There is no scientific evidence to support its use, and yet thousands of multiple sclerosis sufferers tout its effectiveness. MS is a disease of the central nervous system, resulting in a variety of neurological symptoms. The cause of MS is still unclear, but what is known is that in patients with the disease the immune system attacks the brain and spinal cord, which are normally isolated from the immune system. The location of the plaque determines the neurological deficit which results. The important feature of MS, however, is its unpredictability.
Plaques can also vary in size and severity, and also in their potential to heal.
Most new lesions will resolve spontaneously, either partially or even completely. Also, even in a person with stable MS, with no new lesions forming, symptoms can vary significantly and rapidly based on other factors, such as body temperature. The end result is that nobody, not the patient nor the physician, can predict the course of MS in any individual. The MS sufferer must live with the uncertainty of what the future will bring, as they are buffeted by unpredictable exacerbations and remissions. It is for this reason that MS patients are especially susceptible to the claims of new miracle cures, and why anecdotal information regarding such therapies are all but worthless in terms of forming reliable scientific conclusions.