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February 2006

News
Research news
Work and MS
The Lady Mayoress and MS: Sarah Joiner
A reasonable approach to diet: Allen Bowling and Thomas Stewart, Rocky Mountain MS Center, Colorado

November 2005

News
Research news
Evaluating health information
Complementary and alternative medicine and MS: Vicki Gutteridge, MS specialist nurse, Southampton
To move or not to move? That was the question...
MS Together – the first information DVD for people with MS

August 2005

Research news
Revisiting my home - Uganda: Sarah Bourne
Belly dancing a therapeutic tool – or just a belly laugh?: Vanessa Hall, sometime dancer, enthusiast and neuro-physiotherapist
Connections and Reinventions - art and MS

May 2005

Research news
Functional electrical stimulation: Geraldine Mann, Physiotherapist, Salisbury
Rehabilitation: Barbara Chandler, Consultant in Rehab Medicine, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Where there's a will (or always read small print in insurance policies!): Kathryn Higham

February 2005

Research news
Patient involvement in the NHS: Nicola Russell, MS Trust
Living with MS: Steve and Beth McGowan
Fatigue management
Exercise by the Aga... how I'm trying to beat MS: Edith Rifkind

October 2004

MS - my journey so far: Alison J Dunsmore
10 tips for coping when you have MS: Dawn Langdon, Psychology Department, Royal Holloway College, London
Bladder problems in MS: Annette Leach, MS Nurse Specialist, Reading

August 2004

Tapping the potential of community pharmacies: Melanie Smaus, PSNC
Coming to terms with MS - a partner's perspective: Lesley Crawford
Aquafit: Ellie Hollingsworth

May 2004

Fatigue management: Jacqueline Toff
Speech and language therapy and MS - beyond the glottal stop: Steven Bloch, Speech and Language Theraspist/Lecturer, UCL, London
Reflecting on MS

March 2004

Direct Payments - tool for independent living: Jill Lovell, Mel Thompson, Robin Maxted
MS in the family: Kerry Mutch, MS specialist nurse, Walton Centre, Liverpool

November 2003

Aromatherapy for pain in multiple sclerosis: Amanda Howarth, clinical nurse spcialist - pain, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
Gather jewels from the week: women talk about their positive strategies for living with MS: Frances Reynolds and Sarah Prior, Brunel University

August 2003

MS, pregnancy and parenthood: Kate Watkiss, MS specialist nurse, Shrewsbury
Sexual dysfunction in MS: Nicki Ward, MS specialist nurse/lecturer, Birmingham

May 2003

The information needs of people with MS
Diet and MS?: Bernice Chiswell, dietician, Bedford
The healing value of sex: David Spero

February 2003

Tips for living with MS: work, rest and play
Get into it! - Get involved!: new patient organisations and the NHS: Jonathan Russell, MS Trust
Wellness: Jill Lovell
Well-being in MS: Michelle Ennis, MS clinical specialist occupational therapist, Walton Centre, Liverpool
Jenny Craig, physiotherapist, Walton Centre, Liverpool

November 2002

How I went into care and lived!: John Major
Functional electrical stimulation in multiple sclerosis: Catherine Johnson, Department Of Medical Physics, Salisbury District Hospital
Exercise experience in the context of MS: Kath Cuthbert

August 2002

Wheelchairs - a health professional's perspective: Gail Townsend - MS specialist occupational therapist, Aylesbury
What is your opinion of your wheelchair?: Members Of MS People UK Discussion List
Wheelchairs - depressing black cloud or handy labour saving gadget?: Liz Betts, physiotherapist, Newmarket

May 2002

Diagnosis: a personal view
Danny Grewcock interview
Conversations, observations, and exclamation: Gerald Levy, former university lecturer
MS: issues around the diagnosis: Alexander Burnfield, consultant in child and adolescent psychiatry, Hampshire
Does early treatment of multiple sclerosis prevent the progression of disability later on?: Alisdair Coles, Wellcome Advanced Fellow Neurology, University Of Cambridge
Amanda Cox, research fellow, Addenbrooke's Hospital Cambridge

November 2001

Being a father with MS: Gary Hetherington
A partner with MS: Frank Norman
Defining boundaries: Lynda Hind, neurological nurse specialist, Holt, Norfolk

August 2001

Homoeopathy and multiple sclerosis: Dr Tom Whitmarsh, Glasgow Homoeopathic Hospital
Finding disability equipment: Sally Atkinson, senior physiotherapist, Berkshire MS Therapy Centre

May 2001

Personal views of rehabilitation services
Personal exercise training for people with MS: Michael Hills, sport and exercise science consultant, Bridgwater
Physiotherapy for people with MS: Liz Betts, senior physiotherapist, Newmarket Community Hospital, Suffolk

August 2000

Pain in multiple sclerosis: Amanda Howarth, clinical nurse specialist in pain management, Sheffield
Fatigue in multiple sclerosis: an occupational therapy perspective: Jane Streeter, senior occupational therapist, National Hospital, London
Miriam May, formerly senior occupational therapist, National Hospital, London
Reflections upon communication and MS: Steven Bloch, speech and language therapist, Worthing
Acupuncture and MS: Jill Brookes, acupuncturist, Tyne and Wear

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