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Aaron Boster

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Ologies with Alie Ward
Neuropathoimmunology (MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS) with Aaron Boster

clinics around the United States, it's not covered ubiquitously by insurance yet, but I think we're going to see that change.

Ologies with Alie Ward
Neuropathoimmunology (MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS) with Aaron Boster

And having this new diagnostic tool, this Octave DA test, really assists in our assessment and monitoring of patients, which is pretty darn exciting.

Ologies with Alie Ward
Neuropathoimmunology (MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS) with Aaron Boster

a lot of things can cause you to be numb.

Ologies with Alie Ward
Neuropathoimmunology (MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS) with Aaron Boster

It doesn't have to be MS.

Ologies with Alie Ward
Neuropathoimmunology (MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS) with Aaron Boster

It could be B12 deficiency.

Ologies with Alie Ward
Neuropathoimmunology (MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS) with Aaron Boster

It could be diabetes.

Ologies with Alie Ward
Neuropathoimmunology (MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS) with Aaron Boster

There's a host of things.

Ologies with Alie Ward
Neuropathoimmunology (MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS) with Aaron Boster

And so a diagnosis is a tough animal.

Ologies with Alie Ward
Neuropathoimmunology (MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS) with Aaron Boster

And your point's very well taken that if you talk to someone with MS, they have a story.

Ologies with Alie Ward
Neuropathoimmunology (MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS) with Aaron Boster

And it's generally not like a nice story.

Ologies with Alie Ward
Neuropathoimmunology (MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS) with Aaron Boster

It makes me feel sad.

Ologies with Alie Ward
Neuropathoimmunology (MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS) with Aaron Boster

So I really recommend what I call the 24 hour rule, right?

Ologies with Alie Ward
Neuropathoimmunology (MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS) with Aaron Boster

So if you punched me in my face and my face got all puffy, that's caused by inflammation.

Ologies with Alie Ward
Neuropathoimmunology (MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS) with Aaron Boster

And if we looked at my face tomorrow, it's more puffy because inflammation doesn't go away in a couple hours.

Ologies with Alie Ward
Neuropathoimmunology (MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS) with Aaron Boster

It'll last days, right?

Ologies with Alie Ward
Neuropathoimmunology (MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS) with Aaron Boster

When you have an MS attack, it's caused by inflammation in the noggin.

Ologies with Alie Ward
Neuropathoimmunology (MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS) with Aaron Boster

And if you have a symptom, it's going to last longer than a day.

Ologies with Alie Ward
Neuropathoimmunology (MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS) with Aaron Boster

So as an example, if you wake up and your hand's numb and you shake it out and it feels better, you probably don't have to call me.

Ologies with Alie Ward
Neuropathoimmunology (MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS) with Aaron Boster

If you wake up and your hand's numb and the next day it's more numb,

Ologies with Alie Ward
Neuropathoimmunology (MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS) with Aaron Boster

Now it's met the 24-hour rule, and now I want to hear about it.