Multiple sclerosis is a disease that affects both the elderly and young people. The first signs of the disease may appear in a person already at the age of 20, or they may not make themselves felt until the age of 40. Naturally, the question arises of how to treat multiple sclerosis. Patients in the hope of getting rid of their illness use every opportunity. Therefore, those who are disillusioned with traditional medicine are beginning to be interested in what the treatment of multiple sclerosis involves with folk methods.
What is multiple sclerosis?
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic disease of the nervous system that destroys certain areas of the white matter of the brain or spine. The disease arises and progresses due to damage to the so-called myelin, which is a fatty tissue that surrounds and at the same time protects the nerve fibers of the brain and spinal cord from damage. As a result of the destruction of myelin tissue, the passage of the nerveimpulse, as well as the transmission of reactions from the brain to other parts of the human body. Gradually, foci of inflammation and scars spread and affect the entire nervous system.
Causes of the onset and development of the disease
Today more and more people are being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Symptoms and treatment of the disease differ from case to case, since completely different parts of the spine or brain can be affected by the disease. However, before moving on to a discussion of the main symptoms that indicate the development of multiple sclerosis, it is necessary to clarify the causes of its occurrence.
Multiple sclerosis is not a genetic disease, that is, it is not inherited. At the same time, scientists have proven that people whose close relatives suffered from this disease are more at risk of repeating the fate of their ancestors.
Some experts put forward the theory that the main cause of the disease is nothing more than a viral infection that enters the body. But despite this, the virus that provokes the development of the disease has not been identified.
A number of experts are of the opinion that multiple sclerosis develops due to a lack of vitamin D in the body, the production of which directly depends on exposure to ultraviolet rays.
Symptoms of multiple sclerosis
In patients with multiple sclerosis disease, it manifests itself completelydifferently. It all depends on where the inflammatory areas are located. Among the most common symptoms and signs of the disease are the following:
- Weakness is a symptom that occurs in about 80% of the total number of patients.
- Vision problems - manifested as reduced visual acuity, sudden bright flashes of light in front of the eyes and / or pain during eyeball movement.
- Speech disorders.
- Numbness in the limbs, face, or trunk that comes on suddenly and doesn't go away for a long time.
- Disturbed coordination of movements. They become clumsy, their hands tremble (a tremor), and their once-graceful gait becomes wobbly and clumsy.
- There are failures in the process of the intestines, as well as the bladder. Patients often complain of incontinence or, conversely, retention of urine or feces.
- Memory is rapidly deteriorating.
- Some sufferers become deeply depressed. They develop apathy towards everything around them, and they say that they have completely lost interest in life.
- Very often patients have problems with swallowing. As a result, the food they take is often inhaled.
- Rare symptoms include shortness of breath, hearing loss, headache, seizures, etc.
What can be said about the course and forms of multiple sclerosis?
Initially, it should be noted that the course of multiple sclerosis is characterized by a change in periodsexacerbation remissions. Thus, the disease becomes chronic and requires continuous medical supervision. Depending on the location of the affected areas of the brain or spine, modern medicine distinguishes the following forms of multiple sclerosis:
- Relapsing-relapsing is the most common form of the disease. After a period of exacerbation, partial improvement or complete recovery occurs. Between exacerbations, the symptoms do not increase, that is, they do not progress.
- Secondary progressive, which often replaces relapsing-relapsing and occurs in about 45% of patients.
- Primary progressive, which progresses rapidly from the onset of the disease. Improvements are either non-existent or marginal.
- Progressive, followed by exacerbations.
Diagnosis of disease
Accurate and timely diagnosis of multiple sclerosis is very important for its effective treatment. However, it should be remembered that this disease does not have specific, only one of its characteristic symptoms. That is why its manifestations are often mistaken for signs of some other disease. Having independently diagnosed themselves, many people, without consulting a specialist, begin to take various medications, thus causing irreparable damage to their he alth. Remember that it is the prerogative of the doctor to determine what disease a person suffers from.
For the diagnosis of the disease are used:
- General clinical studies that involve the delivery of a biochemical blood test, as well as a general blood and urine test.
- Magnetic resonance imaging, which doctors use to look for lesions in the spinal cord or brain.
- An immunofluorescence assay used to detect the presence of the herpes virus in the blood.
- Research called lumbar (spinal, lumbar) puncture. This method is used to determine changes in CSF.
- The method of evoked potentials, which is carried out in order to determine the state of the respiratory tract.
- Immunological blood test.
Multiple Sclerosis Treatment
Doctors say that every day the number of those who are diagnosed with "multiple sclerosis" is growing. Symptoms and treatment depend on the form of the disease. The treatment of multiple sclerosis must be approached consciously and not hope that the problem will somehow resolve itself. How to treat multiple sclerosis without harming your he alth, the doctor will tell you. It is necessary to know that the therapy of the disease involves pathogenetic or symptomatic treatment, followed by a complex and very long period of rehabilitation.
The totality of drugs used to treat a disease can be conditionally divided into two large groups:
- drugs used during periods of exacerbation (hormonal therapy);
- drugs that to some extent affect the coursediseases.
Today, more than one multiple sclerosis clinic is ready to open its doors to those in need and help them overcome this terrible disease. To treat the disease, modern clinics equipped with advanced equipment even use stem cells. The results are amazing. The Multiple Sclerosis Center in Moscow is very popular with patients. It was established in 1998 on the basis of City Clinical Hospital No. 11. The Multiple Sclerosis Center in Moscow is a medical advisory and organizational and methodological medical unit, which employs neurologists of the highest qualification category.
Treatment of multiple sclerosis with folk methods
The reality is that not all people trust conventional medicine. Patients with multiple sclerosis are no exception. That is why many people have a question about what the treatment of multiple sclerosis involves with alternative methods. First of all, it is necessary to warn all patients and their relatives that multiple sclerosis is an incurable disease and it is not worth counting on a complete recovery. Treatment of multiple sclerosis with folk methods is designed to alleviate the patient's condition, but nothing more. In addition, at the same time you should take medications prescribed by your doctor. Only in this case, the patient will be able to maintain good spirits and live to a ripe old age.
What is the treatment of multiple sclerosis with folk methods? Firstly, this is a set of exercises aimed at training memory, as well as breathing exercises andspeech therapy classes. Secondly, these are various massages, baths based on a decoction of white fir, spruce or pine shoots. A variety of essential oils are often used. In case of problems with the musculoskeletal system, they resort to wrapping, for which birch leaves are used.
Relaxation techniques
Treatment of multiple sclerosis with alternative methods includes a number of relaxing techniques, the effectiveness of which has been proven in practice. One of the most effective is yoga, which combines a set of physical exercises and meditation. In addition to yoga, breathing exercises are very popular, as well as the shiatsu technique, which is a traditional Japanese practical therapy, which consists in treating certain points of the body with finger pressure. Aromatherapy and music therapy have been very successful in the fight against multiple sclerosis, each of which helps to improve the emotional state of patients.
Despite all of the above, it must be emphasized that each body reacts differently to multiple sclerosis. Symptoms and treatment may not be the same for everyone. There is something for every person. Remember that when choosing a method of therapy, you should be very careful, as even herbal medicines can cause severe allergies.
Bee treatment
Bee treatment, or bee stinging, is a method based on the action that bee venom has on the body. The substance that enters the body after a bee sting is called apitoxin. Its range of action is verywide:
- Helps curb disease progression.
- Repairs myelin sheath.
- Normalizes coordination.
- Improves the functioning of the immune as well as nervous systems.
For visible results, you will need to take 3 courses. The first should consist of 120 bee stings. Next, you need to withstand a three-week break, and then start the second course. At the end of the second course, a six-week pause follows, after which you can proceed to the third. Further courses are held twice a year. The number of bee stings can be reduced to 600.
Treatment with bee products
It is known that there is no cure for multiple sclerosis. Alternative treatment, however, significantly reduces the risk of possible relapses, lengthens the period of remission and smoothes out residual effects. In the treatment of the disease with folk methods, various bee products are often used. For example, propolis has a regenerating, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effect. It is used in the form of alcoholic and aqueous extracts, which must be taken orally for 1 month. Also, propolis is part of the cream, called "Tentorium". It is applied to the skin during an exacerbation.
The wax moth extract has a good effect, which promotes the process of cellular regeneration and protects the body from infections and harmful environmental influences.
An excellent immunomodulator is dead bees. An aqueous tincture prepared on its basis is taken infor medicinal purposes 2 times a day, and for prevention - 1 time.
Honey has sedative and anti-inflammatory effects. Nutrients and trace elements contained in it have a positive effect on reducing muscle tone that occurs during the spastic process. It is recommended to consume no more than 100 g of this beekeeping product per day.
Some more he althy recipes
If traditional medicine has proved powerless in the fight against multiple sclerosis, you can use one or more folk recipes based on natural remedies.
- To relieve headaches, people with multiple sclerosis should drink 1/3 cup of blackcurrant juice daily.
- Well-dried sunflower seeds (black) will help improve he alth.
- For the treatment of deep sclerosis, you can prepare a tincture of lemon balm, motherwort, nettle and hawthorn. Herbs (one spoonful each) are poured into 0.5 liters of water and infused for 4 hours. 30 g of the finished product is taken 20 minutes before a meal.
- In 100 ml of cooled boiled water, 5 g of mummy is dissolved. The resulting medicine is taken one spoonful on an empty stomach three times a day.
- Effectively fights multiple sclerosis ball-headed muzzle. A couple of tablespoons of peeled seeds of this plant are poured with a glass of water and infused for 12 hours. The medicine is taken three times a day. The tincture is contraindicated in people with high blood pressure.
