Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64November 19, 2016 – Woodland, Calif. and December 3, 2016 – Sacramento, Calif. Mind, Motion, and Medicine: Focusing on the Whole You John Schafer, M.D.; Brian Hutchinson, PT, MSCS; and Tiffany Malone, MSW, MSCS presented a three part symposium in two locations. In his presentation, Exercise Your Options: How to Move Forward with Physical Activity, Hutchinson gave these helpful tips: • It’s not what you do in one day that counts; it’s what you do every day. • If you don’t feel at least as good two hours after exercise as you did when you started, you did too much (duration) or worked too hard (intensity). • Start low and go slow (increase about 10 percent per week). • Incorporate a well-rounded exercise program, endurance, strength, flexiblity, balance, etc. • Seek assistance if you have difficulty starting or maintaining your exercise program. Tiffany Malone, MSW, MSCS, presented Looking on the Bright Side: Using a Positive Attitude. “A common mistake is that at the time when we need one another most, we let go of our most valuable resource: social support. The most successful people take the exact opposite ap- proach. Instead of turning inward they hold on tighter to their social support. Allow yourself to have people in your life with whom to share your strengths and experiences. Building our support system can help build our positive surroundings; we can look for and find people with the same interests, goals, and pas- sions.” John Schafer, M.D., presented Where We are Now and Where We Are Going: An MS Update. Focusing on stem cell therapy, he noted that few clinical studies showed positive results with the use of mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) in MS. The possibility of tissue repair with the use of MSC is very debatable and seems not to be a major way to treat MS, though other stem cell therapies may hold promise. 57 msfocusmagazine.org Look for these and other educational programs on our YouTube channel.