For patients with multiple sclerosis, natural treatments can provide much needed relief from the pain and debilitation that accompany the disease. To address the MS, natural treatments can be taken in place of conventional medication or in tandem with it. Ultimately, the path taken depends on the person being treated, the variant of MS and the person supervising the course of treatment.

MS patients who use natural treatments to treat the disease in place of conventional medicine can be described as using alternative medicine. Those who use natural treatments together with conventional medicine can be described as using complementary medicine. There is controversy surrounding the use of alternative medicine to treat MS and other diseases. Some patients can attest to finding relief from the disease by following this path, but it wouldn’t do for other MS patients to just jump onto the bandwagon based on their testimonials. They would be …