OT Rex - Multiple Sclerosis - COPM, Stages of Change, MOHO 

This video is excellent! Thank you! For those watching/studying in the years since this video was released, they have now gotten rid of "Progressive Relapsing" as a dx type, and it now falls under "Primary Progressive". They have also added "Clinically Isolated Syndrome", which is the first episode of MS symptoms > 24 hours. National MS Society and AOTA have updated this in their material.

Cannot thank you enough for this RU-vid. I have MS + am so, so grateful to understand the specific things w/ which an OT can help someone w/ MS. Because of what I learned from your RU-vid, I will request my neurologist to order an OT consult. A little about my MS experience … I was Dx in 2021 at 63, following 4 years of consulting 3 general neurologists + NUMEROUS specialists at 4 top teaching institutions re my invisible symptoms: Leg weakness, tingling that started in toes and rose to waste eventually going back down to feet, spasticity in neck and rib area making it difficult to breathe, heat intolerance, fatigue, difficulty walking, tremors, … . In fairness, I know I wasn’t the typical age. Initial neurologist suspected peripheral neuropathy, second neurologist ordered a spinal MRI revealing an inactive lesion that transverse the thoracic spine. If I knew then what I know now, I would have requested the neurologists to do a brain MRI + lumbar puncture. It wasn’t until I experienced SIGNIFICANT difficulty moving my legs while on a hot day (88°F)… that brain MRI + spinal tap were ordered + I was quickly referred to neurologist #4 who easily diagnosed me with MS. Interestingly, it is now suspected that I may have had a mild case of MS since 1987 (at the more typical age of 29) when I was diagnosed UCLA with pars planitis/intermediate uveitis. I have also since been told but when my symptoms started in 2017 + I had spinal MRI in 2018, I was likely experiencing transverse myelitis. I’m very glad to no heaven diagnosis and know how to move forward. Would never have thought of requesting an OT consult, had it not been for your RU-vid. So many things you mentioned will be invaluable help to me … many HEARTFELT thank yous. Will be sharing your RU-vid with other pwMS.

Great video.Clear and concise. Great examples. Thank you

Thank you so much! Your videos have really helped lessen my anxiety about taking the exam! You are so appreciated.

My left ear is an OT now

Thank you so much for your helpful and amazing content. Have a great day and keep being an inspiration!

I appreciate you❤️

So is the progressive relapsing graph more ment to look like steps with high jumps that don't have remission and steadily deteriorate?

cant hear you :(

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