Case Study-Montel Williams

Montel Williams was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) when he was 42 years old. He was acting and serving in the military. He noticed that he started to lose vision in his left eye. He soon started to experience depression. Many believe that this was due to the severe amount of pain that he suffered from MS. He did not want his diagnosis to keep him down. He had goals for himself. He wanted to continue to wok and write each week. He also wanted to land two acting rolls each year. He never let MS keep him from doing anything. He has two kids, and he wanted to continue to stay active to spend time. Working on pain management in the joints is the biggest thing and OT can help with. Hydrotherapy would be a good intervention to allow the muscles to strengthen, but relieves the pressure on the joints. Overall, Montel lives a very productive life with MS.