{"title":"Wellness for People Living with Multiple Sclerosis Begins on Day One—With Comprehensive, Coordinated Care that is Our Shared Responsibility","authors":"R. Kalb","doi":"10.17925/USN.2016.12.02.78","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"L iving well with multiple sclerosis (MS) requires the integration of neurologic and primary care, psychosocial support and wellness strategies from diagnosis onward. Promotion of healthy lifestyle behaviors and management of co-morbidities may help to improve quality of life, slow disease progression, reduce hospitalizations and prolong life. The National MS Society’s new Wellness Discussion Guide is available to facilitate conversations with patients as well as shared decision-making around wellness strategies.","PeriodicalId":90076,"journal":{"name":"US neurology","volume":"12 1","pages":"78"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"US neurology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.17925/USN.2016.12.02.78","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
L iving well with multiple sclerosis (MS) requires the integration of neurologic and primary care, psychosocial support and wellness strategies from diagnosis onward. Promotion of healthy lifestyle behaviors and management of co-morbidities may help to improve quality of life, slow disease progression, reduce hospitalizations and prolong life. The National MS Society’s new Wellness Discussion Guide is available to facilitate conversations with patients as well as shared decision-making around wellness strategies.