MS in Motion – A Column by Mike Knight

January 3, 2018January 4, 2018

Turning Corners with MS: Ocrevus, Biotin, and 2018

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Like a lot of people with MS, I took part in the “Great Ocrevus Rush of 2017,” with the fanfare surrounding the release of the first ... Read more

December 13, 2017December 12, 2017

Arrested Development: A Moving Tribute to Physical Therapy

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I am on “house arrest.” Sort of. Let me explain. Earlier this year, I wrote Large and In Charge: Building a Better MS Care Team, a ... Read more

November 29, 2017November 28, 2017

Dis-labeled: How I Got Right with Being Disabled

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Though I don’t always use it, I take my cane with me every time we go shopping. I can still shuffle to the cart pickup and ... Read more

November 15, 2017November 15, 2017

3 Tips for Explaining MS to Others

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Face it: Understanding MS isn’t easy — even if you have it. There’s no known cause, no cure, no predictability in progression, and while there are ... Read more

November 1, 2017November 1, 2017

On the Other Hand: Leaning Left With MS

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Some months ago my wife and I went out for dinner at our favorite sushi place. As is frequently the custom at sushi restaurants, the table ... Read more

October 18, 2017October 18, 2017

Cue Me In

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I have every single malady associated with MS. I’m absolutely positive. Because whenever I find out about a new one, or a new study that says ... Read more

September 20, 2017September 19, 2017

Data Differences: Better Records, Better Care

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“I’m sorry, these files take forever to copy,” the woman at the registration desk says, breaking the silence that had settled between us while she uploaded ... Read more

September 6, 2017September 6, 2017

Large and In Charge: Building a Better MS Care Team

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“What else is going on?” Matt, our family doctor of more than 15 years, asked. It was at the end of a mid-August appointment, one I’d ... Read more

August 23, 2017August 22, 2017

Sole Survivor: My Life, One Step at a Time

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Footwear and shoes and journeys have been in my info stream (and on my mind) a lot lately. First, I stumbled onto a very fine column ... Read more

August 9, 2017August 8, 2017

Paying Caregiver’s Dues: Giving as Good as I Get

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The plastic mustard bottle hurtles toward the kitchen floor. Like a statue I stand, mouth agape, as it somersaults in slow-motion through space. Only seconds before, ... Read more

July 26, 2017July 25, 2017

Dialing for MS Dollars: Fighting ‘Repeal and Replace’ One Call at a Time

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I have written multiple iterations of this column trying to keep pace with the disastrous healthcare bills being presented first in the U.S. House of Representatives ... Read more

July 12, 2017July 16, 2017

Write On: Let Your Voice Do the Typing with Voice-to-Text Technology

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“O-cree-VUS,” I said, clearly and naturally into the headset. I had recently purchased the device for use with the voice-to-text software I need to type (MS, ... Read more

June 28, 2017June 27, 2017

Pardon the Introduction: My Life with MS in Motion

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Though my first brush with MS came in 2000 or so, I wasn’t diagnosed until December 2013 with primary progressive MS. Shortly after the diagnosis, I began scouring the internet ... Read more

June 21, 2017June 21, 2017

How Pilates Changed My Life … and My MS, Part Four, Addendum: Home Gym For $100

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Earlier this year, I visited a physical therapist I’d seen way back in my running days to devise a home workout routine that could help me ... Read more

June 14, 2017June 14, 2017

How Pilates Changed My Life … and My MS, Part Three: Mariska Breland’s Pilates Tips

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Note to readers: This is the last of a three-part series focusing on the valuable role Pilates has played in my life with MS. If you ... Read more

May 31, 2017May 31, 2017

How Pilates Changed My Life…And My MS, Part Two: Mariska Breland Practices What She Teaches

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Like so many people with MS, Mariska Breland remembers the disease’s onset as a combination of strange, seemingly disparate maladies that included tingling in her left ... Read more

May 3, 2017May 3, 2017

How Pilates Changed My Life … and My MS, Part One: Take No Prisoner

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Editor’s note: This is the first of a three-part series about Pilates and MS. When I was diagnosed with MS in December 2013, my most visible ... Read more

April 19, 2017April 18, 2017

Getting a Second Opinion: Three Heads — or More — are Better Than Two

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It was my 2015 annual check-in, and my neurologist and I were in the exam room. I was sitting on one of those little stools with ... Read more

April 5, 2017April 4, 2017

Going All In for Ocrevus — Together

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“Is the MS drug news good for u?” my friend’s text asked. It was Wednesday morning, March 29. Genentech had just announced  that Ocrevus, the “First ... Read more