Surviving Summer with MS
Written by Ann Pietrangelo on April 29th, 2010 in Linked Articles, Managing MS Tips, Symptoms.
Spring is in full bloom and summer is beckoning. It’s a lovely and uplifting time of year, but for people with multiple sclerosis, summer’s heat and humidity can cause symptoms to become more extreme. These temporary flare-ups are called pseudo-exacerbations and they pack a powerful punch.
They are common enough that before the introduction of MRI and other modern testing, the ‘hot bath test’ was sometimes used to diagnose MS. Doctors would observe people who were immersed in hot water and watch for neurological impairment that improved after cooling.
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