Re: help and advice MS and exercise

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

Just wondering if anyone can help, A personal training client of mine has

been complaining of altered vision in one eye for just over 2 months. After

seeking the advice of both an optician and doctor she has been referred to

an

eye specialist.

It seems that the specialist thinks that the condition is a strong precusor

for MS. She has had bloods taken and is awaiting further news.

The client is a high achieving 24 year old female who is obviously very

distressed at this possiblity.

Has anyone on the list come across this before, any relevant advice or

information sources for me?

Thanks in advance

McCarthy

Wolverhampton

United Kingdom

PT

[Guest guest]

Oh, man. An eye doctor telling a patient she may have MS. What a callous

bastard. I can't imagine her distress.

MS is diagnosed with a battery of tests by a neurologist. The kind course of

action would have been to express concern and refer her to a neurologist instead

of making a premature diagnosis.

MS can commonly cause eye problems. However, MS can cause problems with

anything with a nerve attached.

It's been a few years since my wife's MS was diagnosed, so my research then is

now a little fuzzy. MS is diagnosed sort of like a syndrome. Symptoms are

taken into account as well as tests of the brain and spinal cord. For my wife,

an MRI of her brain was conclusive. An MRI show lesions on the brain. The

lesions expand into " black holes " . Wonderful, huh?

There's lots of information of the web. The National MS Society (USA) provides

a lot of information. I also remember finding information on UK web sites.

MS is just plain rotten. I hope your friend doesn't have it. When I see God,

he and I are going to have a chat about MS.

Skip Dallen

Covina, CA

USA

Re: help and advice MS and exercise

Hi all,

Just wondering if anyone can help, A personal training client of mine has

been complaining of altered vision in one eye for just over 2 months. After

seeking the advice of both an optician and doctor she has been referred to

an

eye specialist.

It seems that the specialist thinks that the condition is a strong precusor

for MS. She has had bloods taken and is awaiting further news.

The client is a high achieving 24 year old female who is obviously very

distressed at this possiblity.

Has anyone on the list come across this before, any relevant advice or

information sources for me?

Thanks in advance

McCarthy

Wolverhampton

United Kingdom

PT

[Guest guest]

I used to work at an athletic enhancement facility, that in addition to

athletes, also prescribed and implemented weight training for individuals with

MS. The owner of the facility developed MS after his first year of

establishment for the facility. He was temporarily blinded out of one eye for a

few weeks. He has his good days where it doesn't seem like he has any condition

(just a small limp) and then other days where he can barely walk. For some

reason that usually happens when there are big changes in the weather,

especially from cold to hot/humid. He started lifting weights after he was

diagnosed (even though his doctor told him not to) and found out that it really

helped alleviate his MS conditions. Usually there is a big muscle imbalance

between the right and left side of the body, so he did a lot of unilateral

training. Many of the MS clients that came in could not flex their knee more

that a few degrees on one side, but full ROM on the other. If you have a

specific questions feel free to ask.

Respectfully,

Bryce Teager, CSCS

UNO strength and conditioning G.A.

Omaha, NE

[Guest guest]

Just like to drop a line thanking the group for all their help and advice

regarding my previous post.

Yours in health

McCarthy

Certified PT

Wolverhampton

UK