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Podcast: Demystifying NMO & MOG
Episode: Episode 8: What a Pain in my NMO!
Description: In this episode, host Chelsey talks all things related to NMO pain with Dr. Shamik Bhattacharyya, a neurologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital and assistant professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School. Chelsey learns that pain is very prevalent in NMOSD, and presents itself in many ways. They chat a bit about the science of NMO-related pain, exploring how and why it's different than pain related to multiple sclerosis. Although there is no 'magic bullet' to wipe out NMO-pain, Dr. Bhattacharyya talks through the number of ways to manage chronic pain including lifestyle changes, medications, devices and complementary treatments...