Coping With Multiple Sclerosis: A Comprehensive Guide to the Symptoms and Treatments - Softcover

Reynolds, Richard; Benz, Cynthia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0091902460 ISBN 13: 9780091902469

Publisher: Vermilion, 2005

Synopsis

Multiple sclerosis (MS) - a disease of the central nervous system - is the most common disabling neurological condition affecting young adults today. In her authoritative and inspiring book, Cynthia Benz demystifies the illness, explains its symptoms and patterns and offers a wealth of practical advice on coping with MS on a day-to-day basis.

Including information on:
- How to cope with stress and remain optimistic
- Available therapies - from traditional drugs and physiotherapy to alternative treatments including acupuncture, homeopathy and massage
- What help is on offer and where it can be found

Revised and updated for the 21st century this is the essential handbook for people with MS, parents and carers alike.

About this title

About the Author

Cynthia Benz developed MS over 20 years ago and has since experienced its many ups and downs. She has worked as a lecturer and counsellor in adult education, and has spoken on MS in England and abroad.

Professor Richard Reynolds has a PhD in Pharmacology from King's College London and is now Professor of Cellular Neurobiology and Head of the Department of Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience at Imperial College, London. He is the Scientific Director of the UK Multiple Sclerosis Tissue Bank and has been carrying out MS-related research for the last 20 years, both in Switzerland and in the UK.

From the Inside Flap

It is estimated that 85,000 people in the UK have multiple sclerosis a disease of the central nervous system affecting mainly young adults. In their authoritative and inspiring book Dr Cynthia Benz and Professor Richard Reynolds demystify the illness, explain its symptoms and patterns, and offer a wealth of practical advice on coping with MS on a day-to-day basis.

Revised and updated for the 21st century, this essential handbook provides information on:
what MS really is and how it affects your body
how to cope with its symptoms and uncertainties
managing MS by means of therapies and lifestyle
what help is on offer and where it can be found
the latest insights from research

Required reading for persons with MS, their carers and physicians alike. International Federation of MS Societies Review

Cynthia Benz has lived with MS for over 25 years and so offers an insider s perspective. She has worked as a lecturer and counsellor in adult education, and recently completed a doctorate. Cynthia has spoken widely on MS across the British Isles and abroad. Richard Reynolds is Professor of Cellular Neurobiology at Imperial College, London. He is also the Scientific Director of the UK Multiple Sclerosis Tissue Bank. As he has been carrying out MS-related research for the last 20 years, both in Switzerland and the UK, Richard provides a scientific insight into this enigmatic illness.

Edition details

• Publisher: Vermilion
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0091902460
• ISBN 13: 9780091902469
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320