Where the evidence stands
The proposal that narrowed neck and chest veins — chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency, or CCSVI — cause multiple sclerosis attracted considerable attention. Subsequent blinded studies and randomised trials have not shown that treating these veins improves MS symptoms or slows the disease.
We do not offer venoplasty as a treatment for multiple sclerosis. We say so plainly because people with MS are frequently offered it privately at considerable cost.
What we do offer
People with MS still get ordinary vascular problems, and reduced mobility raises the risk of some of them. We assess and treat venous disease, leg swelling, pressure-related wounds and clot risk on their own merits, alongside your neurology team.
