Multiple Sclerosis therapy
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Nerve fibers inside and outside the brain are wrapped with many layers of insulation called the myelin sheath. Much like the insulation around an electrical wire, the myelin sheath permits electrical impulses to be conducted along the nerve fiber with speed and accuracy. When myelin is damaged, nerves don't conduct impulses properly. Multiple sclerosis is a disorder in which the nerves of the eye, brain, and spinal cord lose patches of myelin.

Define multiple sclerosis
The term multiple sclerosis comes from the multiple areas of scarring (sclerosis) that represent many patches of demyelination in the nervous system. The possible neurologic signs and symptoms of multiple sclerosis are so diverse that doctors may miss the diagnosis when the first symptoms appear. While the disease often worsens slowly over time, affected people usually have periods of relatively good health (remissions) alternating with debilitating flare-ups (exacerbations). About 400,000 Americans, mostly young adults, have the disease.

Alternative and natural therapy for multiple sclerosis
Very little research is available to determine what supplements are helpful for multiple sclerosis treatment. It may be worthwhile to look into the following natural options.

Fish Oil capsules, a low fat diet, and ginkgo biloba have shown intriguing preliminary evidence of efficacy.
Curcumin may block the progression of multiple sclerosis.  Curcumin is available at Physician Formulas

Possible triggers for Multiple Sclerosis
On-the-job exposure to organic solvents may increase a person's risk of developing MS.
Iinfection with a common bacteria known as C. pneumoniae may increase the risk of developing multiple sclerosis.

Multiple Sclerosis Medical therapy
Injectable beta-interferon, a relatively new treatment, reduces the frequency of relapses. Other promising treatments still under investigation include other interferons, oral myelin, and glatiramer to help keep the body from attacking its own myelin. The benefits of plasmapheresis and intravenous gamma globulins haven't been established, and these treatments aren't practical for long-term therapy.
    Corticosteroids such as prednisone taken by mouth or methylprednisolone given intravenously for short periods to relieve acute symptoms have been the main form of therapy for decades.

Lamotrigine for multiple sclerosis pain
Approximately 30% of patients with multiple sclerosis have central pain. The anticonvulsant lamotrigine is not helpful in reducing pain in multiple sclerosis patients.
 

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