Boost Wellness with Physical Exercises
This post is a continuation of an earlier post titled Boost Wellness with MS. We discuss the importance of Physical Exercise for MS patients in this post. Pakistanis are not big fans of exercising. The benefits of physical activity do not carry much value to them and they don’t see any harm in avoiding it. Moreover, they don’t consider it an essential part of wellness. Although chronic diseases convince them to move a couple of muscles, few do so with…
Boost Wellness with MS
We understand that many questions pop up in your mind about maintaining and increasing your wellness with MS. For example, you might be wondering, do I need any special diet? Do I need to change my life-style? Will exercise help decrease my MS symptoms and is it mandatory in MS? This post is part of a two-article series on how to increase wellness if you are suffering from Multiple Sclerosis (MS). We highlighted the importance of mental wellbeing and how…
Understanding MS in Pakistan
This article will help you understand the challenges MS patients face in Pakistan. It is sub-divided into the following sections: Challenges Faced by MSers Social Difficulties Economic Difficulties Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is different from many other chronic diseases. Its unpredictable nature makes it unique and frightening. It is unjust to equate an MS patient living in the Northern part of the world to one living in Pakistan, or anywhere else in the sub-continent. This makes it even more important to…
Tips to Beat MS Fatigue
Millions of people around the world feel tired for reasons they don’t know. Numerous factors cause tiredness and fatigue with MS. Both conditions are synonymous, although there are slight differences between the two phenomena. Tiredness is a routine body feeling. One may experience it after work and at the end of the day. The person would feel fresh after taking a bath or a nap. Fatigue, on the other hand, is not relieved by sleep. It lasts for a longer…
Brain Fog and MS
Brain Fog in MS PatientsCauses, Prevention and Cure How many times do you feel that you can’t concentrate, can’t remember important things, have heavy head, or have lots of confusion in your mind? This is called brain fog or mental fatigue. Brain fog is a common phenomenon in patients with multiple Sclerosis (MS). You must address it and get rid of the factors which cause it; otherwise, you are going to face personal as well as professional problems. Symptoms of…
Manage Stress with Multiple Sclerosis
It is impossible to find someone with MS who can claim to never have experienced stress. You can avoid situations which cause stress, but you can’t completely throw it out from your life. However, one can learn to manage it. If you have a chronic disease like Multiple Sclerosis (MS), stress management becomes a necessity. It is helpful to know the warning signs which signal it. Along with this, we will advise some easy ways to keep any negative emotions…
Cognitive Problems with MS
Cognition refers to memory and thinking. Multiple Sclerosis (MS) can affect any function of the body, and cognition is not an exception. Multiple Sclerosis affects memory and thinking in a person causing problems in performing daily tasks related to the brain. These tasks include, but are not limited to, reasoning, solving problems, remembering, focusing, and concentrating etc. How many People Suffer from Cognitive Impairment? In a 2012 research, Jongen, Ter Horst and Brands reported that 40-65% patients with MS faced…
Sitting Exercises
Exercises you can do while Sitting A lot of people today have started living a sedentary lifestyle, which requires sitting at a desk or computer for long hours every day at a stretch without a lot of physical movement. If you are reading this article, chances are that you remain inactive most of the day such as by sitting in your car or bus while commuting to an eight-hour-a-day desk job, coming home and unwinding in front of the television…
Fatigue and Multiple Sclerosis
Know it, Manage It and Avoid It! Can you tell the difference between fatigue, chronic fatigue and tiredness? Can you differentiate between normal fatigue and MS related fatigue? How many days in a week do you feel like lying down or that you are carrying a ton of weight on your shoulders or walking with clothes soaked in water? If you have Multiple Sclerosis (MS), your answer would be ‘every day!‘ Fatigue is one of the early and long-lasting symptoms…
Rehana, the MS Warrior from Bahawalpur
Meet Rehana, the MS warrior from Bahawalpur, Pakistan. She was diagnosed with MS (Multiple Sclerosis) in 1999 when she was only 18 years old. She has been living with the disease for over 17 years now. Due to lack of awareness, lack of proper treatment, and lack of proper health care facilities, Rehana lost vision in her left eye completely. With time, she lost power in her limbs and is wheelchair bound now. Rehana is confined due to her disability…
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