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Please explore our video library of MS Learn Online segments on this topic. Note that these videos are categorized into three types of segments. You may jump directly to your preferred segment type by clicking on one of the three links below.

Daily Minutes: Short informational clips about this topic, usually lasting around a minute or so.

Q & A: Clips featuring viewer questions answered by MS Learn Online experts, also usually around a minute or so.

Feature Presentations: More comprehensive coverage of a topic, usually featuring a variety of experts and/or perspectives. These are usually broken into 2-4 segments lasting 6-10 minutes each.

Daily Minutes - Healthy Living

I Don't Like Needles

Heat Sensitivity  Aquatic Therapy

More Healthy Living Daily Minutes Clips

Advocate for Yourself Building Your Team
Energy Bank Exercise Duration
Important Tips for Exercise Exercise Intensity
Clay Walker Talking About Importance of Getting on an MS Therapy Clay Walker Talking About Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis
Exercise Programs Good Sitting Posture
Palliative Care The Power Pantry
Self-Management Taking Care of All of You
Treating Exacerbations Assistive Devices
Modifying Environment Environment and Fatigue
MS Impact on Mobility Staying Active
Wall Walking Choosing Complementary Approaches Wisely
Cognitive Therapy Decreasing Saturated Fats
Menopause and MS Occupational Therapy
Relaxation Methods Speech Therapy
Stress Can Impact MS Taking Supplements Wisely
Menses and MS Yoga and Tai Chi for MS
Vitamin D  

Q&A - Healthy Living

Flu Shots and Multiple Sclerosis

 

Controlling Your Weight  Atrophy and MS

More Healthy Living Q & A Clips

Cognitive Difficulty and MS Self-Catheterization and MS

Feature Presentations -
Healthy Living

Donnie Horner- A Veteran's Perspective

Part one of one: 4 minutes

Featuring: Donnie Horner

Downloads: Transcripts (.pdf)

Topics: This video features Donnie Horner,
a veteran living with MS. Scroll down to watch the VA MS Centers of Excellence Video below.

Nutrition and MS

 

Featuring: Denise Nowack
Downloads: Transcripts (pdf) Podcast (mp3)
This video provides information on maintaining general
good health and following the recommendation of
MS specialists that people with MS adhere to the
same low-fat, high-fiber diet that’s recommended
for the general population.

Personal Insights and Tools for Coping with MS — Support Systems (part 1)

Part One of Four: 5 minutes
Featuring: Cathy-Lee Benbow
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

This four-part series on coping with MS includes perspectives from people living with MS and conversations with Cathy-Lee Benbow who will discuss coping techniques and strategies.

Personal Insights and Tools for Coping with MS — Educating Others (part 2)

Part Two of Four: 6 minutes
Featuring: Cathy-Lee Benbow
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Personal Insights and Tools for Coping with MS — Asking for Help (part 3)

Part Three of Four: 6 minutes
Featuring: Cathy-Lee Benbow
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Personal Insights and Tools for Coping with MS
(part 4)

Part Four of Four: 7 minutes
Featuring: Cathy-Lee Benbow
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

MS Navigator

Part One of One: 4 minutes
Featuring Nancy Law
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Programs & Services for the Whole Family

Part One of One: 9 minutes
Featuring Nancy Law and Diana Schneider
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

MRI

Part One of One: 6 minutes
Featuring George Kraft, MD
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: What we learn from an MRI; How does an MRI work?; How frequently should someone with MS receive an MRI?; Combatting MRI anxiety

Mood Changes and MS: The Role of Healthy Grieving

Part One of Seven: 13 minutes
Featuring Rosalind Kalb, PhD; David Rintell, PhD; and Sarah Minden, MD
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: Grief; Loss; Effect on family

 Mood Changes and MS: Understanding Depression

Part Two of Seven: 12 minutes
Featuring Rosalind Kalb, PhD; David Rintell, PhD; and Sarah Minden, MD
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: What is depression?; How common is depression in people with MS?

 Mood Changes and MS: Diagnosing and Treating Depression

Part Three of Seven: 11 minutes
Featuring Rosalind Kalb, PhD; David Rintell, PhD; and Sarah Minden, MD
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: Difficulties of diagnosing depression; Treatments for depression

  Mood Changes and MS: Managing Anxiety

Part Four of Seven: 15 minutes
Featuring Rosalind Kalb, PhD; David Rintell, PhD; and Sarah Minden, MD
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: Forms of anxiety; Treatments for anxiety

Mood Changes and MS: Practical Ways to Deal with Mood Swings

Part Five of Seven: 12 minutes
Featuring Rosalind Kalb, PhD; David Rintell, PhD; and Sarah Minden, MD
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: Mood swings in people with MS; Effect on family; Ways to cope with mood swings

Mood Changes and MS: Emotional Impact on Family

Part Six of Seven: 11 minutes
Featuring Rosalind Kalb, PhD; David Rintell, PhD; and Sarah Minden, MD
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: Emotional impact of mood changes on family members and friends

Mood Changes and MS: Mental Health Professionals and Resources

Part Seven of Seven: 8 minutes
Featuring Rosalind Kalb, PhD; David Rintell, PhD; and Sarah Minden, MD
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: Mental health professionals; Resources for people with MS

Uncontrollable Laughing and Crying

Part One of One: 13 minutes
Featuring Rosalind Kalb, PhD and Sarah Minden, MD
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: Pseudobulbar affect; New treatment

More Healthy Living Feature Presentations

 

Veterans Administration MS Centers of Excellence

Part One of One: 14 minutes
Featuring Jodie Haselkorn, MD; Christopher Bever, MD; and Gary Herarro, PT
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: What are the V.A. MS Centers of Excellence?; What services are available and how is one eligible?; Therapy options

 

Aging and MS

Part One of One: 9 minutes
Featuring George Kraft, MD
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: Understanding the disease course; Does age make a difference when choosing a treatment?; Cognition issues - is it MS or is it age?

 

Stress and MS: What We Know

Part One of Two: 11 minutes
Featuring Fred Foley, PhD
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: The impact of stress on the body and mind; The relationship between stress and MS; What we are learning about stress from research

 

Stress and MS: Relaxation Techniques

Part Two of Two: 11 minutes
Featuring Fred Foley, PhD
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: Stress, depression, or anxiety?; Effectively dealing with stress; Symptoms' impact on stress management
Choosing an MS Healthcare Provider and Preparing for Your Appointment

Part One of One: 8 minutes
Featuring Rock Heyman, MD
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: Tips for choosing your healthcare provider; Getting the most from your appointments; Discussing sensitive issues with your doctor
Getting a Good Night's Sleep with MS

Part One of One: 9 minutes
Featuring Rock Heyman, MD
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: Anxiety and depression; Sleep disorders; Is it MS fatigue or a sleep disorder?; Tips for a good night's sleep

 

Healthy Living: Overall Wellness

Part One of One: 10 minutes
Featuring Pat Kennedy, RN, CNP, MSCN
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: Staying active; Heat and fatigue; Health care team


 

Healthy Living: Nutrition

Part One of One: 8 minutes
Featuring Pat Kennedy, RN, CNP, MSCN
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: Dietary recommendations; Supplements; Meal preparations

 

Healthy Living with MS Featuring Clay Walker Part 1

Part One of Three: 15 minutes
Also featuring Rosalind Kalb, PhD, and Kate Milliken
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: Physical health

 

Healthy Living with MS Featuring Clay Walker Part 2

Part Two of Three: 11 minutes
Also featuring Rosalind Kalb, PhD, and Kate Milliken
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: Emotional health

 

Healthy Living with MS Featuring Clay Walker Part 3

Part Three of Three: 16 minutes
Also featuring Rosalind Kalb, PhD, and Kate Milliken
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: Living with MS

 

Medical Self-Advocacy: Getting More from Your Healthcare Team

Part One of Three: 9 minutes
Featuring Marion Brandis, MA, RN, BSN
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: Empowering people with MS; Tailoring the treatments; Navigating the medical system

 

Medical Self-Advocacy: Palliative Care

Part One of Three: 10 minutes
Featuring Maura Del Bene, NP-P, ANP
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: Disspelling the myths of palliative care; Seeking palliative care; A multi-disiplinary approach to treating multiple sclerosis

 

Medical Self-Advocacy: Disability Care Centers

Part Three of Three: 10 minutes
Featuring Rachel Stacom, ANP, MSCN
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: New ways of looking at long-term care; Creating a care plan; Advocating for yourself

 

Getting There: Staying Mobile with MS Part 1

Part Two of Three: 10 minutes
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: How MS affects mobility; exercise and healthy living; Moving ahead with assistive devices; Mobility behind the wheel

 

Getting There: Staying Mobile with MS Part 2

Part Two of Three: 10 minutes
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: Managing fatigue for mobility; Managing spasticity for mobility

 

Getting There: Staying Mobile with MS Part 3

Part Three of Three: 10 minutes
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: Adapting automobiles; Interior design for people with MS; Future concepts for mobility

 

Managing MS: A Team Approach

Part One of One: 11 minutes
Featuring Jodie Haselkorn, MD
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: A team approach; The team begins at home; A self-management approach