What Happens After Low Dose Naltrexone?
LDN appears to have halted my MS disease progression.
This has given me a chance to finally make
progress on repair and recovery after years of damage, both from MS and
the drugs that were supposed to treat it. Below are
some of the things I've employed in recovering my body, or that have
substantive research on effectiveness.
Physical Therapies for MS
My personal experience has been that physical therapy is
essential for recovering lost functionality by restoring muscle strength & nerve conductivity. Make
sure to ask if your therapist has experience with MS, and if
you get private 1 on 1 sessions. I have also found
CranioSacral & Feldenkrais therapy effective for neuro-rehab,
balance and walking.
CranioSacral - Find
A Practitioner Feldenkrais - Find
A Practitioner
Collection of studies
on exercise benefits at Accelerated Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis.
Manual Therapies for MS
An interview
with Dr. Erin Elster on the connection between head/neck trauma and
neuro disease, and her research
on chiropractic care for MS.
Research on Supplements & Antioxidants
N-acetyl-L-cysteine
N-acetyl-L-cysteine ameliorates the inflammatory disease process in experimental autoimmune
encephalomyelitis in Lewis rats.
Excellent
summary of dietary supplements effective for MS
Easing mitochondrial stress in chronic Chlamydia pneumoniae infections: the use of dietary supplements
Dr David Wheldon, Oct 2005
Antioxidant
PEMF Technology
PEMF energy counters free radicals, and has been studied
in MS. I also used this to restore the 10 point drop in my heart
function after damage from Novantrone,
and it is great for MS pain management w/o drugs.
Complementary
and Alternative Medicine in Multiple Sclerosis:
Survey
of Licensed Naturopaths
Statistical report on most frequently employed CAM therapies, &
outcomes.
Current Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Multiple Sclerosis
Comprehensive analysis of all the research on MS CAM by Dr. Allen Bowling,
MD/PhD. Visit the Rocky Mountain MS Center MS-CAM
site.
Antioxidants
and Patient Driven Research
Medical professionals propose rationale for antioxidant therapy in MS.
Essential
Fatty Acids Research Harvard
research, new study
04/2005.
Vital
Choice makes a very pure high quality Omega-3 supplement.
Luteolin inhibits nitric oxide production by macrophages.
Studies
& discussion at Accelerated Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis.
Food Sources: artichoke
leaves, celery, peppers, olive oil, lemons, peppermint,
parsley, sage, rosemary
& thyme.
Supplement form available from Lutimax
Inosine supplementation raises uric acid levels.
Studies
& discussion at Accelerated Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis.
Ferulic
Acid counters inflammatory chemicals.
Studies
& discussion at This is MS.
Alpha Lipoic Acid
suppresses suppresses EAE, the animal
model of MS.
Studies
& discussion at Accelerated Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis.
Cucurmin
counters several MS damage mechanisms.
Studies
& discussion at All About Multiple
Sclerosis.
This is the beginning of what I hope will
be an ever expanding list of research into therapies and supplements
that support recovery from Multiple Sclerosis.
