FUMS: Giving Multiple Sclerosis The Finger
Health & Fitness:Alternative Health
MS is often described as an invisible disability. But as the disease progresses, the focus - of patients as well as medical professionals - can shift to more visible, physical symptoms, like mobility issues.
However, because the majority of people with MS are diagnosed in their 20s and 30s, the psychological and cognitive effects can all too often go untreated. And these symptoms are just as common as the outward ones. In fact, as you'll hear, these may be even more common, with 50% of all people with MS having at least one clinically significant episode of depression.
My guest today is Dr. Anthony Feinstein. He is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto, where he runs an MS neuropsychiatry clinic and research team. His MS research has focused on MRI-visualized brain changes associated with depression, the development of fully-automated cognitive tests for people with MS, and much more. He is also the author of Mind, Mood, and Memory: The Neurobehavioral Consequences of Multiple Sclerosis.
Dr. Feinstein is here to discuss the hidden symptoms of MS that add significantly to the disability associated with the disease, including cognition and mood. He even offers some tips for us all that can help keep our brains active and stimulated!
We all know that regular exercise is essential for living well with MS. So don't forget to give your brain a workout too!
Topics covered in this episode include:
Full show notes and resources at https://fumsnow.com/fums117/
FUMS 060 - MS Advocate Cathy Chester Shares Her Journey
FUMS 059 - A Solution for Heat Sensitivity in MS
FUMS 058 - Help With YOUR Medical Bills – With Medical Bill Guru Daniel Lynch
FUMS 057 - Are Your Silver Dental Fillings Poisoning You?
FUMS 056 – Ardra Shephard: Making Mobility Aids Fashionable
FUMS 55 - Coronavirus and Chronic Illness: A Message for the Healthies
FUMS 54 – Autoimmune Disease IS a Legal Disability - with Holly Bertone
FUMS 053 – Rob Roberts and the MS Push-Up Challenge
FUMS 052 – Dr. Aaron Boster Returns!
FUMS 051 – Special Message from Kathy - and a Gift for YOU!
FUMS 050 – The 50th Episode Celebration!
FUMS 049 – Dr. Aaron Boster Answers Your MS Questions
FUMS 048 – Aging and MS with Caroline Craven
FUMS 047 – Stem Cell Treatment and MS with Peggy Manchester
FUMS 046 – Finding Flexible Work While Dealing with Lyme Disease: Jessica Donaldson
FUMS 045 – Ivy Larson: Clean Eating, Exercise, Medical Marijuana… and no MS meds!
FUMS 044 – Work For The Chronically Ill
FUMS 043 – Flexible, Remote Work Opportunities for the Chronically Ill with Hannah Olson
FUMS 042 – Mari L. McCarthy: Journaling For The Health Of It
FUMS 041 – International Series Roundup
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