Physiotherapy helps to maintain or restore function and movement. It can be valuable for many multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms and is especially helpful in promoting activity and exercise to help you resume, or maintain, an active and independent life.

A clinical psychologist or clinical neuropsychologist is a therapist who can help with the impact that MS may have on cognition (thought processes, memory, concentration), thoughts, mood and behaviour.

Pilates is a low-impact exercise which focuses on building core stability and muscle strength by performing a range of exercises in a flow of movement. Many people with MS practise Pilates as a complementary therapy alongside conventional medicine they are taking for their MS.

The Poser criteria were used by neurologists to diagnose multiple sclerosis (MS) before the use of MRI scans.

What is pregabalin? Pregabalin is a drug used in the treatment of neuropathic or nerve pain associated with a number of conditions including multiple sclerosis (MS). Learn more about this drug in this A-Z entry.

Pressure ulcers or pressure sores are areas of damaged skin caused by pressure or friction. 

Multiple sclerosis is a lifelong condition which affects the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord). In primary progressive MS (PPMS), symptoms gradually worsen and accumulate over time, known as progression.

Prognosis means the likely course of a health condition, based on medical experience.

Some people with multiple sclerosis find that they experience sudden episodes of uncontrollable laughing and/or crying at inappropriate times, or which are unrelated, or out of proportion, to their current mood.