| MS attacks the myelin which is the fatty tissue | | | | traditional aerobic exercise programs. A study by |
| that surrounds the brain and the spinal cord. When | | | | the Oregon Health and Science University done |
| this tissue is damaged it creates a situation where | | | | over a period of six months showed that while no |
| the signals between areas of the brain and the | | | | notable improvement in mental function was |
| rest of the body tend to get lost or confused. | | | | found, a marked improvement in both physical |
| This can result in symptoms such as tingling or | | | | health and quality of life was reported. |
| numbness of the extremities, loss of coordination | | | | This study was conducted not so much to see if |
| and movement in the limbs and slurring of speech | | | | there was an impact on the disease itself per se, |
| or blurry vision. Many sufferers can find relief | | | | as it was to see if there was recordable |
| from the side effects of multiple sclerosis and | | | | difference in cognitive function, mood, fatigue |
| yoga can be one of the best ways to do this. | | | | levels and overall quality of life. There were many |
| With MS it is important to keep your body as | | | | patients involved in the experiment who have |
| active as possible through the use of a good | | | | multiple sclerosis and yoga was found to make |
| regular exercise regimen. However for many who | | | | significant differences in all aspects of their |
| suffer from MS the idea of being able to | | | | physical abilities but had little or no effect on their |
| undertake any form of vigorous daily exercise is | | | | cognitive skills. |
| not possible. One of the oldest and least physically | | | | What has been found is that through proper diet |
| strenuous of exercise is yoga and multiple | | | | and the regular practice of yoga an MS sufferer |
| sclerosis patients can perform many of the simple | | | | can make his life much more tolerable. Proper diet |
| stretching and relaxing activities of a daily or | | | | and exercise can allow a MS patient to regain |
| weekly yoga exercise regimen. | | | | some sense of a normal life and possibly reduce |
| Studies have shown that exercise is important for | | | | the amount of medications previously being |
| the person who suffers from multiple sclerosis | | | | needed for some semblance of normality. |
| and yoga is as good if not better than many | | | | |