Practice MS Education
MS Education for People Living with MS and their Support Partners
- Information overload can contribute to the overwhelming feelings associated with a chronic condition like Multiple Sclerosis. We try to help you balance the overload by providing you with trusted resources for education. While the list here may seem long, it is divided into categories and meant to be used as you need it. We advise being careful with the information you find on social media, including Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. If you have questions about something you read or hear, please refer to us as a trusted resource.
- Recommended Websites (valid, research-based information created by MS experts): these organizations offer general and up to date information about living with MS, programs (live virtual and recorded enduring content), support groups, peer support, and fundraising opportunities.
- National MS Society: https://www.nationalmssociety.org
- MS Foundation: https://msfocus.org
- MS Association of America: https://mymsaa.org
- Can Do MS: https://www.cando-ms.org
- MS Views and News: http://www.msviews.org/msviewsandnews4/
- Shift MS: https://shift.ms
- Multiple Sclerosis Research: A Blog for People Affected by MS Interpreting Good, Bad and Other Research News: https://multiple-sclerosis-research.org
- Grants
- MS Foundation offers Emergency Assistance, Health and Wellness, Healthcare Assistance, Homecare Assistance, Cooling Equipment, Assistive Technology, Transportation Assistance, Computer Assistance and Brighter Tomorrow grants:
https://msfocus.org/Get-Help.aspx - MS Association of America offers MRI Assistance and Cooling Equipment grants:
https://mymsaa.org/msaa-help/cooling-products/
https://mymsaa.org/msaa-help/mri/ - First Descents offers outdoor adventures for people living with MS:
https://firstdescents.org/programs/ - Prescription Assistance:
https://mymsaa.org/ms-information/prescription-assistance
- MS Foundation offers Emergency Assistance, Health and Wellness, Healthcare Assistance, Homecare Assistance, Cooling Equipment, Assistive Technology, Transportation Assistance, Computer Assistance and Brighter Tomorrow grants:
- Information for the Newly Diagnosed
- Health & Wellness
- Nutrition
https://www.cando-ms.org/multiple-sclerosis-programs/webinar-series/integrative-nutrition - Exercise (virtual, recorded, and online programs)
- oMS Yoga (virtual live and recorded yoga classes):
https://www.omsyoga.org/live-stream.html - Yoga Moves MS (virtual live yoga classes):
https://www.yogamovesms.org/student-schedule/ - Gretchen Hawley, DPT, The MSing Link (virtual exercise):
https://www.doctorgretchenhawley.com - The MS Gym (virtual exercise):
https://www.themsgym.com - MS Workouts (virtual exercise):
https://www.msworkouts.com
- oMS Yoga (virtual live and recorded yoga classes):
- Mindfulness and Stress Management
- Mood, Cognition and Spirituality Webinar:
https://www.cando-ms.org/multiple-sclerosis-programs/webinar-series/ms-path-2-care-webinar-series-mood-cognition-and-spirituality - Holistic Wellness Webinar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYg-v3VMoGc&t=41s - Living Well with MS Webinar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdH64hCh7HE
- Mood, Cognition and Spirituality Webinar:
- Sleep
- Sleep Webinar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYnFdXvYttQ
- Sleep Webinar:
- Nutrition
- Opportunities to Participate in Research
- Search clinical trials: https://mymsaa.org/ms-information/clinical-trials-search/
- NARCOMS, Registry for MS: https://www.narcoms.org
- Continuing Education for Healthcare Providers
- Consortium of MS Centers: www.mscare.org
- International Organization of MS Nurses: www.iomsn.org
- International Organization of MS Rehabilitation Therapists: www.iomsrt.org
- Books Recommended by Dr. Megan
- Optimal Health with Multiple Sclerosis, Allen Bowling, MD: https://www.amazon.com/Optimal-Health-Multiple-Sclerosis-Conventional/dp/1936303701/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=allen+bowling&qid=1627403982&sr=8-4
- MS Made Simple: The Essential Guide to Understanding Your Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis, Mitzi Joi Williams, MD: https://www.amazon.com/MS-Made-Simple-Mitzi-Williams-audiobook/dp/B07PKRQ39D/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=mitzi+williams+multiple+sclerosis&qid=1627404089&sr=8-3
- Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis: The Evidence-Based 7 Step Recovery Program, George Jelinek, MD:
Amazon Link - I Have MS…but it Doesn’t Have Me!: My Journey to Wellness with an Autoimmune Disease, Tracy Fettinger:
https://www.amazon.com/Have-MS-but-Doesnt-Autoimmune/dp/B08ZB6SB3Z/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Tracy+Fettinger&qid=1627407571&s=books&sr=1-1 - Adaptive Yoga Moves Any Body, Mindy Eisenberg: https://www.amazon.com/Adaptive-Created-individuals-neuromuscular-conditions/dp/0692432434/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=Yoga+Moves+MS&qid=1627407671&s=books&sr=1-3
- Awkward B*tch: My Life with MS, Marlo Donato Parmelee: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Awkward+Bitch&i=stripbooks&ref=nb_sb_noss
