...A common symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS) is muscle weakness. For many years, patients with MS were told to avoid physical activity and exercise. Now it is believed that exercising with regularity can limit the deconditioning process without a triggering or exacerbation of disease symptoms or relapse (1). Because lower body weakness is common in patients with MS, exercise programs that focus on leg strength, moving ability and fatigue showed significant improvements in knee extensor and plantar flexor muscle forces and walking performance (3). An effective exercise training program for people with MS would include aerobic exercise, resistance training, and balance training. Aerobic training should occur 2 to 5 times a week on days the...
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...Medical Marijuana Medical Marijuana Eight out of the ten states that have made medical marijuana legal saw a teen usage of marijuana decrease from 1999 to 2006. I believe that if every state were to legalize medical marijuana, the recreational use of it would go down massively. Marijuana is good for you; it can relieve multiple pain symptoms. You can never have too much, so it is not harmful like alcohol. Marijuana has never caused a death when many legal products have caused millions of deaths each year. Our government wastes millions of dollars trying to keep marijuana out of the United States each year. If medical marijuana was legal, I believe the world would just be a better place. In 2003, Canada was the first country in the world to allow doctors to prescribe patients medical marijuana. There is only a small amount of evidence that marijuana is bad for you. Medical marijuana is not harmful in anyway, it cannot kill you. There are no significant health risks. Marijuana is proved to relieve pain from arthritis; it decreases anxiety, can control epileptic seizures, slows down Alzheimer’s disease, and eases the pain of multiple sclerosis. The first marijuana based prescription was called Sativex, it came out in the United Kingdom in summer 2010. If medical marijuana wasn’t available, many people would be somewhere, useless, suffering and lying in pain. Smoking marijuana has also been known for even stopping the spread of cancer. Marijuana can stimulate an appetite...
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...The Controversy with Medicinal Marijuana For thousands of years, marijuana has been used for various medicinal purposes. As early as the 19th century, physicians in the US used marijuana to treat migraines, as an analgesic, as hypnotics and anticonvulsants. However, between the 1st and 2nd World Wars the US vied the production and usage of marijuana as a conflict between the American culture and morality. This conflict resulted in the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937, which was intended to diminish its usage and the production of marijuana through high taxes. In the 1950's, the government started to institute mandatory jail sentences and/or fines for possession of marijuana. By the 1960's marijuana became more popular; which resulted in the Controlled Substance Act of 1970. This act classified marijuana in a class with cocaine and like drugs. In the late 70's less-strict policies against marijuana changed leading to revocation of jail sentences for marijuana charges. In 1980's Reagan was very strong on the anti-drug policy which changed the policies of the late 70's. Followed by Reagan, George Bush Sr. instituted harsh penalties with marijuana users and distribution. In 1996, California passed Proposition 215, this permitted the use of medicinal marijuana for medicinal purposes. As of November 2008, 13 states have legalized medicinal marijuana. The United States government opposes, to many doctors and patients, when marijuana is suggested to have medicinally legitimate use. Marijuana...
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...Multiple Sclerosis (MS): An Autoimmune Disease. You are in your mid twenty but you feel fatigue, numbness of extremities, chronic pain, vision problem, etc almost daily. Then sometime, you feel dizzy, vertigo, loss of balance, involuntary muscle spasms, and difficult to move around. You may feel depress and mood swings in addition to these symptoms. What is wrong with you? You are at the age where as young adults with full energize life ahead, ready to take charge of an independent life and assume a various social roles and economic responsibilities like a new career after college and graduate school, begin an intimate romance relationships, or maybe starting a family of your own (Falvo, 2009). What you are experiences are the common symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis (MS), a Central Nervous System (CNS) disease which affects over 400,000 Americans, and every week about 200 people are diagnosed. Worldwide, it affects about 2.5 million people (NewsRx Health and Science, 2012). Its exact cause is unknown, however the common thought is some unknown virus or gene defect is the blame. To really understand Multiple Sclerosis we will need to look at it definition and history, the statistics of number people afflicted with it, what are the social-psychological challenges of the disease. We will also need to look at what kind of research projects and experiments have been done regarding the disease, what kind of help and support that the community have to offer to its patients,...
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...comprehensive approach to health and illness that is crucial to improving the quality of life. The purpose of this essay is to describe a practice experience from a biopsychosocial perspective of a patient admitted to a unit for respite care. The patient has a diagnosis of secondary progressive multiple sclerosis and the area being considered is the patient’s immobility. To begin, biopsychosocial will be defined and a brief description of the patient will be given before discussing how this central nervous system condition has affected the patient. The patient’s primary symptoms affecting their mobility will be described, along with a secondary symptom which the patient is vulnerable to developing. Subsequently, the associated tertiary symptoms affecting the patient psychological state and social systems will be discussed before summarising the knowledge gained and how this will alter skills in future practice experiences. To respect and maintain patient confidentiality in line with the Nursing and Midwifery Councils (2008) code, a pseudonym will be used and will be referred to as Mary throughout this essay. Mary is a forty-nine year old female who was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis twenty-one years ago. In 2006 her mobility deteriorated after a significant relapse and as a result of her symptoms she has been confined to bed since 2010. Additionally Mary has mild speech difficulties, is doubly incontinent and has a history of depression. In 1977 George Engle developed the...
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...United States, some states such as Washington and Colorado have also legalized the possession and usage of marijuana for medical purposes. On the other hand, various penalties are imposed for use or possession of marijuana in most countries. The penalties generally range from simple to severe punishments. Possession of small quantities of marijuana is not punished the same way as possession of large quantities. In this argumentative essay, I seek to argue the reasons why marijuana should be legalized, and why it should not. Primarily, marijuana should be legalized since it is used for medication, and its legalization means better and higher quality health standards. For example, Sativex is a recent drug that has been discovered to cure Multiple Sclerosis (Kmietowicz 89). The drug has been used in the United Kingdom to treat MS patients, and it has been found to work effectively. Therefore, banning of marijuana would be a disadvantage to people who suffer from diseases that use marijuana as a major component in their medicine. The usage of marijuana for medical purpose is the strongest reason to legalize it. Marijuana helps a condition that is known as cancer chemotherapy. The condition causes extreme vomiting to its patients. It also helps to open up lungs of an asthma patient. Moreover, the legalization of marijuana can also yield a new tax source for the government,...
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...about causal relationship between MS and pregnancy. Although, many years ago, women with multiple sclerosis are advised to avoid pregnancy that their condition would not worsened, but today we access different insights. Studies conducted over the past few decades have shown that the symptoms of multiple sclerosis can be alleviated or even disappear during pregnancy. The analysis of works that report about 13 144 women with MS revealed the following data: * MS has no effect on pregnancy. * No increase in negative symptoms nor for mother nor for the child. * Woman with MS can expect a normal pregnancy and normal delivery. For all these reasons, women with MS, especially those with mild neurological deficits, should be encouraged to become pregnant as soon as possible due to the progressive flow of the disease. It is important to break down some of the prejudices that exist and women provide the necessary information: 1. Does MS affect on the fertility of women? 2. Does MS affect on pregnancy and the baby's health? 3. Is it possible to apply spinal or epidural anesthesia during childbirth? 4. Is it recommended breastfeeding and is it safe? 5. Does pregnancy affect on the MS during pregnancy and after childbirth? 6. How to treat MS during pregnancy and breastfeeding? 7. Is there a risk that child inherits this disease? Multiple sclerosis does not affect the fertility of women but pregnancy should be planned due to drugs used. The...
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...Family with Multiple Sclerosis Care of the Family with Multiple Sclerosis The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between the chronic disease Multiple Sclerosis, and the impact on the family. The subject will be explored through family assessment, epidemiology, review of the literature, priority problems, and outcome evaluation. Descriptive Assessment Family Mrs. L.H, is a wonderful neighbor that I have known for eight years now. She is a 48 year-old women who lives with her husband M.H of ten years they have two children a nine year old daughter name S.H, and a seven year old son name M.H. After spending forty-five minutes interviewing Mrs. L.H, I gained some knowledge on how she perceives Multiple Sclerosis and its impact on the quality of her life. Mrs. L.H was diagnosis with Multiple sclerosis at twenty two years of age, and prior to the diagnosis she first experienced some numbness, tingling, and just general weakness throughout her body. Mrs. L.H stated at time’s she would isolate herself from people and rest, but eventually she went to the doctors, and after she underwent several test she was then diagnosis with Multiple Sclerosis. Mrs. L.H felt that at that time in her life she was in a state of shock, and denial once she learned the details of this disease. There were several incidences over the years of refusing to comply with taking her medications that was prescribed, and engaging in recreational drug use. Having Multiple sclerosis there have...
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...In spite of Multiple Sclerosis (MS), profundity of the body sightsees five distributed resources that account within the study produced through both Internet and novel resources. The studies include the affiliations alongside the association of the Central Nervous System (CNS). Nonetheless, the articles incorporated, fluctuate in the usage and meaning of the CNS. Stoppler (2014) believes "humans diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis habitually occur difficulty focusing on two tasks simultaneously." Furthermore, there are a variety of articles that provide alternate theories regarding Multiple Sclerosis through Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA). Although Multiple Sclerosis is unknown for its exact cause, studies believe that Multiple Sclerosis result...
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...SPEECH TITLE: Multiple sclerosis: What is it? SPECIFIC PURPOSE: To inform my audience of the possible causes of Multiple sclerosis and how the disease effects the body. THESIS STATEMENT/CENTRAL IDEA: Multiple sclerosis is a disease that affects the body’s central nervous system, which results in a myriad of symptoms. Although its specific cause is unknown, it is thought that a person’s distance to the equator, smoking, viruses, and genetics may be possible triggers for MS. INTRODUCTION: 1. I never got to see my grandma walk. By the time I was born she was basically wheelchair-ridden and had live-in nurses to care for her. I actually called her Boo-Boo because I didn’t understand why she couldn’t walk. My parents told me it was because...
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...The patient was a 72-year-old female with a diagnosis of MS at 30 years of age, which has progressively gotten worse over the past 10 years. Past medical history included depression, osteopenia, heart condition, and fatigue. To address symptoms associated with MS as well as other medical conditions the patient was prescribed multiple daily medications and vitamins (Vitamin D, Azopt, Ampyra, Myrbetriq, Symmetrel, Simvastatin, Norco, Zoloft, Oxybutynin Chloride, Avonex, Toprol XL, Gabapentin, Pantoprazloe Sodium). The aforementioned medications were prescribed to address optic nerve pain, decreased gait speed, high blood pressure, moderate/severe pain, depression, bladder dysfunction, inflammation, depression, as well as nerve pain. Approximately 5 months ago, the patient attended outpatient physical therapy to address low back and left sided hip pain that began after the patient experienced a fall. Prior to the fall, the patient used a quad cane to assist with ambulation and was able to complete transfers, stand, and walk longer distances with greater ease. Subjectively, she stated that prior to her fall, balance/postural control deficits did not affect her mobility. Over the past 3 months the patient reported an alteration in health status. She had reduced appetite, trouble swallowing and experienced frequent shortness of breath during mild...
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...Multiple sclerosis has different types of MS and patients manage symptoms by dieting, consuming medications, and performing rehabilitation. About 400,000 Americans and 2.5 million people worldwide have Multiple Sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis is a disease that affects the central nervous system which causes the brain to receive messages harder than a to the rest of your body. The development for treatments for Multiple Sclerosis and its causes are starting to produce into logics and facts. I have seen what Multiple Sclerosis can do to someone, it ruins their body, their mind, and outlook on life. My grandma has had Multiple Sclerosis since she was thirty seven. There are four kinds of ms and she has secondary progressive ms. So that means once something...
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...In Nancy Mairs’ “On Being a Cripple” she lends us to the extensive view of the life of a person living with MS, and the day to day basis on how her life has changed. According the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is the most common disabling neurological disease of young adults. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neuroinflammatory disease that affects myelin , a substance that makes up the membrane (called the myelin sheath) that wraps around nerve fibers (axons). Mrs. Mairs’ life has been changed to the point where her daily life is impacted by her disease, but not to the point where she allows the disease to define her life. She still tries to do daily activities and has adjusted her disability. She herself doesn’t say that her life is nothing but worry-free. but she does say that if anyone should be well adjusted to having MS, it’d be her. Her essay brings up a lot of points about being disabled, from the linguistics of identifying disabled people to how...
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...In this passage the author Nancy Mairs, who has multiple sclerosis, calls herself a “cripple in order to keep the description of her condition accurate. Rhetorical features such as her straightforward tone, her anti-euphemism word choice, and rhetorical structure combine to convey the honest personality she presents to her readers. Mairs tone is availed from the beginning of the passage. By stating “‘cripple’ seems to me a clean word, straightforward and precise … As a lover of words, I like the accuracy with which it describes my condition,” she reveals her motive behind using the word which is to embrace the truth of her condition. Showing her audience how accepting and brutally honest she is about her disease and setting a straightforward...
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...Multiple Sclerosis My symptoms started off with extreme muscle spasms and cramps. It would get worse when I was on my monthly. I was walking and running at the time to lose some weight that I thought was causing the muscle aches, headaches, and the pain that I was feeling in my whole body. One day it got overwhelming. It was August 17th, 2007. I felt like I was getting the life squeezed out of me and my mind was racing the whole time while experiencing difficulty speaking, walking, and trying to control the jerky movements. I was admitted as a psychiatric patient at that time, now it's been two years later and I feel like I am disseminating. I had another attack recently and that is what scared me enough to go to the neurologist. I am still...
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