Anneke Bender is a physical therapist in the Eula C. & Andrew C. Carlos MS Rehabilitation and Wellness Program. She is a MS Certified Specialist, and recently co-authored a study looking at the effect of massage therapy on fatigue, pain, and spasticity in people living with MS. A Certified Yoga Teacher, she has helped to develop a community-based program providing instruction in yoga for those living with neurological disabilities. 4 msfocusmagazine.org Contributors Ellen Whipple has been a medical advisorwith MS Focus since 2002. She is a clinical pharmacist employed within medical affairs, as a director of medical communications, and a clinical assistant professorwith the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy. Augusto Miravalle is an associate professor, associate chair of education and chief of the Multiple Sclerosis Division at the University of Florida, College of Medicine He subspecializes in multiple sclerosis and related neuro- immunological disorders of the brain and spinal cord. Your name here: MS Focus accepts submissions from voluntary contributors who have MS or work with the MS community in a professional capacity. Send inquires or submissions to: editor@msfocus.org. Ben Thrower is the medical directorof theAndrewC. Carlos MSInstituteatShepherdCenter in Atlanta, and the senior medical advisor for MS Focus. He is also a clinical instructorof Neurology at Emory University and participates actively in clinical research. Dr. Miriam Franco is a professor of sociology at Immaculata University and a clinical psychologist. She is an MS Certified Specialist and published two research studies on the use of guided imagery to lower anxiety and injection anxiety with MS. She is on the Health Care Advisory Board of the MSAA and is a Health Partner with the NMSS. Claude Oster is medical director at Palm Beach Neuro Rehabilitation and spe- cializes in spasticity of MS patients and effects of and therapies to help with this challenging symptom. He received his medical degree from Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years.