number of clients who also have differing types of MS.

For the well-being of the person with MS I have found that reflexology has been great. It helps relax the muscles and some people feel re-energised afterwards. The MSers I treat always look forward to their next treatment of reflexology.

Classic foot reflexology has proved especially helpful for those who are wheelchair bound & suffering oedema in their feet.

Hand reflexology is especially helpful for those who suffer from tremors or reduced mobility in their hand.

Good luck

Fi x

Hi

Not sure this will help you, but I am a counsellor, reflexologist and massage therapist, I also have relapsing remitting MS. Personally I have found reflexology, reiki and talking therapies together with loads of rest to be quite effective for me but MS is a very personal condition everybody has very different experiences . I would say that an all around approach , looking at diet, stress management, rest , exercise , complementary therapies together with anything her consultant neurologist can offer (which in my experience is not a lot although they do their best) may be the best approach. I have been diagnosed since 2006 and have been stable and relapse free since 2007 so my approach is working for me at present, For your client I would suggest Reflexology may be appropriate as this will work on the problem areas without her having to tolerate being touched directly on the areas she is having pain.

Hope this helps a little

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I was grateful to find this thread and all the positive and encouraging accounts here and just wanted to add one more type of treatment, in case there should be someone in the same hopeless state, looking for help. I'm not trying to push "religion" at anyone. Christian Science has a solid record of cures of probably every "incurable" and terminal disease and disability over the past 140 years. Many people never go near a church or a Christian Scientist, but simply find healing through studying the universal laws of God, Spirit, in the book, "Science and Health" by Mary Baker Eddy.

I looked up MS in the CS archives and found 51 accounts of healings of it. In many cases, a follow up medical examination had found no trace whatsoever of the disease and it had never returned.

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Love and peace,

Judy

"Multiple sclerosis healed"

I think we have to be very careful not to throw around the word 'cure' but I too believe MS can be controlled by the right therapies. Paul McKenna recounts a case of a man who was diagnosed with MS, and started using a self hypnosis cd and self help book written by Paul Mckenna and he ended up fitter than he had been before.

The power of the mind is only just beginning to be understood...but I don;t think you need to be involved in any formal religion to harness that power. But at a certain point in MS the neural damage is too great . The man Paul McKenna encountered acted at an early stage...and he wasn't actively looking to deal with his MS, just trying to make his life better so he could manage the illness better. I don;t discount the possibility of a miracle that enables someone to get out of a wheelchair and walk.....but I am sure the person has to actively believe such a thing could happen. All true healing comes from within.