Recently added articles from Momentum:
Catching some zzzzzs: the quest for quality sleep: are you getting enough quality sleep? For people with MS, a constant feeling of sleepiness may be more than just fatigue.(Sleep and MS)(Cover story)
Dec 22, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Six years ago, Alan Mandel didn't even have to do something to feel fatigue. When he woke up, he already felt it in his whole body. Like many people with MS, he just thought it was a normal part of MS. Mandel, who lives in Pennsylvania, knew ...
Easy does it.(FROM THE EDITOR)
Dec 22, 2009; ... Here come the long winter nights, lit up by traditional holidays. It's a time when everything, good or bad, feels heightened. A time when "together" feels sweeter and "alone" bleaker. Whether Thanksgiving, Eid al-Adha, Hanukkah, Christmas, or Kwanzaa, holidays are a time when the way ...
Low vision and fall prevention.(Low Vision ALERT)
Dec 22, 2009; ... Prevention is so important. I know, because I have had two falls in the past three years! One resulted in a pelvic fracture and the other in a hip fracture. What's worse, both of these falls could have been prevented, which would have saved me time spent in hospital and rehab, pain and ...
What to expect from your first PT visit.(Mobility ALERT)
Dec 22, 2009; ... Mobility is key to maintaining quality of life. When MS challenges your ability to move, a physical therapist can help you build the flexibility, strength and spirit to keep moving. Physical therapists, according to Shirley Sahrmann, PT, PhD, FAPTA, are "movement experts." PTs ...
Driving with a stick shift.(IN BOX)(Letter to the editor)
Dec 22, 2009; ... I was diagnosed with MS in the summer of 1985. After diagnosis I still rode my motorcycle but not much longer. Loss of dexterity pretty much ended my playing the organ and my guitar. Today I am even having difficulty getting in and out of my boat. But I drew a line in the sand ...