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#25 Flexibility? Coordination? Balance? How Physios Prescribe Exercises for MS (PART 2)
Aerobic, strength, flexibility, balance... did you know that these are all different kinds of exercises?ย
And as physios, choosing the right kind of exercise is just as (well, almost) important as exercising in the...
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#24 Fitness? Strength? How Physios Prescribe Exercises for MS (PART 1)
Aerobic, strength, flexibility, balance... did you know that these are all different kinds of exercises?
And as physios, choosing the right kind of exercise is just as (well, almost) important as exercising in the...
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#23 Is Exercise Dangerous for MS? (No, it Heals the Brain!)
Exercise is hard work, and can make you tired in the short term - but does this mean it's bad for Multiple Sclerosis?ย
Well physiotherapists, doctors and those living with MS all used to think so!ย
But as the evidence...
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#22 Healthy Habits Physios Recommend for Managing MS
While doctors focus on managing multiple sclerosis through medications and disease modifying therapies (see our previous episode!), us physiotherapists focus on managing symptoms through non-invasive strategies.ย
Of...
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#21 MS Medications: The Part Doctors Don't Talk About
MS medications do the heavy lifting when it comes to slowing the disease and easing symptoms. But there's a whole side to them your neurologist rarely has time to mention - and it goes beyond just side...
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#20 The Many Faces of Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis
Fatigue is one of the most pervasive symptoms from Multiple Sclerosis. On top of being debilitating by itself, it also makes all other symptoms worse.
To make things even more complicated, it isn't a static symptom!...
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#19 How Stress Affects MS Symptoms
Continuing our miniseries on factors that cause fluctuations in MS symptoms, today we're tackling stress. ย
Stemming from either physical or emotional stimuli, the stress response is a physiological process baked into...
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#18 Uhthoff's Phenomenon: Why Heat Exacerbates MS Symptoms
If you live with MS, you may have experienced increases in symptoms after a hot shower, during summer, or after exercise. That isn't your imagination!
It's a known process called "Uhthoff's Phenomenon", with...
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#17 What Causes MS? (The Study that Changed Everything!)
"What causes MS?" is a question we get asked all the time - and for good reason!
A complete answer to the question still doesn't exist, but recent scientific breakthroughs mean that we are now closer than ever... and...
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#16 MS Diagnosis to Half Marathon: Issie's Story
This is a special one, our first ever guest episode! Introducing Issie: a young lady diagnosed with MS four years ago.ย
Tune in as Issie shares her MS diagnosis journey, her lifestyle and mindset shifts that made the...
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#15 Relapses vs Progression: The Two Faces of MS
This third episode of our multiple sclerosis deep-dive is short but important - unpacking what MS diagnoses actually mean.
Today we discuss the main types of MS, the difference between relapses and progression, and...
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#14 Multiple Sclerosis: First Symptoms & Diagnostic Journey
This is the second episode of our multiple sclerosis deep-dive, and today we cover the start of the diagnostic journey.
Tune in as we discuss the early signs of MS, what the first episode of demyelination is called,...
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