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Article: Alternative therapies (Part 1).(diagnosis: MS)
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- Paraplegia News
- Article date:
- May 1, 2005
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How do you choose the right medical treatment from everything that is available to you? Today there are several treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS) and a long list of ways to manage MS symptoms.
You can no longer afford to be passive about the medical care you receive. In order to understand and evaluate your options, you must be an active, informed consumer.
This is particularly important should you choose to pursue an alternative or complementary therapy. Here, it is much harder to identify and evaluate the risks and benefits.
What Are Alternative Therapies?
The term alternative is difficult to define. When applied to healthcare, ...