Identify Early Signs of Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis afflicts  some 2.5 million people around the world. It is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system that arises when the body’s immune system mistakenly targets the fatty substance that protects nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord.

 

Women are twice as likely to be diagnosed as men are, and they normally occur between the ages of 15 and 60. This will show you how to identify the tell-tale signs of the onset of multiple sclerosis:

 

1. Weakness and fatigue

Some 80% of people that develop MS develop unexplained muscle weaknesses. These usually start in their legs and then progress to other bodily areas. These weaknesses are also associated with chronic fatigue that lasts for weeks before improving.

2. Vision problems

MS can cause the optic nerve to become inflamed, which results in deteriorating eyesight. If part of your field of vision is becoming blurry or you’ve been having episodes of double vision, you should definitely talk to your doctor. 

 

3. Pain and muscle spasms

People with MS also tend to develop relentless leg pain, stiff muscles and/or muscle spasms. Some 55% of all MS sufferers experience significant pain at some point during their illness, and pains and muscle spasms are more common in female MS sufferers.

4. Bladder problems

If you feel like you’re constantly running to the bathroom or are having difficulty getting there fast enough, it could be a sign of MS. Some tell-tale signs of MS can include frequent urination, strong urges to urinate and incontinence. Another potential symptom is bladder dysfunction.

 5. Memory trouble

Due to its impact on the nervous system, cognitive problems can arise as a result of developing MS. These can be language or memory slip-ups, trouble keeping organized, or a shortening attention span. With that being said, only 5-10% of MS sufferers develop symptoms significant enough to have an impact on their daily lives.

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Too much physical workload can increase rheumatoid arthritis risk

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Prolonged repetitive physical workload increases the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, new research has found.

The findings suggest that building workers are particularly vulnerable to developing the condition.

For example, exposure to repeated vibration, carrying or lifting weights greater than 10 kg, bending/turning, and working with hands either below knee level, or above shoulder level may put people at higher risk of developing the inflammatory disorder affecting many joints, including those in the hands and feet, the findings showed.

For the study, the researchers analysed information from a population of 3,680 rheumatoid arthritis patients and 5,935 matched controls included in the Swedish Epidemiological Investigation of Rheumatoid Arthritis (EIRA).

To investigate whether some people are more susceptible than others, the risk was compared in participants with and without a specific genotype (HLA-DRB1), and an analysis was performed in relation to the presence/absence of ACPA (anti-citrullinated protein antibodies) among rheumatoid arthritis patients.

“We found that some types of physical workload increased the odds of developing RA (rheumatoid arthritis) more than others,” said Pingling Zeng from Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.

“There also appeared to be a significant interaction between genetic makeup, in terms of HLA-DRB1 genes, and the risk of ACPA-positive RA from specific types of physical workload,” she noted.

The estimated odds ratio of developing rheumatoid arthritis in exposed versus unexposed participants was greater than or equal to 1.5, the study said.

The findings were presented at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress (EULAR 2016) in London.

“These new insights into the cause of RA may hopefully lead to effective strategies to prevent the development of RA, particularly in those RA patients with a susceptible genotype,” Zeng concluded.