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The Essential Health Clinic
The Essential Health Clinic Announces CCSVI Treatment Packages EHC have announced the start of CCSVI Treatment Packages that will be available through The Essential Health Clinic in Scotland. Full details are on their website at - The Essential Health Clinic Treatment Packages. If you wish to register your interest and be kept informed of these developments you can register your interest in the web site - http://www.essentialhealthclinic.com/website/index.php/clinic/ccsvi/ccsvi-newsletter.html The Essential Health Clinic Newsletters Helen Yates, MSRC Chief Executive said: "MSRC is fully supportive of Essential Health Clinic's efforts to enable scanning for CCSVI in MS patients in the UK. Currently anyone who believes that they have this problem has to go to Europe even just to get scanned, never mind treated. Enabling the scanning to take place here in the UK will represent a big step forward for people affected by Multiple Sclerosis who believe this venous insufficiency problem lies at the root of their MS"
Ultrasound Dimensions - Dublin
Ultrasound Dimensions is now offering ultrasound screening for CCSVI. For more information please read: Chronic cerebro-spinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) is a syndrome in which the flow of blood in the cervical and thoracic veins to the heart is compromised. It is proposed that insufficient venous blood flow, promotes development of brain dysfunction, possibly multiple sclerosis. The reported blood flow compromises, involve both reduced and intermittently reversed (reflux) flow velocities and are reportedly associated with stenosis of the jugular and azygos veins. Such a vascular picture was described by Paolo Zamboni in 2008, who also reported an association of CCSVI with multiple sclerosis (MS). The hypothesis has generated optimism and scepticism.CCSVI is currently under research. Examination and treatments are not standard medical methods. The research is still in the beginning phase. By pursuing this new and potentially promising research direction there is hope that further evidence will support the link between MS and CCSVI, that its treatment may ultimately add to the collection of therapies available for MS patients. There is need for more research and although we believe that CCSVI exists it is still not proven whether CCSVI is a cause of MS or related to MS in some other manner. Following Dr. Simka's protocol we are offering appointments to screen for any signs of venous compromise within the jugular and vertebral veins using Doppler ultrasound. A verbal impression will be given to you on the day and a Radiologist's report will be sent to you either by post or email shortly thereafter. • Examination will be performed by a Diagnostic Medical Sonographer specially trained to examine for signs of CCSVI and the findings reported on by a Consultant Radiologist. • Doppler ultrasound is a screening imaging modality that examines the dynamics of blood flow • Ultrasound can examine venous response to patient positioning • Ultrasound can examine the valves in the internal jugular veins Duration: The CCSVI doppler ultrasound scan takes approximately 30 to 60 minutes. Cost: €195.00 For more information or to make an appointment please call us at 353 (0) 1 210 0232 or email us at info@ultrasound.ie Website: http://www.ultrasound.ie/ccsvi.html

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