Types of MS

Being diagnosed with MS does not necessarily mean a life of disability.

Most people with MS lead a fairly normal life for most of the time, with occasional attacks of symptoms.

Some people with benign MS will never show any obvious signs of a disability.
A few will experience only one attack or relapse.
Others go into a long remission.
Most people with MS have the relapsing/remitting form of the disease, in which there are periods of relapse (increased level of symptoms), followed by remissions (fewer, or no, evident symptoms).
Other people have the progressive course, which means their symptoms become progressively worse. They may eventually need a wheelchair.

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