In This Issue --Multiple Sclerosis and Complementary Health Approaches

In This Issue --Multiple Sclerosis and Complementary Health Approaches

Multiple Sclerosis and Complementary Health Approaches

Many people with multiple sclerosis (MS) use complementary health approaches to help reduce relapses or relieve symptoms, such as pain, muscle spasticity, fatigue, cognition and depression. Some mind and body practices, such as yoga, may help ease some symptoms of MS, but there is currently no definitive evidence to suggest that any dietary supplement is effective to reduce relapses or symptoms of MS. The American Academy of Neurology issued evidence-based guidelines in 2014 on complementary and alternative medicine use for MS and concluded that evidence was available to develop practice recommendations for use of cannabinoids, ginkgo biloba, low-fat diet with omega-3 supplementation, magnet therapy, reflexology, and bee venom therapy. This issue of the digest provides the state of the evidence for these and other commonly used complementary health approaches for MS. Read more » What the Science Says: Multiple Sclerosis and Complementary Health Approaches Learn what current research has to say about:  Cannabinoids  Ginkgo biloba  Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation  Vitamin D  Bee venom  Yoga  Reflexology  Magnet therapy  Hyperbaric oxygen therapy Read more » Additional Resources  Clinical Guidelines  Scientific Literature  Information for Your Patients