Treatments for MS

 

    This disease may be incurable but there are treatments that can slow the progression of MS. Newer and better treatments are developed over time. There is a variety of treatments out today such as Copaxone and Avonex, and many are insight to be released in the future. These treatments are not able to cure the Multiple Sclerosis and stop all its symptoms, but are there to slow MS down and make its symptoms much more manageable. All of the current Multiple Sclerosis drug treatments are injected therapies.

    There is plenty of hype for the future treatments of Multiple Sclerosis which are supposed to be very good. One drug that is highly anticipated is the treatment called Fingolimod. Studies on Fingolimod have proven it to reduce the number of relapses by one half. It creates a less chance for new and stronger symptoms from occurring. It has shown better results than all other current drugs for MS on the market besides Natalizumab. Although those facts on Fingolmod are a big advantage to it, the biggest advantage of Fingolmod has to be that it is taken as a pill, unlike all other drugs, which are taken as an injected therapy.                                                                  

    Drugs that slow the progression of MS are the main treatments for treating Multiple Sclerosis. Although there are a group of treatments considered alternative medicines. These alternative medicines are in a loose group of four, which include Diet, Physical Medicine, Vitamins/Minerals/Herbs, and Other. They say that a low-fat diet can be beneficial to a person with MS and make them feel better. When they talk about physical medicine it includes things such as yoga, ti chi, and massage. It has been proven that people with MS do better if they exercise. When they talk about vitamins, minerals, and herbs they haven't been studied well in effects on people with MS. An example of a herb that is said to help is Ginkgo Biloba because people said it helped with their cognitive functions. The group of alternative medicines classified as other is a broad area. It includes things like aroma therapy, Biofeedback, hypnosis, and traditional Chinese medicines. These things have not been studied and if you were to use one you should ask yourself "is this safe and is it expensive?"

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