Developing and implementing lifestyle management programs© with people with multiple sclerosis.

SUMMARY This paper describes the development and use of Lifestyle Management Programs© (LMPs) by occupational therapists at the Multiple Sclerosis Society of New South Wales, Australia. A case study is used to demonstrate how the program is applied in an individual situation. LMPs are used with people with MS, or their support people, to enable management of the impact of fluctuating and interactive physical, sensory and cognitive symptoms.