Below you will find a wide selection of books written by medical experts that deal with the practical side of MS and offer general information about the disease.
If you are looking for books written by people with MS, or books about MS and lifestyle, visit the personal book reviews.
Employment Issues and Multiple Sclerosis, Rumrill, Phillip D. Jr., New York: Demos (386 Park Avenue South Suite 201, 10016), 1996. 192 p. ISBN 1-888799-03-X
The author focuses on employment issues relating to Multiple Sclerosis including vocational assessment strategies, job placement and retention interventions, the Americans with Disabilities Act, tax benefits and work incentives.
Multiple Sclerosis Q&A: Reassuring Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
by Beth Ann Hill, Joanne, Md. Wojcieszek Avery Publishing Group (November 1, 2003) 208p. ISBN: 1583331743
An insightful, informative, and empathic resource for learning to live well with Multiple Sclerosis.
Managing the Symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis by Randall T. Schapiro Demos Medical Publishing; 4th edition (July 1, 2003) 198p. ISBN: 1888799781
Schapiro (neurology, University of Minnesota in Minneapolis) discusses each symptom associated with MS and its management. Along with its symptom-by-symptom coverage, the guide also offers an overview of the disease and relates it to the person’s total health. Appendices include a glossary and illustrated guides for exercise and mobility. Copyright ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
The First Year-Multiple Sclerosis: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed (The First Year Series) by Margaret Blackstone Marlowe & Company (November 1, 2002). 320p. ISBN: 1569245223
Multiple sclerosis is as much a mystery as it is a disease, but this chronic and often-disabling condition of the central nervous system affects an estimated 350,000 nationwide. From the first moment of her diagnosis, author Margaret Blackstone took charge and educated herself on every aspect of her condition. Now, as a "patient-expert," she guides those newly diagnosed step-by-step through their first year with MS. She provides illustrative charts and tables, crucial information about the nature of the disease, treatment options, diet, exercise, social concerns, emotional issues, networking with others, and much more. The First Year—Multiple Sclerosis will be an invaluable guide for everyone learning to live with a MS diagnosis.
The Multiple Sclerosis Diet Book by Roy Laver Swank, Barbara Brewer Dugan Doubleday; Rev & Expnd edition (April 24, 1987) 416p. ISBN: 0385232799
Hundreds of new recipes for dishes that taste terrific but stick to the diet rules so important for controlling MS- now completely revised to conform to the latest medical research.
Multiple Sclerosis: A Self-Help Guide to Its Management by Judy Graham Healing Arts Press; Revised edition (January 1, 1990) 272p. ISBN: 0892812427
This comprehensive guide to alternative and self-help care is directed to those who have MS, and to their families, friends, and helpers. Judy Graham's personal experiences with MS prompted her to explore various natural methods of treatment, leading to dramatic and lasting improvement in her own health. In her book, she has combined this first-hand knowledge with extensive, ongoing research.
Offers advice on exercise, posture, yoga, hyperbaric oxygen treatment, incontinence, relationships, sexuality, pregnancy, childbirth, mental attitude, and dealing with fatigue.
Includes resource information and full details on evening primrose oil, a dietary supplement shown to be effective for many people with MS.
Multiple Sclerosis: Special Diets Cookbook Healthy Menus to Help in Management of Multiple Sclerosis by Geraldine Fitzgerald, Fenella Briscoe (August 1989) 128p. ISBN: 0722518102
This diet cookbook offers people with MS practical help and includes a month's worth of daily menus, nutritional guidelines, etc.
Esclerosis Multiple: Guia Practica Para El Recein Diagnosticado by Teresa Corona Vazquez, Patricia Frias De Thomas, (March 2002) 86p. ISBN: 1888799587
This uncommon guide to Multiple Sclerosis written not only for those with the disease but also for their family members and friends, informs readers about the potential impact of the disease on their lives and the medical treatments now available for managing it successfully. Copyright 2003 Cahners Business Information.
Medicine in Quotations: Views of Health and Disease through the Ages by Edward J. Huth, T. Jock Murray, T. J. Murray American College of Physicians (March 2000) 524p. ISBN: 0943126835
Medicine in Quotations: Views of Health and Disease through the Agesis much more than a random collection of famous sayings relating to sickness and health, disease and treatment. It is a portrait of medicine throughout recorded history. Readers will discover how medical concepts and practices have developed and shifted through the millennia, and how many illnesses recognised today were first identified a thousand or more years ago.
Who was the first to write about a certain disease, diagnose it, treat it? This book answers those questions for a wide range of diseases, from Abetalipoproteinemia to Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. What were the medical practitioners of previous generations hoping to achieve? What were their patients expecting of them? The answers are found in these quotations.
Containing over 3000 entries, Medicine in Quotations is the most comprehensive collection of its type published in over 30 years. Quotations are organised by topic, and each is fully referenced, allowing curious readers return to the original source. Subject and author indices make it easy to find quotations of interest.
Medicine in Quotations is an invaluable resource for writers, speakers, and all those interested in the history of medicine.
Multiple Sclerosis: The Guide to Treatment and Management by Chris H. Polman, W. Ian McDonald, T. Jock Murray, Alan J. Thompson Demos Medical Publishing, LLC (April 2001) 210p. ISBN: 1888799544
Comprehensive and readily accessible, this guide covers the broad diversity of treatment options in MS. Like previous editions, the fifth edition offers both a detailed discussion for each therapy in current use and an opinion statement on its usefulness and effectiveness by the Medical Management Committee of the International Federation of Multiple Sclerosis Societies.
This best-selling title has been extensively revised in both content and format. What's more, its title has been changed (from Therapeutic Claims in Multiple Sclerosis) to more aptly reflect its extensive range of material with a focus on specific therapies.
Multiple Sclerosis: The Facts You Need by Paul O'Connor Publisher: Firefly Books, Limited (March 1999). 154p. ISBN: 1552093670
Clearly organised and filled with real-life anecdotes and case studies, Multiple Sclerosis: The Facts You Needis compassionate, accessible, and easy to understand. It will serve as a tremendous help to those living with the disease as well as their relatives, loved ones and care takers.
Multiple Sclerosis and Having a Baby: Everything You Need to Know about Conception, Pregnancy, and Parenthood by Judy Graham. Publisher: Inner Traditions International, Limited (May 1999). ISBN: 0892817887
Diagnosed with MS at twenty-eight, author Judy Graham gave birth for the first time at the age of thirty-eight. Her new book Multiple Sclerosis and Having a Baby provides other women who are considering starting a family with the kind of genuine and useful insight that comes only from firsthand experience. Multiple Sclerosis and Having a Baby makes available not only the medical answers prospective parents need, but also the practical suggestions and sound advice that will help them meet the many unique and sometimes difficult challenges that face couples living with MS.
In this highly informative and readable book, Graham asks and provides answers for nearly every question a woman with Multiple Sclerosis might want to consider before having a baby. With the latest medical facts and valuable data collected from hundreds of interviews with women who have Multiple Sclerosis and are currently raising a child, Graham straightforwardly addresses such issues as the possibility of relapse, genetic predisposition to MS, sexuality and fertility, pregnancy, postnatal care, and breastfeeding as they relate to women with MS.
Multiple Sclerosis: A Guide for Families by Kalb, Rosalind C
Demos Medical Publishing. (January 1998) 207p. ISBN: 1888799145
This extensively revised and updated edition of "Multiple Sclerosis" is a comprehensive discussion of the impact of Multiple Sclerosis on the family and of the recommended strategies and resources for dealing with the disease. It is written for families who are trying to cope with MS, yet it is sufficiently comprehensive to be a valuable resource for professionals.
