Tag: Multiple Sclerosis

  • Our Arizona Story

    3TV Phoenix and Fox 11 Tucson recently aired a story about our work with CCSVI here in Arizona along with the very personal story of Ryan Noreen, one of our patients willing to talk about his experience with the liberation procedure.  As a scientist himself, Ryan is a credible source for the media. Of course,…

  • A small act

    When Hilde Back sponsored a young, rural Kenyan student, she thought nothing of it. She never imagined her quarterly donation of $15 would pave the way for Chris Mburu’s journey to Harvard Law School. Years later, Chris has become a United Nations human rights lawyer working to combat genocide and discrimination. He decides to seek…

  • It can get ugly

    Historically, scientific advances are made before society can conduct meaningful ethical and moral discussions about these advances. However, such discussions are crucial to setting policies that balance individual and public protections with the use of technology in medicine. (Sonia Y. Hunt, Ph.D. (Write Science Right) © 2008 Nature Education). 

  • Our President responds recent comments about the BNAC Study

    We thought it would be best to have our President, Eric Feigenbutz respond directly to some of the comments that have been circulating around the web about the recent study out of BNAC, especially from his important perspective and what it means for the patients at Arizona Doppler Specialists. Having trained at BNAC for the…

  • Responsiveness is Key for Health Practitioners

    For many with Multiple Sclerosis, the do exhaustive research about CCSVI, check references, talk to other patients, engage in social media and attend events. Once they make a decision to move forward with diagnosis and treatment for CCSVI they want answers fast. This story highlights the need for health care professionals to react quickly when…

  • ABC News Reports on Clogged Vein Theories

    Almost six years after she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, Sharon Richardson heard that blockages in neck veins draining blood from her brain could have triggered the debilitating disease, which is marked by fatigue, weakness and pain. She quickly took to the web to investigate the theory, proposed by Dr. Paolo Zamboni, a vascular surgeon…

  • Randy’s story

    [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip86TzgBzxA[/youtube] Randy became a part of our extended family when he visited us from Canada a few weeks ago to undergo the CCSVI screening and liberation procedure. We’re beginning our own video documenting of our patients who are anxious to share with the world their stories and their progress. Randy has suffered from MS for…

  • Olga’s story

    The beautiful Olga Krejci is one of our patients who was diagnosed with MS in January 2010. A full year later she walked into our lives as a CCSVI candidate. Like many, Olga needed to find a way to pay for her procedure and so she turned to www.caringbridge.org to help her not only set…

  • A stitch in time saves…lives?

    This is an inspiring story about Sherry Read, a woman who was diagnosed with MS at the age of 23. Not only does this show the change and happiness that CCSVI can bring to someone’s life, but it also shows how important family and community can be when you are on the road to recovery.…

  • An unclear path illumniated

    Marie Rhodes, RN, the author of CCSVI as the Cause of Multiple Sclerosis: The Science Behind the Controversial Theory, recently discussed her views on the evolution of future treatment for Multiple Sclerosis. On the Facebook page CCSVI in Multiple Sclerosis Marie discusses her idea of the evolving nature of MS research and therapy and compares it…