R. Schapiro, MANAGING THE SYMPTOMS OF MS (2007)

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Randall T. Schapiro, MD, Managing the Symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis. 5th edition, 2007.



This book has been heralded as the definitive work on the subject of MS symptom management. It isn't long but the information in it is standard and clearly presented.

My only problem with it is that the illustrations are very poorly done--a serious flaw in a book that is giving step-by-step instructions for such tasks as getting up off the floor.

Even without the inadequate illustrations, that particular segment on how to get up off the floor implies that the only way to accomplish this is to have a piece of furniture, preferably a chair or sofa, nearby. Physical therapists know of ways of getting up off the floor when no such piece of furniture is handy (and it usually isn't handy).

Why has a standard work on MS symptom management failed to include this information?