http://www.unitedspinal.org/publications/msqr A publication of United Spinal Association and the CMSC/North American Research Committee on MS Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:02:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Brian Hutchinson, PT, MSCS-CEO, The Heuga Center for Multiple Sclerosis Introduction The use of Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) has increased recently with devices utilized to assist people experiencing foot drop. There has been an increase in the public’s awareness of these devices and their use in people living with multiple sclerosis ... http://www.unitedspinal.org/publications/msqr/2008/08/29/functional-electrical-stimulation-and-multiple-sclerosis-seperating-fact-from-fiction/ A Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Multi-Center Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of MBP8298 in Subjects With Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis Location: Barrow Neurology Clinics at St. Joseph’s Hospital & Medical Center in Phoenix, AZ. Purpose: This research study is being done to determine the effectiveness of an investigational drug called MBP8298 given intravenously ... http://www.unitedspinal.org/publications/msqr/2008/08/22/mbp8298-drug-secondary-progressive-multiple-sclerosis/ Eileen Abarca, BS––NARCOMS Bilingual Research Coordinator, Barrow Neurological Institute, Arizona; Patricia Davis, MS––NARCOMS Database Coordinator, Barrow Neurological Institute, Arizona; Tuula Tyry, PhD, MAEd––Program and Editorial Manager, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona Introduction North American Research Committee on Multiple Sclerosis (NARCOMS) program, a project of the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC), is ... http://www.unitedspinal.org/publications/msqr/2008/08/07/hispaniclatino-narcoms-participants/ To investigate the influence of maternal MS on pregnancy, this study compared pregnancy, delivery, and birth outcome in births prior to onset of MS (pre MS), between MS onset and diagnosis (early MS), and after diagnosis of MS (manifest MS). Mothers with MS were identifi ed through linkage of the ... http://www.unitedspinal.org/publications/msqr/2008/07/31/pregnancy-delivery-and-birth-outcome-in-different-stages-of-maternal-ms/ The interrelation between chronic stress and MS has always been known, but the biological foundation for this phenomenon has not yet been proven. A case-study of five patients, both diagnosed with MS and PTSD, attempts to demonstrate various dimensions of interrelation between these two diseases. The article, published in Pyschiatria ... http://www.unitedspinal.org/publications/msqr/2008/07/29/relationship-between-combat-related-posttraumtic-stress-disorder-ptsd-and-ms/ The aim of this qualitative study performed by the Applied Research Centre in Health and Lifestyle Interventions in Coventry, UK, was to examine patients’ experiences of being diagnosed with MS, the information that they were given at this time, subsequent treatment, and its impact on their lives. Data were collected ... http://www.unitedspinal.org/publications/msqr/2008/07/25/experiences-of-diagnosis-and-treatment-among-people-with-ms/ Access To and Utilization of Neurologists by People With MS This study examined access to and use of neurologists among a broad, national sample of people with MS; identified demographic, economic, and clinical factors associated with access and use; and examined differences in treatment and management of MS. Data was ... http://www.unitedspinal.org/publications/msqr/2008/07/25/access-to-and-utilization-of-neurolgists-by-people-with-ms/ http://www.unitedspinal.org/publications/msqr/2008/06/23/narcoms-report-272/ http://www.unitedspinal.org/publications/msqr/2008/05/28/monoclonal-antibodies-a-new-way-to-treat-ms/ http://www.unitedspinal.org/publications/msqr/2008/05/19/exercise-and-gait-retraining-in-persons-with-multiple-sclerosis/ http://www.unitedspinal.org/publications/msqr/2008/05/12/health-care-resource-usage-among-narcoms-participants/ http://www.unitedspinal.org/publications/msqr/2008/05/07/245/