10 Ways to Stay Active This Summer With MS
Stay cool and prevent heat-induced flares with tips to maximize warm-weather fun.
July 7, 2021
Summertime is easy living for most folks—but when you have multiple sclerosis (MS), hot weather can really drag you down. “The raising of your body temperature by as little as a quarter of a degree can actually cause MS symptoms to re-emerge or worsen,” says Cherie Binn, R.N., an MS-certified nurse in Rhode Island who’s also had MS for 45 years. When you overheat, she explains, it messes with the speed and strength of nerve signaling—whose interruption is at the root of most MS symptoms.