Certain factors can trigger patients’ MS flares. In other words, they can provoke or worsen the patient’s symptoms. The factors that are responsible for triggering multiple sclerosis flares include emotional stress, malnutrition, heat and activities that elevate the body’s temperature excessively. Knowing what these factors are and trying to minimize their effects can help patients make their MS flares few and far between.

It is safe to say that most of the factors that trigger multiple sclerosis flares would negatively impact any person’s health. However, there is one exception, and that is exercise. Under normal circumstances, exercise is a good thing. It helps keep the body active and healthy. However, it also happens to result in the elevation of the body temperature. This is not ideal for MS patients because such circumstances result in their MS symptoms flaring up.

How patients can exercise without triggering MS flares

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