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Multiple Sclerosis and Sleep Disturbance

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Statiscally, Canada has the highest population of people diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. I would guess that most of know someone living with multiple sclerosis. If you don’t, MS is currently classified as an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system (brain, spinal cord). The disease attacks myelin, the protective covering of the nerves, causing inflammation […]

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What is Deep Pressure Touch

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Bring out the research geek in me and I’ll spend hours reading peer-reviewed periodicals, taking notes and assimilating information. Researching Deep Pressure Touch therapy (DPT) was no exception. What is DPT? Deep pressure is the “sensation produced when an individual is hugged, squeezed, stroked or held” and include weighted products, swaddling, and brushing.  Occupation therapists

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