Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis in Israel

In order for the treatment of multiple sclerosis in Israel to be successful, it is necessary to conduct a correct diagnosis in time and to prescribe adequate professional therapy.

Israeli specialists will make an MRI of the brain and spinal cord, examine the quality and composition of cerebrospinal fluid, check the ability of nerve fibers to conduct an electrical signal. Only after receiving all the results of the examinations will the doctor be able to determine the most effective treatment tactics for a particular patient. Such an individual approach guarantees the improvement of the patient's condition already at the initial stages of the therapeutic effect.

Methods of treating multiple sclerosis in Israel

To date, unfortunately, it is impossible to completely recover from multiple sclerosis. But the methods of treating multiple sclerosis in Israel help to curtail acute manifestations of the disease and transfer pathology into a state of latent flow, which contributes to the preservation of the functionality of all organs and systems and allows the patient to lead a full normal life.

What methods are used in Israel?

1. Medication method. The prescribing doctor determines the scheme of taking medicines. The patient can stay for treatment in the clinic, or, having bought the necessary medicines in Israel, return to his homeland and finish the treatment at home.
2. Rehabilitation method. This method of treatment is used in the long course of pathology outside the stage of exacerbation. Usually, such treatment is carried out in specialized rehabilitation centers. The therapeutic spectrum can consist of the following procedures: physiotherapy, exercise therapy, exercises on a special training device "Steps", hydrotherapeutic sessions conducted in an artificial reservoir.
3. It was in Israel that another therapeutic method for multiple sclerosis appeared and is still successfully used, which involves the use of stem cells, which are obtained from the bone marrow of a patient. A small amount of bone marrow is removed from the femur, after which the cells are dipped into a certain medium: there they are actively dividing. When the necessary number of cells is reached (at least 50 000 000), the doctor enters them into the spinal canal of the patient.

As for the latter method, he already underwent a large number of clinical tests that were conducted on seriously ill patients who did not respond to standard treatment. The testing had successful results: after using this procedure all the patients felt considerable relief. Since then it has been more than 2 years, and the condition of patients is still stable. Of course, two years is not enough time to claim final victory over the disease. But Israeli experts do not stand still. At the moment, it is expected to launch new, more extensive testing, the purpose of which is to achieve a complete and irretrievable cure for multiple sclerosis.

Clinics in Israel for the treatment of multiple sclerosis

• Herzliya Medical Center is a clinic with twenty years of impeccable experience of treating all sorts of diseases. The center has its own diagnostic center with the latest equipment, as well as a pathological laboratory in which tissue, fluids are studied, genetic and other tests are being done.
• The Tel Hashomer Hospital is a high-quality Israeli clinic that deals with all types of treatment for multiple sclerosis, including the use of stem cells.
• Center Ramat Aviv - a clinic with one of the best diagnostic centers, operating units, rooms for patients and their loved ones. The Center received recognition from the Ministry of Health of Israel.
• The Assuta clinic is one of the few centers that do not use the services of intermediaries. The clinic has its own diagnostic and treatment facilities, as well as multidisciplinary specialists who use medical standards that have international certification.
• Top Ichilov Center is one of the first medical centers dealing with the management of hopeless patients with multiple sclerosis.

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The cost of treating multiple sclerosis in Israel

As you know, any treatment, including in Israel, begins with a survey:

• primary consultation of a neurologist - from $ 700;
• magnetic resonance imaging by a specially developed method - from $ 1500;
• procedure of electromyography - from $ 700;
• the study of blood (hormones, biochemical analysis, coagulogram, metabolic processes) - from $ 700;
• Diagnosis of brain potentials - from $ 300;
• evaluation of the visual field - from $ 300;
• Assessment of hearing and vestibular apparatus - from $ 400;
• consultation of other specialists - from $ 600;
• evaluation of urodynamics with decoding results - from $ 900;
• repeated consultation of a neurologist - from $ 450.

Diagnostic procedures usually last about 5 days, after which the doctor prescribes the most appropriate treatment. For one day of stay on inpatient treatment it will be necessary to pay from $ 1500, day hospital will be cheaper - from $ 800. The average length of stay on treatment is at least 15 days.

The cost of individual treatment is discussed directly in the clinic.

Reviews on the treatment of multiple sclerosis in Israel

Referring to the reviews on the treatment of multiple sclerosis in Israel, it can be confidently asserted that most patients return home in a stable stage of remission. Many treated become socially active, lead a full-fledged lifestyle. Of course, in many cases the prognosis of the disease depends on the duration of the pathology, its neglect, and on the age of the patient, on the state of his immunity, and on the quality of earlier treatment. If the disease continues for a long time, the doctor will most likely offer the patient a full program of rehabilitation measures. Only with full trust in the treating doctor and the implementation of all his recommendations can you achieve success and lasting improvement in the condition.

Treatment of multiple sclerosis in Israel should be combined with a positive lifestyle: you should try not to concentrate on your disease, be as active as possible, compare your abilities with desires and act.