#14 Multiple Sclerosis: First Symptoms & Diagnostic Journey

#17 What Causes MS? (The Study that Changed Everything!)

"What causes MS?" is a question we get asked all the time - and for good reason! A complete answer to the question still doesn't exist, but recent scientific breakthroughs mean that we are now closer than ever... and it looks like a common virus may be to blame.  In this special episode of NeuroNotes, we breakdown our best current understanding of the causes of MS by covering two key studies:  - A 2022 landmark study implicating Epstein-Barr Virus as the strongest risk factor for MS 🔗 Full paper here: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abj8222 - A recent 2025 review compiling the latest research between MS and EBV 🔗 Full paper here: https://doi.org/10.1212/NXI.0000000000200460 This isn't one you want to miss!

#16 MS Diagnosis to Half Marathon: Issie's Story

This is a special one, our first ever guest episode! Introducing Issie: a young lady diagnosed with MS four years ago.  Tune in as Issie shares her MS diagnosis journey, her lifestyle and mindset shifts that made the biggest differences, and how she built up to running half marathons.  🧡 Follow Issie for more positivity around MS! 🧡 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingicandowithms/  [https://www.instagram.com/everythingicandowithms/ ] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@everythingicandowithms [https://www.tiktok.com/@everythingicandowithms]

#15 Relapses vs Progression: The Two Faces of MS

This third episode of our multiple sclerosis deep-dive is short but important - unpacking what MS diagnoses actually mean. Today we discuss the main types of MS, the difference between relapses and progression, and how an MS diagnosis can shift over time.

#14 Multiple Sclerosis: First Symptoms & Diagnostic Journey

This is the second episode of our multiple sclerosis deep-dive, and today we cover the start of the diagnostic journey. Tune in as we discuss the early signs of MS, what the first episode of demyelination is called, and how neurologist actually make the MS diagnosis.

#13 Multiple Sclerosis: Where Do We Even Begin?

Welcome to NeuroNotes! A podcast hosted by Kenzo and Sam, two neurological physiotherapists and the brains behind PhysiKits. Today marks the start of shift to condition-specific episode blocks - beginning with Multiple Sclerosis. In this episode we talk through what MS really is, why demyelination causes the various multiple sclerosis symptoms, and why it varies so much from person to person.