January 7, 2018 /
Griffin Hospital’s Multiple Sclerosis Center and the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center (which is also at Griffin Hospital), are enrolling patients with multiple sclerosis and chronic insomnia in a study to determine whether a form of meditation can help combat sleeplessness in these patients.
DERBY — In his years of working with multiple sclerosis patients, Dr. Joseph B. Guarnaccia has found many of them also suffer from another condition — insomnia.
DERBY — In his years of working with multiple sclerosis patients, Dr. Joseph B. Guarnaccia has found many of them also suffer from another condition — insomnia.
“It does have an impact on their quality of life and their ability to handle their disease,” said Guarnaccia, director of the Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Center at Derby’s Griffin Hospital.
To help those grappling with both MS and sleeplessness, Guarnaccia is leading a study to examine whether a form of meditation can ease insomnia in MS patients. The study, a collaboration between the Multiple Sclerosis Center and the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center (which is also at Griffin Hospital), is enrolling patients with multiple sclerosis and chronic insomnia through the winter and spring.
Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease affecting the central nervous system, which is made up of the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves. Symptoms of MS can include anything from blurred vision and loss of balance to paralysis and blindness. Problems can come and go or get worse over time.
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