ActiveMSers seeks out and reviews the best multiple sclerosis sites on the internet. If there is a website you would like to recommend or see reviewed, contact ActiveMSers at info@ActiveMSers.org. Sites below are broken down by topic and are recommended by ActiveMSers. This list will be updated frequently as new sites are added.
General MS Information
National Multiple Sclerosis Society (www.nmss.org) Easily one of the biggest and most complete websites devoted to multiple sclerosis. This is a site all active MSers should explore. NMSS has information for the newly diagnosed, treatment options, webcasts, details on current research, and links to local chapters. + Nice info on current trials (i.e., potentially free treatment), unbiased information a relief from the typical pharma websites, a complete resource valuable to all MSers and their families. - Info from NMSS so unbiased, specific advice hard to come by. Getting to the MSWorld message board (a partner of the NMSS) requires an onerous number of clicks; instead use the direct link to MSWorld, see below.
MS Forums/Message Boards
MSWorld (www.MSWorld.org) The official message board and chat center for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, MSWord has the one of the more active MS forums on the web. The site is deceptively deep, offering an online MS magazine with stories from MSers, book reviews, weblinks and more. That said, MSWorld is best in its element of connecting MSers: its forum and chat room. We applaud their efforts to restrict the cutting and pasting of articles from other websites. + With specific groups for PPMS, an "In our 20s" group, and an off-topic area, not to mention the extremely popular General MS Q&A section, the board is robust. Frequent chat sessions. - In their forums, links to other websites are somewhat restricted, meaning posters often have to post the link in their user profile, a hassle. Some less-popular areas on the website are dated.
MS News
MS News Channel (www.msnewschannel.com) For news on multiple sclerosis, there is no more complete site. Run by the acclaimed Barrow Neurological Insitute, MS News Channels searches nearly 1,000 websites daily for info on MS. Be sure to sign up for their free weekly newsletter. + Searching 972 sites way more complete than Googling MS in the news, gobs of articles on anything and everything MS related, informative podcasts and videos. - Don’t read daily and there could be an overwhelming amount of news you need to catch up on, loading all those articles on one page can be slow with dialup, site design a bit cumbersome, when ActiveMSers is in the news, it's not on the site. Why?
For the Active MSer
The Heuga Center (www.heuga.org) Founded by former Olympic skier Jimmie Heuga in 1984, the Huega Center teaches people with multiple sclerosis how to use exercise to help manage their life. Programs include education, nutrition, mental well-being, and exercise. + An informative e-newsletter is delivered on a regular basis and is geared to the active MSer, details on a variety of programs and events sponsored by the center. - Content lacks hands-on information and specific advice on exercise and stretches. Programs, five days, are pricey at $2,000 (not including lodging).