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Friday, 20 July 2012

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness

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By Sylvia Salcedo Rojas


Multiple Sclerosis or MS is actually an autoimmune disease. It primarily affects and strikes one of the most important systems in the body, the nervous system. It impacts the spine and the brain. According to various medical researches and studies, multiple sclerosis is the result of the degeneration of the myelin sheath which is the protective insulative layer that covers around the axons of the nerves in the body. When there is damage to the myelin sheath, the nerve impulses and even the signals slow down or decelerate. However, there are also severe cases wherein they stop completely. The minor symptom of MS includes loss of coordination in one hand. The most severe is complete paralysis. Other symptoms include loss of balance, muscle spasms, numbness, problems moving extremities, coordination issues, tremors, weakness, bowel and bladder issues, eye problems, cognitive defects, depression, hearing issues, sexual issues and also speech problems.

In addition, Science shows that degeneration of the myelin sheath often is the cause of such damage. You might wonder what result this problem will cause you. Is it contagious or in the genes? Is it risky and life threatening? You have to know these things in order for you to solve your health issues. Painful as it is, there are still symptoms that you will acquire such as muscle numbness, spasms, tremors, weakness, eye problems, hearing loss, speech problems, sexual issues, depression, low self-esteem and other problems moving extremities. Basically all your senses are affected and serious damage to your nerves will spread in your system. You have to resolve this as early as possible. This includes modern treatment such as Oriental Medicine for MS or Multiple Sclerosis.

On the other hand, Oriental Medicine has different views and patterns about MS. First pattern is the phlegm heat internally brewing pattern which means that the disease starts internally. This is common to obese persons and those that have excessive amounts of phlegm. The treatment for this sort of pattern is to take herbal combination with acupuncture in order to clear heat and also to transform phlegm. This is to clear the channels and vessels of the body for a strong flog of qi and blood.

In fact, it involves herbal combination of treatment such as the first pattern. The first pattern includes assessing and solving the issues regarding phlegm. This can be treated using the said medical treatment. In fact, to clear heat and further infections, acupuncture can be applied in this problem and as a result, it will clear the vessels for strong qi and blood flow.

Another huge problem or damage caused by MS is the damage of your sinew channels. This is famously known as damp heat. The major cause for this usually includes spleen vacuity and liver depression so treat it carefully. You can do so by toning your liver and spleen and making sure that the flow of energy inside your organs are purely beneficial to your health both outside and inside. What great news will this bring? It will eliminate excess heat and dampness. Thus, you will function well with your day-to-day activities.

So what is the next pattern for MS on infected individuals, you ask? It is blood vacuity with wind hyperactivity. This is sometimes the cause of massive internal pain in your spleen because the blood does not flow appropriately and would result to muscle spasms and weakness. To treat this, calming first the internal muscles, toning the yang and then extinguishing the wind from your internal organ will definitely help a lot. Furthermore, liver blood-kidney yin vacuity is similar to this issue but you need to tone and protect the yin this time.

The fourth pattern is the qi and yin dual vacuity which involves both the yin blood deficiency and the spleen qi deficiency. The symptoms involve in this pattern are amenorrhea or heavy menstrual bleeding. The treatment for this pattern is fortifying or strengthening the spleen and also boosting the qi while enriching the yin of the kidneys.

Evidently, multiple sclerosis is a very complex and complicated disease. It manifests in a number of ways. And, each case and patterns varies differently for every individual. Hence, it is important to consult a licensed practitioner to search for proper and effective treatment options.




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