Episode 362: The Role of Integrative Medicine in Treating MS with Dr. Lynne Shinto

Integrative medicine brings conventional and complementary treatments together in a coordinated way. This approach to health and wellness represents a growing trend across the United States, especially among people who live with a chronic disease like MS. Dr. Lynne Shinto joins me to explain what integrative medicine is and how to safely incorporate complementary treatments into your MS care plan. We'll also tell you about study results that show how the common cold, flu, or a urinary tract infection can all contribute to MS worsening.  We'll tell you about the research team that has successfully used an artificial intelligence algorithm to predict future MS disability progression. We'll share the details behind the work of another research team that successfully used an artificial intelligence algorithm to reliably diagnose MS. The European Union's AI Act went into effect last week. We're explaining all the ways this new law will impact healthcare. We have a lot to talk about! Are you ready for RealTalk MS??! Remembering June Halper  :22 This Week: Decoding Integrative Medicine  1:58 STUDY: Infections outside the central nervous system contribute to MS worsening  2:42 STUDY: Artificial intelligence model reliably predicts future MS disability progression  5:33 STUDY: Artificial intelligence model uses retinal imaging to reliably diagnose MS  7:51 How the European AI Act will impact healthcare  10:33 Dr. Lynne Shinto discusses the role of Integrative Medicine in treating MS  14:55 Share this episode  28:49 Have you downloaded the free RealTalk MS app?  29:09 SHARE THIS EPISODE OF REALTALK MS Just copy this link & paste it into your text or email: https://realtalkms.com/362 ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE CONVERSATION I've always thought about the RealTalk MS podcast as a conversation. And this is your opportunity to join the conversation by sharing your feedback, questions, and suggestions for topics that we can discuss in future podcast episodes. Please shoot me an email or call the RealTalk MS Listener Hotline and share your thoughts! Email: [email protected] Phone: (310) 526-2283 And don't forget to join us in the RealTalk MS Facebook group! LINKS If your podcast app doesn't allow you to click on these links, you'll find them in the show notes in the RealTalk MS app or at www.RealTalkMS.com STUDY: Systematic Inflammation Associates With and Precedes Cord Atrophy in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis https://academic.oup.com/braincomms/article/6/3/fcae143/7655554 STUDY: Longitudinal Machine Learning Modeling of MS Patient Trajectories Improves Predictions of Disability Progression https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34146771 STUDY: SLO-NET: Enhancing Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis Beyond Optical Coherence Tomography Using Infrared  Laser Reflectance Scanning Ophthalmoscopy Images https://tvst.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2800432 Join the RealTalk MS Facebook Group https://facebook.com/groups/realtalkms Download the RealTalk MS App for iOS Devices https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/realtalk-ms/id1436917200 Download the RealTalk MS App for Android Deviceshttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tv.wizzard.android.realtalk Give RealTalk MS a rating and review http://www.realtalkms.com/review Follow RealTalk MS on Twitter, @RealTalkMS_jon, and subscribe to our newsletter at our website, RealTalkMS.com. RealTalk MS Episode 362 Guests: Dr. Lynne Shinto Privacy Policy