The talk has been offered by two neurologists, Antonio Candeliere of Rafael Mendez and Manuel Murie Hospital of the University of Navarra, and responsible for Activa-t, Kiko Munar.
It has been developed with the aim of health workers and citizens in general to learn, know and update their knowledge about multiple sclerosis
The Aldermen of Health and NGO Lorca, Mari Carmen Ruiz and Fátima Mínguez, respectively, the president of the Association of Area III Multiple Sclerosis, Franz Joseph Vas, and Area Manager III Health, Catalina Lorenzo, inaugurated this afternoon the VII Conference on Multiple Sclerosis, which took place in the Hall of Cajamurcia occasion of World Multiple Sclerosis Day, which is commemorated today.
Mari Carmen Ruiz explained that the VII Technical Conference was a meeting of health workers and all people interested in learning, knowing and update their knowledge on how multiple sclerosis affects the lives of the sick.
The talks have focused on recovery and lifestyle of the people suffering from this disease.
The Councillor for Health has indicated that the act neurologist Rafael Mendez Hospital, Antonio Candeliere, talked about drug currently in multiple sclerosis;
neurologist and neurorehabilitador unit clinical neurorehabilitation at the University of Navarra, Manuel Murie, has addressed the issue of neurorehabilitation, recovery, maintenance and enhancement of neurological capacities, while the rapporteur Kiko Munar, responsible for Activa-t, he has given some guidelines on healthy lifestyle to follow a patient with multiple sclerosis.
Fátima Mínguez, meanwhile, stressed that EEA III concludes its commemorative World Multiple Sclerosis Day on Thursday, June 2 with an information campaign and cuestación through the main streets of the city activities.
It is recalled that this group is based in an office in the House of NGOs provided by the Council, where social care services, speech therapy, physical therapy, support groups, cognitive stimulation and training workshops are provided.
Finally, note that multiple sclerosis is a chronic neurodegenerative disease, autoimmune and occurs in young adults between 20 and 40 years.
Because young age of patients, you can reach disrupt projects work and family life.
For this reason the theme this year is "Multiple Sclerosis does not stop me", to encourage them to continue and achieve their aims.
In Spain there are 47,000 people with multiple sclerosis in Europe 600,000 and more than two million worldwide.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca