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Jack Osbourne revealed earlier this week that he has Multiple Sclerosis, reported mtv.com. According to the report, the youngest son of rock icon Ozzy Osbourne and 'America's Got Talent' judge Sharon Osbourne, was diagnosed with MS just weeks after his daughter's birth in April. And to help spread awareness about the disease, GreenBeanBuddy.com shared basic information about it.

Based on the report, the 26-year old Osbourne was angry and frustrated when he was given the diagnosis. It added that his mother, Sharon Osbourne, shared with Hello magazine how she's wondering she may have contributed to Jack's illness.

However, in a separate post from mtv.com, it was said that both Ozzy and Sharon are confident that their son will overcome the said disease. Ozzy even advised his kid to get a second opinion and undergo further testing to be certain, added the report.

Here's an excerpt of the post Multiple Sclerosis, Basic Facts About the Disease That Caught Jack Osbourne by GreenBeanBuddy.com.

Angry and frustrated those were the reactions of Jack Osbourne when he was diagnosed of Multiple Sclerosis just weeks after his daughter's birth. However, his parents, rock icon Ozzy Osbourne and America's Got Talent judge Sharon Osbourne, were confident that the 26-year-old will beat the disease. But what is Multiple Sceloris and how can it be treated?

Multiple Sclerosis or MS is basically an unpredictable autoimmune disease. It attacks the central nervous system by inflaming the brain and the spinal cord and with that it losses the myelin sheath around the nerves. That leads to symptoms as loss of vision, numbness, tingling, excessive fatigue and weakness.

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As related by entertainment and health news website GreenBeanBuddy.com, Multiple Sclerosis or MS is an incurable autoimmune disease. It added that the cause or causes of it are still unclear and that is one of the reasons why no cure for it has yet been discovered.

Nonetheless, there is now an array of treatments to slow down the disease's progress, shared the website. And given that Jack Osbourne got the means to get the right doctors and treatments, the site commented that he got a big chance of living a fulfilling despite having the disease.

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I didn't know anything about multiple sclerosis (MS) 6.5 months ago. On Dec. 8, 2011 I got a crash course when my 18-year-old daughter had a severe sudden onset that paralyzed her on her left side, and left her blind in her left eye and unable to speak or swallow.

In hindsight, the headaches she was experiencing two days leading up to the catastrophic onset we thought were due to all the studying she was doing for her ACT test were MS-related. The tingling in her fingers that we thought was over-texting syndrome was most likely the first sign of her MS, and happened two weeks before she collapsed.

She dragged herself into my work and I knew instantly something was terribly wrong. She had been tired that day. She went home from school to nap. She missed her cheerleading training that was so important for her upcoming college tryouts. Her left leg was limp, her eyes pleading for help before she even spoke a word. "Mom, I am so scared. I can't feel my leg or my arm. It feels like it isn't attached to my body." She couldn't make it back to the car. Lifting my 18-year-old high school senior into the front seat of my SUV, my head was saying maybe it was just a pinched nerve. But my heart was aching with a knowing that it was far more serious than that.

We rushed to the emergency room. Her inability to move any part of her left side was becoming worse by the minute. By 9 p.m., she couldn't move a finger or a toe, the left side of her face was sagging, and her words were becoming muted. The stroke test was negative. The CT scan warranted an MRI. I was pacing and told the nurse I had a really bad gut feeling. At 10:36 p.m., the ER doctor came into the room that was only separated from the person next to us by a thin cotton curtain. He sat down across from me as I sat bumped right up against the gurney holding Breea's hand. She was medicated by that time and not conscious. "We have found some abnormalities on her brain. She won't be leaving the hospital, Ms. Renee. The neurologist is on his way."

The word "abnormalities" just kept echoing -- his mouth was moving but I felt like I was in an episode of Grey's Anatomy, playing the devastated parent that just got horrific news. But it wasn't a script. It was really happening. The nurse looked at with the "I am so sorry" look and I wanted to throw up, scream, grab my daughter and squeeze so tight that whatever was in her brain making her this way would somehow be gone. I grabbed my phone and called my best friend, my family, and my boss. Life as we knew it faded away in front of my eyes on a gurney in the ER.

After a battery of tests, including a brutal spinal tap, Dr. Jay Rosenberg delivered the diagnosis while we were in ICU. She had lost her ability to feel her bladder or bowels, she could not swallow or talk, and any sudden movement made her heart rate skyrocket. They had to keep her sedated and given any sort of nutrients via an IV. The diagnosis: Severe sudden onset of tumefactive multiple sclerosis, the rarest form of this mystery disease.

Over the next six months, there would be insurance issues that made getting physical therapy impossible. I became her physical therapist and occupational therapist. We used toys and gadgets, cheap supplies from Target, and anything we could find out in nature. Carving her name in the sand with a stick became a great way to learn how to hold something in her left hand again. A child's bubble wand became a very handy tool for all sorts of arm exercises, and tiny cones set up as an obstacle course so she could learn to crawl first made therapy everyday more fun than work. We never went home because there were stairs. The MS Society helped us get into a one-story apartment that was perfect for our new lifestyle, and our friends and Breea's school threw us fundraisers to help us stay afloat since we were getting nowhere with disability or in home support services.

Through it all, Breea kept not only her sense of humor but her drive to succeed, walk again, graduate and go to college just as she had planned before MS. "Feeling sorry for myself won't heal my lesions. Focusing on my dreams and having a positive attitude will give me the strength I need to live a normal life again." I love this kid.

On Friday, June 1, 2012, in her purple leg brace with butterflies on it, she walked with the class of 2012 and graduated with a 3.8 GPA. She is attending NAU in the fall, and has chosen nursing as her major. We know more than we ever thought possible about a disease that is such a mystery not only to us but to the medical community as well. We know there is no cure. We know that they are making advances in developing medications and treatments to slow the progression of this autoimmune disease that attacks the myelin in the brain and spinal cord. We know that 2.5 million people around the world have MS and that 200 more cases are reported each week. One of those new cases is Jack Osbourne.

I hope he chooses to use his celebrity to educate others about this disease. Even though his onset seems to be what is more typical in terms of symptoms and severity, probably relapsing-remitting or primary progressive in nature, it doesn't really matter. Suddenly the world became smaller in a way. Suddenly my daughter, and now Jack Osbourne, is part of the family of people battling MS, the disease that someone told me recently feels like an axe over your head that you never know if or when it will fall.

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Michelle Renee: Multiple Sclerosis: What Jack Osbourne and My Daughter Have in Common

I have spent my entire life playing sports both competitively and for fun. I idolized another athlete, though, that had multiple sclerosis and was supposed to represent America in the 1988 Olympics as a cyclist. This athlete's name is Maureen Manley. She lost her Olympic dream, which is the reason I always wanted to be like her and one day make it.

Since this is the year of the Olympics, I will look at another type of Olympic Games. The Olympic Games I will look at will focus on the Olympics that people with disabilities are able to compete in. These Olympic Games are the Paralympics. The Paralympics are played alongside the Olympic Games, which come every four years.

I have always competed at the highest level I could with the dreams of making the Olympics. This dream was stripped away in 2006 with my diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, though. I knew that I was not able to compete with healthy bodied people the way that I once was able to. This dream being taken away did not take away the drive to still be the best at the sports I participate in, though.

There are a number of sports that I will follow at the Paralympics, since I have participated in these sports at some point in my life.

Wheelchair Basketball

I played basketball in junior high and high school. I still like to play games such as horse and around the world. With my multiple sclerosis, running has been removed from my life even though I still go for walks. Since I'm not bound to a wheelchair, the game of wheelchair basketball is not something I can compete in. I will be watching the wheelchair basketball players, as I still love the game of basketball.

Paralympic Shooting

I was in the United States Navy in 2000, which where I first fell in love with shooting. The shooting range was my favorite part of boot camp. I learned that I was actually a pretty good shooter while in the Navy, but now enjoy going target practicing in the summertime when it is nice outside. I had dreams of one day participating in the Olympic Games as a marksman for the United States. This dream was stripped away after my diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, though. This is the reason that I will be following the Paralympic shooters.

Paralympic Cycling-Road

I grew up riding bikes and fell in love with the sport of cycling. I do not enjoy track cycling, though. I have multiple sclerosis and like the feeling of the open road versus track cycling as I have a fear that I will be in a crash with countless other cyclist. For this reason I stick to road cycling. I look forward to seeing the road cycling events being held at the Paralympics this year in London.

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Tennis is a sport that can cost a lot of money to be involved in. The cost of tennis equipment is not cheap, but you can make your tennis equipment last. For me this is of the utmost importance since I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, and live on a very tight budget. Over time I have learned some tricks to maintaining my equipment so I do not have to replace it as often.

This is the reason I bring you my top five exclusive tricks and tips to maintaining your tennis equipment.

Don't abuse your tennis racquet

By keeping a cool head after you lose a tennis match and not slamming your racquet on the ground you will not break or damage your racquet. I know this can be hard I have broken a few tennis racquets myself by slamming my tennis racquet on the ground after losing a hard fought match. This is why this tip made my top five tips lists.

Keep your tennis racquet in a case

The carrying case for your racquet should be an actual tennis racquet case, because this will keep you from throwing other items in the case with the racquet. Keeping your racquet in a backpack is sure to eventually lead to damage to the racquet, because other heavier items will eventually be thrown in the backpack as well. Yes, I have done this before too, which the reason that I know how the human mind works. This is the reason that this tip made my top five exclusive tips lists.

Regrip your tennis racquet often

This is one of the most important tips for any tennis player, because the old grip will get sweaty and dirty. This is the reason that you need to grip your tennis racquet often. This is actually a pretty easy process, which means that you can do it yourself. All you have to do is take off the grip that you are replacing first.

Then you take the new grip and undo the adhesive side of the new so that you can begin wrapping the new grip around the handle of your racquet. You should leave about half an inch of spacing between the wraps. You will have to repeat this twice, but it will save you money in the long run, which is why this tip made my top five lists.

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24-02-2012 09:58 Jeff is having to wait without the supports he is entitled to receive, because the state of Kansas doesn't want to provide the services he is entitled to use. Others in the state are getting services. While more than 3400 people are forced to wait. At this point people are waiting over 3 years for services. several have died with out the supports they need.

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By Mel Maurer

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March is Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month in Ohio.

Why? Our state has a very high incidence of MS one of the highest in the nation. Of the estimated 400,000 people in this country with MS, an estimated 18,000 live in Ohio. Whatever it is that brings MS to more people in Northeast climates is still unknown as is much about MS in general.

We do know that MS is a chronic disease that attacks the central nervous system (brain, spinal cord and optic nerves).

Signs and symptoms may include numbness or weakness in one or more limbs; partial or complete loss of vision, usually in one eye at a time (often with pain during eye movement); double vision or blurring of vision; tingling or pain in parts of your body; electric-shock sensations that occur with certain head movements; tremor, lack of coordination or unsteady gait; fatigue and dizziness.

Once thought to be a disease of young adults, we now know MS hits a wider range of ages.

MS, using the bodys own defense system, attacks the myelin sheath that surrounds and protects nerve fibers. The nerve fibers may also be damaged. The damaged myelin forms scar tissue (sclerosis), which gives the disease its name. When any part of the myelin sheath or nerve fiber is damaged or destroyed, communications to and from the brain and spinal cord are either distorted or interrupted.

I first became aware of Multiple Sclerosis in the fall of 1967 in a doctors small consulting room at University Hospitals when a neurologist, after examining my wife, Elaine, told us she had the disease. I had heard of it but I knew nothing about what it meant. Elaine knew more than that her best friends mother had MS and had been in a wheelchair for years.

The doctor, who would go on to become a nationally known authority on MS, warned us not to read up on the disease. He told us that most of what was written about it was about the severe form of MS, while in fact it could take many forms. Since then, research has identified four distinct courses of the disease: relapsing-remitting, primary progressive, secondary progressive and progressive relapsing.

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Millions of adults suffer from the incurable disease multiple sclerosis (MS). It is relatively certain that MS is an autoimmune disease in which the body's own defense cells attack the myelin in the brain and spinal cord. Myelin enwraps the nerve cells and is important for their function of transmitting stimuli as electrical signals. There are numerous unconfirmed hypotheses on the development of MS, one of which has now been refuted by the neuroimmunologists in their current research: The death of oligodendrocytes, as the cells that produce the myelin sheath are called, does not trigger MS.

Neurodegenerative hypothesis obsolete

With their research, the scientists disprove the so-called "neurodegenerative hypothesis", which was based on observations that certain patients exhibited characteristic myelin damage without a discernable immune attack. In the popular hypothesis, the scientists assume that MS-triggering myelin damage occurs without the involvement of the immune system. In this scenario, the immune response against myelin would be the result ? and not the cause ? of this pathogenic process.

The aim of the research project was to confirm or disprove this hypothesis based on a new mouse model. Using genetic tricks, they induced myelin defects without alerting the immune defense. "At the beginning of our study, we found myelin damage that strongly resembled the previous observations in MS patients," explains Burkhard Becher, a professor at the University of Zurich. "However, not once were we able to observe an MS-like autoimmune disease." In order to ascertain whether an active immune defense causes the disease based on a combination of an infection and myelin damage, the researchers conducted a variety of further experiments ? without success. "We were unable to detect an MS-like disease ? no matter how intensely we stimulated the immune system," says Ari Waisman, a professor from the University Medical Center Mainz. "We therefore consider the neurodegenerative hypothesis obsolete."

Focus on immune system

The teams involved in the study want to continue researching the cause and origins of MS. "In light of these and other new findings, research on the pathogenesis of MS is bound to concentrate less on the brain and more on the immune system in future," says Professor Thorsten Buch from the Technischen Universit?t M?nchen.

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John Slattery wasn't at the Walk MS fundraiser this year, but a loyal group of students stepped up to honor the Suncoast High School teacher by walking for his charity.

The computer science teacher died about two weeks ago from a heart attack, so Christina Yannette tied a green ribbon around her head for the proudly Irish man and showed up at CityPlace early Sunday for the 3.1 mile fundraiser with about 20 members of the school computer club.

"He'd want us to be here," the Suncoast senior said.

"Today it was a priority," fellow senior Taylor Wilber said.

About 700 people gathered in the shopping center's courtyard, all supporting the National MS Society's South Florida Chapter, which is holding walks throughout the 10 counties it serves to raise money and awareness of multiple sclerosis. Another walk is scheduled in Boca Raton March 11. The MS Walk the Palm Beaches had reached nearly 60 percent of its $85,000 goal.

Herbert Hartman, whose team Cindy's Heroes is named for his wife who has had the disease for 10 years, said the $7,555 his team raised before the walk will receive matching funds from his company, Morgan Stanley, as well as other last-minute donations. "That number will continue to rise," he said.

Cindy's Team was by far the top fundraiser, and many team members have walked for years. In fact, Hartman is on the volunteer committee to organize the race, drafted "because I kept showing up."

So do Hartman's co-worker Harvey Siegel and daughter Amy Siegel, who gets her tradeoff when dad does the Komen race with her.

In the team's light blue shirt, Sean Quinn explained that the friends and co-workers want to support Cindy and raise money for the organization that helps her and other people affected by MS.

Hartman said the local chapter provides information to MS patients and their families, such as when new drugs are coming on the market or where to go for treatment, as well as an annual women's retreat and support groups. It offers health programs such as Tai Chi and financial assistance and equipment to those in need.

"They support us so we support them," Hartman said. "They make people aware."

Joel Kozlowski of Lake Park said he has held fundraisers for the group for several years, but this is the first year he decided to do the MS Walk.

"I have multiple sclerosis," said the owner of Brown Baggin' It. "It's not really knowing what can happen in the future: Live for today."

He's had MS for 11 years, and formed the Brown Baggers with girlfriend Lisa Mann. They raised $1,500.

While the two sported the entry T-shirt given to all walkers, Erin Russell and Bianca Ciceraro, friends from Palm Beach Gardens, made customized orange T-shirt with puffy paint to say "MS Walk 2012." The two raised about $100 each and walked to show support of Ciceraro's mom, who has the disease, and Russell's aunt who does.

"I'm sure everybody on my Facebook knows I'm doing this walk today," said Ciceraro, who hopes to raise awareness of the disease.

As the Santaluces High School band set a rousing beat for the participants starting through the inflatable start-finish marker, Andy Stein led Team Hope with a smile on his face and slight hobble to his gate. He admits the disease makes walking hard, but he likes to walk.

"I'm doing great and I think I'm going to stay that way," he said.

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06-07-2011 18:14 http://www.mattsms.com Alright so trying to briefly catch everyone up because I realized I never explained that I am not doing as well now as I was a few months ago when I was filming myself out on hikes and what not. Tried to keep it As brief as possible!

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ScienceDaily (Feb. 27, 2012) — Millions of adults suffer from the incurable disease multiple sclerosis (MS). It is relatively certain that MS is an autoimmune disease in which the body's own defense cells attack the myelin in the brain and spinal cord. Myelin enwraps the nerve cells and is important for their function of transmitting stimuli as electrical signals. There are numerous unconfirmed hypotheses on the development of MS, one of which has now been refuted by the neuroimmunologists in their current research: The death of oligodendrocytes, as the cells that produce the myelin sheath are called, does not trigger MS.

Neurodegenerative hypothesis obsolete

With their research, the scientists disprove the so-called "neurodegenerative hypothesis," which was based on observations that certain patients exhibited characteristic myelin damage without a discernable immune attack. In the popular hypothesis, the scientists assume that MS-triggering myelin damage occurs without the involvement of the immune system. In this scenario, the immune response against myelin would be the result -- and not the cause -- of this pathogenic process.

The aim of the research project was to confirm or disprove this hypothesis based on a new mouse model. Using genetic tricks, they induced myelin defects without alerting the immune defense. "At the beginning of our study, we found myelin damage that strongly resembled the previous observations in MS patients," explains Burkhard Becher, a professor at the University of Zurich. "However, not once were we able to observe an MS-like autoimmune disease." In order to ascertain whether an active immune defense causes the disease based on a combination of an infection and myelin damage, the researchers conducted a variety of further experiments -- without success. "We were unable to detect an MS-like disease -- no matter how intensely we stimulated the immune system," says Ari Waisman, a professor from the University Medical Center Mainz. "We therefore consider the neurodegenerative hypothesis obsolete."

Focus on immune system

The teams involved in the study want to continue researching the cause and origins of MS. "In light of these and other new findings, research on the pathogenesis of MS is bound to concentrate less on the brain and more on the immune system in future," says Professor Thorsten Buch from the Technischen Universität München.

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http://www.HermanMack.com [Symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis] Just taking a few minutes to share some of the wonderful symptoms that come along with MS. multiple sclerosis early symptoms multiple sclerosis multiple sclerosis symptoms multiple sclerosis society multiple sclerosis signs symptoms...

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This animation visualizes the scarring and dysfunction that are characteristic of Multiple Sclerosis. It was created as a patient education piece. The challenge was to depict the disease with both a sense of foreboding drama, as well as a clear message of hope and manageability

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NEW YORK, June 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent study at Oxford University in England and published in Annals of Neurology, has identified a gene that causes vitamin D deficiency and may also be the cause of multiple sclerosis. The study was partly funded by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, The Wellcome Trust and the support of science investor, Jeffrey Epstein and The Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation.

Multiple sclerosis is a neurological disease caused by the decay of myelin, the fatty sheath that protects the axons around the brain and spinal cord. Myelin is an essential part of neural communication because it not only protects the nerve circuits but promotes efficient conductivity. Every year, approximately 400,000 people in the United States develop the disease and about 2.5 million people worldwide. Symptoms vary widely, ranging from mild tingling to blindness and paralysis.

The cause of myelin damage is still hotly debated: some believe it to be an autoimmune disease while others cite viruses or the environment as the culprit. There is growing evidence however of a correlation between multiple sclerosis and vitamin D deficiency. Epidemiological studies also show that populations closer to the equator and the sun, have far fewer case of multiple sclerosis than populations closer to the north or south poles. Researchers at Oxford University have now taken this premise a step further by showing that vitamin D deficiency and therefore multiple sclerosis could have a genetic cause.

The study examined the DNA of a group of people with multiple sclerosis who also have a large number of family members with the disease. All the DNA samples showed a distortion of the CYP27B1 gene which controls vitamin D levels in the body. And in a few rare cases where the DNA showed two copies of the distorted gene, the person was found to have a genetic form of rickets caused by vitamin D deficiency as well as multiple sclerosis.

Despite this pivotal link, not all people with vitamin D deficiency develop multiple sclerosis. More research is needed to fully understand why only some people develop multiple sclerosis from vitamin D deficiency and why others don't. However, a distortion of the CYP27B1 gene is increasingly apparent in MS cases and it's possible that the gene generates other, yet undetected, complications that lead to the diseasesuch as genetically caused rickets.

"Although vitamin D deficiency doesn't always cause MS, it unveiled a critical genetic source that could be causing other problems that lead to MS," Jeffrey Epstein asserted, whose foundation, advances science and medical research across the United States. "Even if we don't understand all of the implications of that gene's distortion, research can focus on gene therapy, and that will accelerate a cure."

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society which also helped fund the Oxford study provides more than 325 research grants worldwide and training fellowships on a broad range of topics from immunology, nerve tissue repair and myelin biology, clinical trials, rehabilitation, psychosocial issues and health care delivery.

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Clark French tells us about living with MS and what it was like being diagnosed with such a life changing disease. Mulltiple Sclerosis is an AutoImmune disease that causes the Immune system to attack (for unknown reasons) the nervous system. The pain from this is unbearable and it is a constant in the lives of around 100000 peopl in the UK

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Please visit http://www.Oggsblog.com for more videos and updates! Welcome to Ogg's Blog! My name is Michael Ogg and I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) 15 years ago.

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By PATTI MENGERS pmengers@delcotimes.com

NEWTOWN Dozens of youngsters were being encouraged to play in the mud on Sunday at the Ellis Preserve. It was no wonder.

They were just following the examples of their parents.

In fact, Saturday and Sunday a total of nearly 4,000 people of all ages were wallowing in the watery dirt as part of the Muck Ruckus MS, staged by the Greater Delaware Valley Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Multiple sclerosis victims and their loved ones were raising funds through pledges to help fight the disabling, autoimmune disorder of the central nervous system that affects 400,000 Americans and has no known cause or cure.

Our goal is to raise $1.1 million and were really close, said Jena C. Visconto, development coordinator for the local National Multiple Sclerosis Society, late Sunday morning.

About 100 volunteers over two days helped implement the event, which was sponsored by Bryn Mawr Hospital, Main Line Today, AFC Fitness, Chickies & Petes restaurant, Wawa convenience stores, Videon Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep, BPG Properties Ltd. and the Delaware County Veterans Memorial Association.

Children age 11 and under, known as Little Muckers, got to help the cause by cavorting amid the mud on a makeshift slide, balance beam and small wooden pyramid created by Event 360. A baby pool was mercifully nearby for rinsing.

Adult participants navigated a 10K run with 31 natural and manmade obstacles, including Swing Set from which they leapt into a giant mud puddle, and Fun to be a Fireman, which required participants to climb a platform, then jump over to a firehouse-style pole on which they slid into the muck.

A lot of people are afraid of heights. Theres a gap between the platform and the poles. But they are conquering their fears for people they know who have MS, said Visconto, who noted multiple sclerosis patients were also meeting the muddy challenge.

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FT. WORTH, Texas, June 10, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ft. Worth chiropractor, Dr. Chris Michlin is the only board-certified Atlas Orthogonal adjustment doctor in North Texas, and he uses this technique to treat patients suffering from neck pain, back pain and conditions such as Multiple Sclerosis (MS). A chiropractic Atlas Orthogonal (AO) adjustment realigns the Atlas vertebra at the very base of the skull. According to Dr. Michlin, when this vertebra is improperly aligned, nervous system impulses from the brain to the rest of the body are interrupted, which can cause pain. Dr. Michlin reports that he has helped patients experience relief from conditions such as sciatica, headaches, migraines, fibromyalgia, autism and multiple sclerosis (MS) with this specific type of adjustment.

Dr. Michlin says that people have driven all the way from Mexico to his and his wife's Ft. Worth chiropractic care center for the AO treatment. "The Atlas Orthogonal adjustment is so effective because the Atlas vertebra is literally the front door leading from the brain down through the spinal cord. If that bone is misaligned, and the skull is not sitting correctly, the nervous system cannot communicate with the rest of the body and things start to go wrong. Back pain, neck pain, headache and migraine problems are just a few symptoms. Misalignment in this vertebra also affects the alignment of all the other vertebrae in the spine, like a chain reaction." Dr. Michlin says that patients whose Atlas vertebrae are out of alignment often have one leg that measures longer than the other because the rest of the spine and hips become uneven.

Dr. Michlin demonstrated that the AO adjustment technique is gentle and does not involve any cracking or twisting of the neck. He first examines the patient manually, feeling for soreness and tenderness in the neck that indicate a misalignment of the Atlas vertebra. X-rays verify the extent of any misalignment. Dr. Michlin then positions the patient on an adjusting table and uses a small instrument that delivers vibration impulses to the Atlas vertebra through the skin. Over a series of adjustment sessions, the vibrations reposition the Atlas.

Dr. Michlin says the results of the AO adjustment have been aired across national TV and that it has helped people overcome conditions as difficult as MS, as well as neck and back pain, headaches, migraines and even autism and colic. He points to celebrity talk show host Montel Williams, who suffers from MS, as an example. After undergoing AO adjustments, Williams reported drastic relief of his MS symptoms. Dr. Michlin says his own patients have similar stories. "When I see the results of the AO chiropractic adjustment in my own patients, it is inspiring. The misalignment of this one vertebra can do so much damage, yet realigning it can bring so much relief."

Dr. Chris Michlin is the only board-certified Atlas Orthogonal adjustment chiropractor in Ft. Worth. More information is on his website at http://backtohealthtexas.com.

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Washington, March 26 : A minimally invasive endovascular treatment for chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency is safe and may produce "significant," short-term improvement in physical- and mental health-related quality of life in individuals with multiple sclerosis, say scientists.

Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) is a condition characterized as a blockage in the veins that drain blood from the brain and spinal cord and returns it to the heart.

Researchers investigated the connection between CCSVI and multiple sclerosis MS.

MS is typically treated with disease-modifying drugs, which modulate or suppress the immune response believed to be central in the progression of the disease.

"Traditional theories surrounding treatment for multiple sclerosis in large part focus on autoimmune causes for brain pathology and neurologic symptoms. Based on this, treatment has been predominantly medications by mouth or injection," stated Kenneth Mandato, M.D., an interventional radiologist at Albany Medical Center in Albany, N.Y.

"Interventional radiologists, pioneers in the field of minimally invasive therapies, have been performing an endovascular therapy called angioplasty for years, to treat blocked or narrowed arteries and veins. We have been using angioplasty to open jugular and azygos veins in the neck and chest respectively to improve blood flow in people with MS. On follow-up, we have seen many of these individuals report significant symptom relief," he added.

Classifications within a diagnosis of MS include primary progressive, which means a gradually progressive disease without remission; relapsing remitting, which demonstrates acute attacks with intervals of slow improvements in symptoms; secondary progressive, where a disease that was once relapsing remitting is now slowly progressing.

MS subtypes within the Albany study group included 96 individuals with relapsing remitting, 66 with secondary progressive and 30 with primary progressive.

The study population included those who underwent angioplasty alone and three who underwent angioplasty with a stent (a tiny mesh tube used to hold the vessel open) placement.

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