Tag Archives: Multiple Sclerosis
Norfolk’s singing neuro nurse is getting the message across
Norfolk’s singing neuro nurse is getting the message across
UEA lecturer Steve Smith with his sons Simon and Dan (not pictured) are to embark on a 5000-mile charity motorcycle ride.
Music and motorcycles are helping a University of East Anglia lecturer to raise awareness of serious brain conditions
Steve Smith works at the UEA’s school of nursing and midwifery and is an expert in neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s, MS, stroke, and Huntington’s disease.
Why we need to put MS on the map
Why we need to put MS on the map
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People with MS tell us why we need to put MS on the map
Get involved:
http://www.mapms.org.uk
Pain and MS
Promising psychosocial treatments for pain in MS
For some people with MS, medicines can provide complete relief from pain,but many pain sufferers do not achieve adequate pain relief by pharmacological means. Fortunately, a number of non-pharmacological approaches can be used that have been proven to be effective in other groups of people with chronic pain.
The biopsychosocial model of pain
The experience of pain is very complex, involving not only the body but also the mind. Current thinking is that chronic pain is best understood from a biopsychosocial perspective, which recognises the importance of the underlying biological basis of pain (for example, nerve damage due to MS), but also acknowledges that psychosocial factors may have a significant impact on the experience of pain and its effects on life.
