Complementary and alternative therapies for treating multiple sclerosis symptoms: a systematic review

Complementary and alternative medicine use in veterans with multiple sclerosis: Prevalence and demographic associations

“…Because current medical technology does not offer a cure for MS, some patients may benefit considerably from nontraditional treatment. In particular, CAM interventions that reduce the impact of problematic symptoms might improve a patient's quality of life [12,20,35]. Knowledgeable and informed providers would be poised to recommend beneficial treatments, provide patients with needed information, and facilitate informed choices regarding care [21].…”

Ca2+Dependency of N-Cadherin Function Probed by Laser Tweezer and Atomic Force Microscopy

“…There is increasing evidence that the Ca 2ϩ -dependent neural cell adhesion molecule N-cadherin plays an important role in certain steps of LTP generation (Murase and Schuman, 1999;Benson et al, 2000;Bruses, 2000;Huntley and Ernst, 2000). This view is primarily based on the observations that antibodies to N-cadherin and an inhibitory peptide sequence containing the histidine-alanine-valine (HAV) motif of the cadherin ectodomain have been shown to interfere with induction of LTP if present during conditioning electrical stimulation (Tang et al, 1998;Bozdagi et al, 2000).…”

Qi Gong exercises and Feldenkrais method from the perspective of Gestalt concept and humanistic psychology

“…Some analyses of variance for repeated measures revealed mood improvement following Feldenkrais method (Netz and Lidor, 2003) and a sense of well-being (Stephens et al, 1999). These findings can be interpreted as further support for the efficacy of the Feldenkrais method in reducing states of anxiety and symptoms of depression Kolt and McConville, 2000;Huntley and Ernst, 2000), and improving self-esteem (Huntley and Ernst, 2000). It has been suggested that Feldenkrais method can facilitate voice projection (Emerich, 2003) and therefore that it may be useful in various social interactions.…”