Treatments and therapies

    There's no cure for MS, but there are different ways to manage it.

    This might include drug treatments for individual symptoms or relapses, diet, exercise and complementary and alternative therapies. 

    Disease modifying treatments

    Disease modifying drugs are not a cure for MS, but they can reduce the frequency and severity of relapses. If you experience relapses the drugs may help, but unfortunately they're not effective for primary progressive MS.

    Find out more about disease modifying drugs

    Diet, exercise and lifestyle

    It can be frustrating if treatments aren't suitable for you or don't work as well as you like. Lots of people with MS find it useful to actively manage their health.

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    Symptom management

    Depending on what symptoms you have, there are different ways to manage their impact on your life.

    Find out more about managing individual symptoms in the symptoms section