Make Life Easier with MS
Living with Multiple Sclerosis is quite challenging. You can make some lifestyle changes to live a happier and fuller life with MS. Here are some strategies to adopt that will help you improve your quality of life, take charge of MS and make life easier with MS. Plan for the Long Term You have to plan ahead of time because you don’t know what the coming day might bring. You also don’t know the condition you may be in after…
Build Resilience When Living With MS
If you, or any of your loved one, is living with MS, you have a good idea of the uncertainties and the difficulties it brings. The impossibility to move and to perform tasks, which others easily do, often makes one fall in the traps of despair. One way to feel better is to build resilience. Resilience is the ability to recover quickly after a setback or adverse circumstance. This means that to cope with MS and to live strong, you…
Safety tips for MS Patients
Multiple Sclerosis patients are prone to injuries. Falls are regular for some patients, and striking with an object is usually the most common cause. MS patients have low bone density; which means that their bones can break easily if they are ever in an accident. They need safety at work and at home. In this article, we will give you safety tips for your home and those at work. Be sure to check these Tips for MS Patients Multiple Sclerosis…
MS Facts – Quick facts about Multiple Sclerosis
Here is a list of some quick MS Facts we have compiled and published on our Facebook page so far: MS Fact # 1 – The number of women diagnosed with MS is greater than men. MS Fact # 2 – The periods of relapse suffered by a patient will almost always be of different lengths and severity. These relapses can be controlled to an extent with the help of medication. MS Fact # 3 – Multiple Sclerosis or MS…
10 Exercises for MS Patients
When you have a disease like Multiple Sclerosis (MS), exercise becomes a necessity. Physical activity has many benefits, but when planning a program, do so with care and wisdom. The exercises you choose should focus on your specific needs. A trained and experienced physiotherapist will help you in this regard. He or she will evaluate your strengths and weaknesses and know your limitations and will then devise a program accordingly. Contact us if you need a physiotherapist to help you…
SMSPP among Top 50 MS Blogs on the Web!
We are delighted to share this news with you! The Society for Multiple Sclerosis Patients in Pakistan (SMSPP) blog ranks among the ‘Top 50 Multiple Sclerosis Blogs & Websites on the Web.‘ This list of MS related websites and blogs has been compiled by Feedspot. You can find the list of Top 50 Multiple Sclerosis Blogs and Websites for MS Patients and Caregivers at Feedspot. So if you want knowledge and information about MS on the internet, then the list…
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…
Recent Comments