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       Are doctors asking the right questions?
   DIR By: agate
       Date: June 12, 2023, 1:16 am
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       I can't think of a neuro or a PCP who has ever asked me about
       falls, and yet I've had so many falls over the years that I've
       lost count of their number.
       Falls seem to be a major part of the MS experience for many
       people. Why in the world don't doctors--particularly
       neurologists--ask about them?
       As in, "Have you fallen at all in the last year/6 months/3
       months?"
       Or, "About how many falls would you say you've had since you
       developed MS symptoms?"
       This would give the doctor an idea of how a patient has been
       doing, over time. It's what the doctor isn't getting when the
       patient reports in for a periodic checkup. The doctor does some
       reflex tests and maybe some other tests, but these will probably
       all indicate how you're doing just then, at that moment. Maybe
       you're having a good day, maybe it's a very bad day. It may not
       be a typical day at all.
       What the doctor also needs to know is how MS has been treating
       you over many days, even many years.
       Finding out more about each patient's history of falling is one
       place to start.
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