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    Progressive Multiple Sclerosis, a particularly disabling variety of MS” (Sturgeon). Marc from wheelchairkamikaze.com also mentions that he specifically has Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis in the “About Me” section of his blog and even has posts where he says things like “I’m angry that the most insidious and destructive form of the disease, Progressive Multiple Sclerosis, is kept hidden from public view like a Victorian era mentally deficient child kept locked in an attic” (Stecker,…

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    On September 18, 1895, the first spinal manipulation or adjustment was performed by the founder of chiropractic, Dr. Daniel David Palmer. Harvey Lillard comes to Dr. Palmer because it had been seventeen years since he could hear. Dr. Palmer did and exam and found a bone out of place in Harvey’s spine, and just like that the first chiropractic adjustment was made. Then Harvey could hear (“Int. Chiro. Assc”). There is more to chiropractic then just getting out of neck or back pain. Most people do…

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    Participants The action research group consisted of 12 teachers and 123 students. 6 of those 12 teachers and 61 of those 123 students were part of the action research intervention group. The action research had a wide variety of ages and grades participating. Most of the participating students were between the ages of 15 and 17 years old, and in the in the 10th or 11th grades, but with a relatively wide variance in these numbers. The youngest student was 12 years old and in the 8th grade,…

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    Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an idiopathic autoimmune disorder that affects the nervous system. MS results from progressive demyelination of the white matter of the brain and spinal chord. Multiple sclerosis affects the nervous system by damaging the nerve cell’s myelin, a process known as demyelination. Multiple sclerosis causes scattered demyelinated lesions causing neurologic dysfunction. The myelin is a lipoprotein complex formed of glial cells. The primary functions of the axonal myelin are…

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    The purpose of this study was to examine whether reading comprehension can be maintained as reading rate increased. In the study, in order for individuals to respond appropriately to the multiple choice questions, they needed to understand what each sentence was about as well as understand the meaning of the words in the sentence. The component of idea maintenance from the memory construct was addressed. When individuals read a sentence,…

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    People who oppose too this treatment should have empathy for those families and patients with these conditions. Advocates argue that marijuana can be a safe and effective treatment for patients who have cancer and other conditions like AIDs and Multiple Sclerosis. On the contrary, opponents might argue that it might lead to addiction and affect different parts of the body. Although, marijuana might have some contradictions, it saves lives, and has other benefits like increasing the U.S. economy…

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    Overview Optic neuritis is the term used when there is inflammation in the optic nerve, which is the bunch of nerve fibers tasked with transmitting visual information to the brain. A rare condition, it is most commonly associated with multiple sclerosis in that it can possibly be an early indication of the disorder. It is also often related to neuromyelitis optica, which is a condition similar to MS in that it causes an inflammation of the spinal cord and optic nerve. It is not yet known what…

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    The Benefits of Guided Yoga on the Physical Symptoms Presented in Men and Women in the Mild to Moderate Stages of Multiple Sclerosis in Canada Numerous studies have been conducted on the effects of various types of physical therapy on people diagnosed with Multiple sclerosis (MS) (Frank and Larimore, 2015). In recent studies, it was found that physical therapy has beneficial effects to people with MS. However, these studies mostly involve women. Therefore, the results of these studies can only…

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    Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects about 2.3 million people from around the world and women are affected by it by about two times more than men. For characteristics, MS has three different phenotypic subtypes; progressive relapsing MS, secondary progressive MS, and primary progressive MS. The causes of multiple sclerosis are uncertain, but it is considered an autoimmune disease. An autoimmune disease is where the immune system attacks its own tissue. MS is thought to be responsible for…

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    Multiple Sclerosis is a very common disease in people around the world. For instance my beloved grandmother got diagnosed with it in 1958. She had primary progressive MS and it is known to be the worst type of MS out of the four different types. Right off, she started having symptoms such as double vision, problems driving, problems walking, tingling, and weakness in her legs along with getting infections easily. She lived at home and my grandfather hired a special nurse to stay with her all day…

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