Conversations on MS with Dr. Andrew Wolf, recorded live in Durango, Colorado, on May 17, 2025.
TOPICS ADDRESSED IN THIS SESSION:
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- 3:48 Background on relapsing vs. progressive MS
- 9:10 Worsening not due to MS
- 10:23 Indicators of progressing from RRMS to SMPS
- 12:05 Trigeminal neuralgia
- 14:29 Other conditions linked to and exacerbated by MS
- 16:05 Should my neurologist be up-to-date with newer MS treatments?
- 18:35 Ocrevus expectations
- 20:00 B-cell depleting therapies
- 23:42 Infusion reactions
- 25:34 Do high efficacy medications lose their effectiveness over time?
- 26:27 Risk of long-term use of B-cell therapies
- 28:29 Aging and MS, treatment over time, discontinuing
- 31:58 Research studies for progressive MS, BTKi, frexalimab, CAR-T
- 35:50 Stem cell therapy for MS
- 40:15 C15 and myelin
- 40:19 West Nile and MS
- 43:47 Vaccines: risk and travel considerations
- 47:25 Remyelination, clemastine
- 50:02 New medications for MS symptoms
- 52:00 Chronic inflammation and fatigue
- 55:06 Heat sensitivity
- 57:25 Foot massage for walking, numbness
- 58:10 Muscle pain strategies beyond medication
- 59:14 Cold sensitivity
- 1:00:15 Metformin
- 1:03:00 Vitamin D and other supplements
- 1:07:05 MRI frequency
- 1:09:36 PEMF mat
- 1:10:11 Balance and stiffness strategies
- 1:10:55 Immunotherapies
- 1:14:25 Semaglutide and remyelination
- 1:15:46 Age diversity in trials
- 1:18:55 Self advocacy
