Here at Platinum Healthcare Services, we are often asked to provide services on behalf of MSWA. There are approximately 24000 people in Australia living with one of four types of Multiple Sclerosis. It is a disease that affects women more commonly than men, and it is more likely to affect people of European descent than any other ethnic group, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (2009).
What is Multiple Sclerosis?
A chronic, neurodegenerative disease that affects the central nervous system, MS occurs when the protective fatty tissue that surrounds the delicate nerve fibres becomes damaged. As a result, the messages that travel via the nervous system become interrupted and a person’s motor, sensory, and sometimes their cognitive functions are impaired.
What are the symptoms?
A person with MS will tire easily – a common symptom in the early stages of the disease – making everyday tasks and chores more difficult to manage. Often, Platinum Healthcare Services are provided to enable people in the early stages of the disease to carry on with their normal lives – working, caring for children – as easily as possible.
Other symptoms include muscle weakness, pain, numbness, bowel and bladder weakness, difficulties swallowing and with speech, and problems with concentration, memory, and depression. Continue reading →
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