Multiple Sclerosis
Studies

Multiple Sclerosis is believed to be an autoimmune disease. In a dreadful case of mis-identity the body attacks the myelin sheaths of the neurons. Myelin is the insulation that coats the neurons, enabling messages to pass effectively between the brain and parts of the body. Without this insulation, the messages cannot be effectively sent. This leads to loss of communication to certain parts of the body and later to a loss of the use of certain muscle groups.

Although stress and emotions are perceived to be 'irrelevant' by many Neurologists, people with M.S. will tell you something different. They say there was a 'stress' element to both the onset of this disease and the progression, whether Relapsing Remitting or Progressive. Many patients describe a trauma or severe ongoing stress prior to symptoms and diagnosis. Immunologists and Neurologists who have carried out research in the last decade are starting to map out this relationship. When we are stressed the Hypothalamus is stimulated and turns the body onto red alert. This causes the H.P.A. axis (Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal axis) to be over-stimulated to the point of exhausting the Adrenal glands, resulting in a drop of Adrenaline. This drop in Adrenaline triggers a chain of complex reactions that lead to a stimulation of any autoimmune activity. Autoimmune activity occurs when the body mistakenly believes it is under attack - so this stimulates, in turn, the H.P.A. axis keeping the stress cycle active and the disease active.

Caroline Khambatta first got involved in treating M.S. accidentally. Someone with M.S. asked for help with depression and fatigue. As they started to work they noticed that other M.S. symptoms such as vertigo and balance started to improve as the client learnt to understand their really body message. Since 2006, Caroline has treated many people with differing degrees of M.S. Where the symptoms are stress-related, clients found themselves reversing them.

Many M.S. clients noticed that at times of stress their symptoms significantly increased. In these cases, resolving the issue that had caused the stress, reversed the symptoms.

During the last three years, Caroline has worked with many M.S. sufferers and is noticing certain patterns and themes. One of the most common themes behind symptoms are unresolved issues and generally ones that clients say are not resolvable. A dramatic example of this was with Frank who had lost access to his son thirteen years earlier. Through support from his family and various investigations Frank located his son, who was then eighteen years old and spent a whole day with him. Frank reported "I had a totally symptom free day!"

Those who did not reduce their M.S. symptoms, working with Caroline, were those who felt it impossible to make the changes their Bodyminds were so desperately demanding. Everyone who has completed a full treatment of four to eight Reverse Therapy sessions have all reported significantly reduced symptoms and a far greater respect for the relationship between stress and the activity of the disease.

You can get involved in this study in one of three ways:

• Arrange to have treatment with Caroline by phone or face to face
• Offer to complete a questionnaire to supply data for the study
• Ask to be added to a list to receive occasional newsletters reporting on progress of the studies

Read an article on the impact of stress on Multiple Sclerosis, by Ian Cook in New Pathways.