Multiple Sclerosis Resources
Below are links to important websites in the MS world in general, as well as targeted resources for minority populations.
This content will be updated regularly, as I come across more information. Please check back frequently. Also, feel free to send me information about a website that I might be missing.
General MS Resources
THE NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY
Click the image above to access the home page. Below are some other useful links.
Managing MS Through Rehab
Stretching Exercise Tips For MS
Stretching with a Helper for People with MS
Cooling Equipment Information & National Vendor List (includes discount codes and information on the application for financial assistance)
Please peruse the entire website for more, as there is no paucity of information here.
THE MS GYM
Click the image above to access the home page. Below are some other useful links.
YOGA MOVES MS
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According to the National MS Society, Yoga Moves MS classes are by donation.
HEALTH CENTRAL
Because of the tendency for spasticity in MS, stretching cannot be overemphasized. I found the following quite helpful, easy to understand and implement.
MS INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION
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MS organizations from all over the world are members of MSIF, including the National MS Society
World MS Day is the global campaign to raise awareness of MS, led by MSIF and its members. Please click the image below for the web page
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
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MSAA Cooling Distribution Program
Who Get MS? MS Prevalence And The Need For A National Registry
Cover Story for Motivator: Promoting Mental & Emotional Wellness During Difficult Times
Please peruse the entire website for a wealth of information
Click the image below for My MS Manager Mobile App
SHARLIN HEALTH AND NEUROLOGY
Dr. Ken Sharlin is a neurologist, MS specialist, and functional medicine doctor. He is very highly regarded by the Dr. Terry Wahls.
As part of his offerings, he has written books, has several programs targeting MS, and has a neuro fitness center
DR. GRETCHEN HAWLEY’S THE MSING LINK
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Online Membership Fitness Program for Multiple Sclerosis, The MSing Link
Dr. Gretchen also recently launched The MSing Link Podcast
OMS Living Well With MS Podcast Episode, featuring Dr. Gretchen: Using Exercise To Build Neuroplasticity. Please click the image below.
OPTIMAL BODY PERSONAL FITNESS
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This personal fitness program helps MSERs increase strength and mobility.
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS NEWS TODAY
MS Spasticity and You: Five Stretches You Should Try (and Why)
MEDCRAVE
I found this information useful, in light of us needing to get vaccines, to which the autoimmune community could potentially have reactions. I had used an antioxidant to mitigate my extreme reaction to the 2nd Covid vaccine and this article supports that practice.
JOB ACCOMMODATION NETWORK
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TERRY WAHLS, MD.
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Dr. Wahls is a primary care doctor, who developed a nutrition & treatment protocol for MS, based on her experience as she healed from secondary progressive multiple sclerosis. She is the author of a revolutionary book, & an accompanying cookbook.
Please click the images below for the books
OMS YOGA
Click the image above to access the home page. Below are some other useful links.
Registration Link (in partnership with Yoga Moves MS)
MS WORKOUTS
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Membership information is available on the website and there is a 7-day free trial which is a Strength’s Camp.
There’s an extensive YouTube library of free exercise information
DOM THORPE ONLINE FITNESS
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Free Facebook Group: Multiple Sclerosis Fitness & Exercise Motivation with Don Thorpe
ABOVE MS
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They break down clinical trials in an easy-to-understand and digest manner.
This website has other great information about MS. Sign up for webinars & events here.
Click the image below for an accompanying app called Aby to support your MS journey with trackers, fitness information et al.
MS DISRUPTED
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Kathy Chester is an MS & RA Warrior, Certified MS Fitness Trainer
Minority Population MS Resources: Black & African American Communities
NATIONAL MS SOCIETY
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Living Well With MS: A Guide For Black Americans
A Guide for Black Americans (Short Movie)
Please click the image below for the Black MS Experience Program Series
NATIONAL AFRICAN AMERICANS MS REGISTRY
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KAISER PERMENENTE
EVERYDAY HEALTH
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
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Video Series on The African American Experience and Multiple Sclerosis:
Track 1: Understanding the Covid-19 Impact in People of Color
Track 2: Clarifying the Confusing World of Clinical Trials in Underserved Populations
Track 3: The African American Experience
All Roads Lead to Change: Addressing Unmet Needs in the African American MS Community. This program convened AA leaders in the MS community, and the following paper was developed by the advisory board-
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS NEWS TODAY
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US Study: Black Patients Have More Severe Disease Than Whites
#AANAM-Blacks, Whites Respond Differently To B-Cell Targeting Therapies
#AANAM-Disease Severity, Job loss Higher In Black Than White Patients In US
BRAIN CHAT WITH THE NERDY NEUROLOGIST/ BLACKDOCTOR.ORG
Please visit the BlackDoctor.org Facebook page, for Dr. Mitzi Joi Williams’ Brain Chat Episodes that take place at 7pm EST, every other Monday, since the inaugural episode on February 22nd, 2021.
Click on the image below for the episode pictured.
PRACTICAL NEUROLOGY
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Multiple Sclerosis In The Black Population In The United States
Minority Population MS Resources: Hispanic & LatinX Communities
NATIONAL MS SOCIETY
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Researchers Compare MS In Hispanic Latinos Who Get The Disease Before Or After 18
PRACTICAL NEUROLOGY
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MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
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MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS NEWS TODAY
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Hypertension Triples Disability Risk In Hispanic/ Latino MS Patients
Short Film For Hispanic & Latinx MS Patients Found To Improve Perceptions, Attitudes
BRAIN CHAT WITH THE NERDY NEUROLOGIST/ BLACKDOCTOR.ORG
Please visit the BlackDoctor.org Facebook page, for Dr. Mitzi Joi Williams’ Brain Chat Episodes that take place at 7pm EST, every other Monday.
Click on the image below for the episode pictured.
Minority Population MS Resources: Asian Communities
FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY
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Multiple Sclerosis in the Asia Pacific Region: A Systematic Review of a Neglected Neurologic Disease
MS SOCIETY UK
ANNALS OF INDIAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY
THE LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH WESTERN PACIFIC
Incidence of Multiple Sclerosis in China: A Nationwide Hospital-Based Study
Minority Population MS Resources: Middle Eastern & Northern African Communities
