| Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory neurological | | | | medical treatments can alleviate the symptoms |
| disease that can generate a wide range of physical | | | | generated by the disease, also preventing their |
| and psychological symptoms. Multiple sclerosis involves | | | | recurrence. However, the majority of medications |
| the deterioration of myelin, a substance that | | | | prescribed in long-term multiple sclerosis treatments |
| surrounds the body's nervous cells. Myelin has a very | | | | (beta interferon, corticosteroids) can generate many |
| important role in the transmission of nervous | | | | side-effects, causing additional damage to the body. |
| impulses, and if this substance is affected, the entire | | | | Hence, it is best to avoid following long-term |
| activity of the nervous system is seriously | | | | treatments with potentially-harmful drugs. In many |
| compromised. Although the actual causes of multiple | | | | cases, multiple sclerosis therapies can ameliorate |
| sclerosis remain unknown, there are several | | | | physical symptoms just as well, without using any |
| hypotheses that present genetic abnormalities as the | | | | drugs. Considering the fact that most symptoms |
| main factors responsible for causing the disease. | | | | generated by the disease are linked to the |
| Medical scientists believe that multiple sclerosis occurs | | | | musculoskeletal system, the majority of multiple |
| on the background of inherited genetic | | | | sclerosis therapies are focused on improving muscular |
| predispositions, and environmental factors are | | | | mobility and tonus through physical exercise. Multiple |
| suspected to be triggers of the disease. Some | | | | sclerosis therapy through exercise can help patients |
| hypotheses also introduce viral infections in this | | | | regain their strength, coordination and balance, |
| scenario, although infections with viruses don't seem | | | | alleviating muscular pain, numbness and stiffness. |
| to contribute to the development of the disease. | | | | The majority of multiple sclerosis therapies involve |
| Multiple sclerosis can affect the body on different | | | | recuperative physical exercises and medical |
| levels. The majority of people with multiple sclerosis | | | | gymnastics. Other forms of multiple sclerosis |
| suffer from dysfunctions of the muscular system, | | | | therapies include recreational physical activities, such |
| while others also develop neuropsychological | | | | as swimming, jogging or the practice of different |
| dysfunctions. Multiple sclerosis usually generates a | | | | sports. Most people who have followed such multiple |
| wide range of symptoms: body weakness, | | | | sclerosis therapies have experienced an amelioration |
| pronounced fatigue, muscle numbness, poorly | | | | of their physical symptoms and have improved their |
| coordinated moves, poor balance. People affected by | | | | overall health condition. Although medical treatments |
| multiple sclerosis can in time experience decreased | | | | are required for most patients, people who follow |
| visual acuity, mental states of confusion and even | | | | multiple sclerosis therapy need smaller doses of |
| short-term memory loss. People with multiple sclerosis | | | | medications. Combined with an appropriate diet and a |
| can also suffer from depression, which is common in | | | | healthy lifestyle, multiple sclerosis therapy through |
| more than 80 percent of patients with the disease. | | | | exercise can be very benefic. |
| Although there is no cure for multiple sclerosis, most | | | | |