In an E:60 feature presentation called “Catching Kalya”, Tom Rinaldi (2014) expressed what it took for Kayla Montgomery to get the feeling back in her legs after being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) on October 2010. He stated the following: “For eight agonizing months Kayla lacked all filling in her legs. With the help of medication, slowly, the feeling began to return”. After being treated with the appropriate medication, Kayla picked up running. She felt that she would run as much as she could as long as her MS would allow her to do so. Kayla is now considered “one of the best young distance runners in the country” (Rinaldi, 2014). She is beating MS. Even though Kayla is one of the best long distance runners in the nation, at the end of every race spectators observe that something is wrong; that her MS is not gone. They observe that at the end of every race she collapses into her coach’s arms because she cannot feel nor control her legs. Although there is no cure for MS, medication plays a key role in controlling its progression, severity, and tolerance level so that those like Kayla can run a little longer. There are three different types of medications used for the treatment …show more content…
They are numerous due to the number of symptoms that MS can cause. Like the NMSS (2014) stated, “No two people [with MS] have exactly the same symptoms, and each person’s symptoms can change or fluctuate over time.” (NMSS, “MS Symptoms”, 2014). To be able to tolerate and deal with the symptoms that MS presents, drugs that focus on specific areas are used to lighten their load and increase their tolerance. For example for those that have bladder problems because of MS, bladder dysfunction medication is used. For those that experience depression as a result of MS, depression medication is used. Many symptoms, from pain and spasticity to depression and tremors, are able to be addressed this way for MS