Case Study: Multiple Sclerosis - Treatment, Management, and Strategies

This case study focuses on a 63-year-old woman, Liz, diagnosed with relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis. The assignment explores various treatment approaches including medication, physical therapy, and lifestyle adjustments. The medication section highlights the use of disease-modifying drugs, steroids, and potential treatments like plasmapheresis to manage symptoms and slow disease progression. Physical therapy is recommended to alleviate muscle spasms, foot drop, and pain through massage and pressure point therapy. Dietary recommendations emphasize low saturated fat intake and omega-3 fatty acids to combat inflammation. The case study aims to provide a comprehensive overview of managing Multiple Sclerosis, including the importance of patient support and healthy habits.

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Case Discussion
Liz is 63 year old woman and affected by Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis. She is
worried about living independently and trouble with gurgly voice. She has also desire to meet the
patient with same disease, to share her problem and getting hope that she will be fine in future.
The symptoms include foot drop, muscle tightness and pain in right leg. There are some
suggestions which can help Liz at this age. So, Liz can be treated in three ways; medication,
physical therapy and having healthy habits. In medication; disease-modifying drugs could help
Liz in maintaining the disease through boost her immune system to make sure this disease
doesn’t attack her body nerves.
In this disease nervous system and spinal cord get damaged; hence, medicines to slow its effect
on brain could be used. Steroids will be helpful in reducing the symptoms during attack; some of
the suggested steroids are plasmapheresis and a blood cleansing procedure. In physical therapy;
body massage and pressure point therapy could relieve muscle spasms of patient which will stop
sensation and pain in leg and patient will not feel foot drop. In healthy diet; it is suggested to take
low saturated fat and take omega-3 fatty acids to fight inflammation and avoid overheated
situations.

References
Kjølhede, T., Siemonsen, S., Wenzel, D., Stellmann, J. P., Ringgaard, S., Pedersen, B. G., ... &
Dalgas, U. (2018). Can resistance training impact MRI outcomes in relapsing-remitting multiple
sclerosis?. Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 24(10), 1356-1365.