Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a progressive disease of the central nervous system that causes the disruption
of communication between the brain and other parts of the body. It is a disease that can vary in degrees of debilitation, including numbness, tingling, blurred vision, tremors, loss of balance and muscle
weakness. In its most advanced forms it can lead to permanent disability with a person being unable to
write, speak or walk.

Many types of treatments have been tried over the years to help victims of MS. While there is no
known cure for the disease, a specialized type of Acupuncture referred to as Scalp Acupuncture has been
shown to provide success in the treatment of MS and some other central nerve system damages as well.
Scalp Acupuncture is a modern Acupuncture technique that came into existence in 1971 which uses traditional needling methods in combination with western medical knowledge.

Although other types of Acupuncture administered to the body, ear or hands have provided some
help, Scalp Acupuncture seems to be the more effective model in bringing about quicker and more immediate improvements to the MS victim.

A recent investigation was conducted in Albuquerque, New Mexico, at the Southwest Rehabilitation Hospital and National Healthcare Center. In this study, 16 patients with limb pain were treated with Scalp Acupuncture. After only one treatment per patient, eight of the 16 patients instantly showed significant improvement. Another six patients showed some improvement and only two patients showed no improvement. This meant an effective improvement rate of 87 percent was achieved.

As a case in point, one 52-year-old woman diagnosed with MS in August 2007 was suffering from
headaches, severe burning and stabbing pain throughout her body and could not stand still if her eyes
were closed. Neither could she stand on one leg, turn around or walk from toe to heel, among other
symptoms. Prescribed medications had provided very little change.

This woman received Scalp Acupuncture and quickly began to feel the sensations of energy moving down her lower back followed by sensations of heat in her feet. Just three minutes later, the stabbing pains and burning sensation diminished, and after 12 minutes, these stabbing and burning symptoms were almost completely gone. She could now stand comfortably with her eyes closed, and she was also able to stand on one leg and walk from toe to heel. She was soon telling people she felt like a “normal person” after only one Scalp Acupuncture treatment.

In another case, a 55-year-old woman in a wheel chair received treatment. Her condition had begun in
the early 1990s and progressed to an MS diagnosis in 2002. She went through various stages of weakness in her legs during this time and eventually her condition worsened toward paralysis of parts of her body.
Before receiving her Acupuncture treatment, she was examined and it was found that she could not stand
up unassisted due to muscle weakness, was unable to lift her right foot and she had to drag it behind her if attempting to walk.

Treatment involved 4 needles inserted into her scalp. Soon she experienced some tingling and electrical sensations in both of her legs. Five minutes later she felt the urge to move both legs.
After exercising her legs by bending and extending them, she was able to stand up straight and walk.
Although it took a lot of effort, she was amazed to be able to walk. At first she needed two people to
assist her, then only one person, and finally she was able to walk by herself.

Scalp Acupuncture has been demonstrated to be an accessible, cost-effective and safer way of treating
MS than many other methods. It is a treatment approach that can both slow the onset of the disease and
reverse the physical disabilities it causes. More study is called for, but these cases show that Scalp
Acupuncture can achieve positive results.

SOURCE: The National Center for Health Statistics of the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Press Release. “U.S.Life Expectancy Hits New High of Nearly 78 Years.” February 2008.

A nationally known television celebrity was in the news recently raving about the results of a Chiropractic adjustment that has drastically changed his life for the better. The celebrity, Montel Williams, is a nationally known TV host who has been suffering from the symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) for many years. In 1999 he went public with the fact that he was a victim of the disease and since has become a spokesman and advocate for people with MS and MS issues.

On a recent Montel Williams Show, he presented some very interesting information about a Chiropractic cervical adjustment he’d experienced only 12 days before. It was obvious to all of his viewers that the Chiropractic work had gone very well and that his life was immediately changed by the results.

Here is what Montel said on the show regarding his condition and his treatment success:“I’m not certain because I haven’t done the scientific research on it to know if this can work for everybody else out there, but I want to tell you I suffer from MS. I have extreme neuralgic pain in the lower extremities; I’m in pain 24 hours a day seven days a week, 365 days a year, and then I go to see this doctor (Dr. Patrick Kerr D.C.). I’ve had pain in my feet. I’ve struggled with my balance, so Dr. Erica (Schwartz, an M.D. and patient advocate who appeared on the show) sent me to see (Dr. Kerr) 12 days ago.

“There’s not a person that knows me who will not confirm this, if you just ask them, everybody who sees me. I am walking differently, my pain is less, I have already regained strength in my left leg, my left leg has dropped because I found out that my pelvis was tilted, it’s dropped back down, they are now the same length. It’s the most amazing thing that has ever happened to me.”

Dr. Kerr has his practice in New York City. He is a graduate of Life Chiropractic College. “The goal of all Chiropractic care is to reduce pressure on the nerves, thereby allowing the body to function normally – without pain,” Dr. Kerr said during the broadcast.

It’s going to be most interesting to learn more about Montel’s condition and his continued developments during the next several months. He will likely continue on his path of improvement and recovery from his condition for some time. It will also be interesting to see if the symptoms of his MS continue to abate and if, in reality, he truly had MS or simply a cervical subluxation (partial dislocation of a vertebra in the neck region) that was indeed the cause of his long-term condition.

SOURCE: Chiropractic News. Press Release. “Montel Williams Gives Upper Cervical Chiropractic Testimonial.” February 2008.