ms circulation or multiple sclerosis circulation:
Multiple
Sclerosis can affect so
many parts of our body
and cause so many of our body’s functions to not work as they
should. One
of the things that is affected is
our circulation.
The blood in our bodies circulates
through a complex network of arteries, veins, capillaries
and other blood vessels that look like the roots of a large tree. Circulating
blood in our bodies brings oxygen, nutrients and water to each of our
cells,
along with removing waste products. Waste
products are removed from our bodies in several different ways,
including
through lymph drainage, through the movement of blood, through our
sweat,
through urine and through bowel movements.
MS circulation or Multiple circulation problems
occur because MS
can
often reduce how well our circulation functions, which reduces how much
oxygen
can travel to different parts of our bodies, along with reducing how
well toxins are removed from our bodies. Each
and every cell of our bodies
need oxygen to survive and without it the cells will become sick and
die. Our
bodies are
constantly producing new cells, along with repairing or replacing the
sick or damaged cells.
When
there is not enough oxygen circulating in our bodies, our bodies will
reach a
point where too many of the cells can be sick at one time and that
causes more MS
exacerbations. This can often be aggravated when poor
circulation is present and when the circulation of our blood is
compromised.
Reduced or sluggish circulation often results in the MS
symptoms becoming
so
much worse than they would be other wise.
When it comes to MS,
the more severe our MS
symptoms become and the more Multiple
Sclerosis damage that
results. The less those with Multiple
Sclerosis walk, stand or move around like our bodies were
normally
suppose to do – this results in our circulation slowing down and less
oxygen
gets to each cell as it should. This also often increases the MS
fatigue, that those of us with Multiple
Sclerosis already
struggle with.
To make matters worse, our brains
require a much larger
amount of oxygen for them to function as they should. In many
cases of those with Multiple
Sclerosis brain activity
is reduced, reducing circulation, which also reduces the amount of
oxygen that reaches
the brain. This
can be a
vicious cycle, since the reduced oxygen levels further reduces how well
the
brain functions.
Increasing the circulation of blood in
our bodies is so
much more important for those with
Multiple
Sclerosis because
increasing circulation of the brain helps in the following ways:
* reduces Multiple
Sclerosis cognitive problems
*
increases Multiple
Sclerosis memory function
*
increases MS
nerve function
* helps to repair
Multiple Sclerosis damage to
nerves throughout the body.
MS
legs can
also be affected to the point that swelling and poor circulation or
edema (swelling) can
result. Poor
circulation in
the legs for those with MS results in the
body not removing waste products as they should. This
means that the
toxins are building up in the areas of poor circulation in our bodies,
which
can actually contribute to increasing the frequency and severity of our symptoms
of MS.
Circulation
is reduced even more for those with MS that are less mobile or have
more problems with walking or standing. When we spend more
time
sitting, especially with sitting in a wheelchair, and standing
or
walking is greatly decreased on a regular basis, this results in us
having a much greater risk for having much poorer circulation in our
legs. The lack of good circulation in our legs can often
result
in us developing lymph edema.
Lymphedema
in the legs can cause swelling and pain in the legs, since prolonged
periods of time with poor circulation can even result in damage to the
valves that regulate blood flow through veins in any part of the legs.
When the valves in our legs are only working or not working much at
all, this can result in the blood pooling in the lower legs.
This
can be a more serious condition, since the pooling of the blood in the
lower legs can result in a buildup of toxins in the blood, from a lack
of the removal of waste products from the blood that can actually
contribute to further damaging the blood vessels in the deeper levels
of veins throughout the legs. If your blood is not
circulating as
it should be, this can result in causing more relapses and
exacerbations of your MS symptoms because of the toxic build up of
waste products in the blood.
When those of us with Multiple
Sclerosis walk,
this increases our circulation. Other ways that we can
increase
the circulation in our legs, and the rest of our bodes, is when those
of us with Multiple
Sclerosis exercise
on a regular basis.
Doing
exercises to increase circulation can also help to stimulate MS nerve repair,
by increasing blood flow and
helping to stimulate the nerves by stimulating the muscles attached to
the nerves. Intense
physical therapy can help much more quickly in restoring more of the
function to our bodies after MS nerve damage has resulted.
Doing
intense physical therapy can help to reconnect neural pathways
and help
our bodies to regain mobility, as well as our abilities to stand and
walk.
This
means that MS foot and MS leg problems,
along with MS hands and Multiple
Sclerosis arm problems
can be reduced using intense physical
therapy for a least 3 months or more at a time. The
medical
community is discovering more about how doing intense physical
therapy and other exercises with more of their MS patients help to
improve how well those of with Multiple
Sclerosis can function on a daily basis.
Multiple
Sclerosis herbs and Multiple
Sclerosis enzymes
Certain
herbs, taken in combination with certain vitamin supplements, can help
to decrease the inflammation that is often part of the circulation
problem when it come to the majority of cases of Lymphedema
and
to aid in increasing how well the veins in the legs can circulate the
blood.
Herbs
should not be taken without the supervision of an herbologist or other
well trained medical healthcare practitioner or other herbal
specialist, who has used herbs with their other MS patients in the
past, since some herbs can work against the body, when
certain other types of medical conditions are also present
along
with Multiple Sclerosis. In certain instances, taking herbs
without proper guidance can actually be more dangerous to take
if
the person recommending herbs for your particular set of medical
conditions that are pesent with your case of Multiple
Sclerosis
does not have adequate experience and training when working with herbs.
For my particular case of MS, my
doctor recommended taking the herb Butcher's
Broom
along with taking extra of the enzyme Bromelain for reducing
the
inflammation in my legs and for helping to strengthen the veins in my
legs, along with helping to improve the circulation of the
blood
in my legs.
My doctor also recommended that I take
the herb Milk
Thistle
to help my liver to function better with detoxifying the blood and ease
the burden on my liver to help do a better job without becoming so over
stressed.
Exercise
does help improve the ms circulation
of the blood so much better than
taking any vitamin or herbal supplement. Even if your
particular
case of Multiple Sclerosis makes it more difficult to exercise, riding
a stationary bike or using a rebounder can be 2 of the less strenuous
exercises that can help in the majority of the cases of Multiple
Sclerosis.
