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Multiple Sclerosis Advancement and How They Relate to Clayton Christensen Book the Innovator's Prescription

Introduction

Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a nervous system disease, which impacts spinal cord and brain, by damaging the myelin sheath, the surrounding material, and secure nerve cells. This injure reduce or block messages between the body and the brain, which leads toward the symptoms of MS. These may include visual disturbances, issues with coordination and balance, muscle weakness, sensation like prickling, numbness, or needles, and memory and thinking issues (www.nlm.nih.gov). Research of National Institution of Neurological Disorders and Stroke states that no one clearly knows the specific causes of multiple sclerosis. It can be an autoimmune disease that occurs when person's body attacks itself (www.nlm.nih.gov). It is also indicated that this disease affects women more than men, and usually starts within the ages of twenty and forty (A.D.A.M., 2011, n.d). Generally, it is said to be a mild disease however, some people lose their ability to speak, write, or walk. There are no cures for MS, but medicines can reduce it and help control symptoms, plus occupational and physical therapy can also help (A.D.A.M., 2011, n.d).

Clayton Christensen's “The Innovator's Prescription”

“The Innovator's Prescription” is book written by Clayton Christensen et al, which states that our healthcare system is in grave state. Every year fewer businesses can supply it, fewer Americans can manage to pay for it, and only fewer programs by government can promise it for future generations. Thus, we need a cure and we require it right now (www.claytonchristensen.com). This book applies the fundamentals of disruptive innovation to the damaged healthcare system with two leaders I this field: Dr. Jason Hwang and Dr. Jerome Grossman. Through this book they have analyzed the challenges that healthcare system is facing today and proposed a set of innovative, clear, and actionable solutions, which will decrease the cost of health care and result in improved healthcare outcomes for millions (www.claytonchristensen.com).

Multiple Sclerosis has been facing continues advancements regarding its treatment, like Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) diagnosing tool development. This research paper is focused on relating the advancements in MS treatment with the specifics from innovator's prescription book and also covers how these advancements will aid the treatment and the cost of this disease.

Discussion

“The Innovator's Prescription” emphasizes on disruptive innovations that consist of three elements: Technological enabler, business model innovation, and value network (Christensen et al, 2008, p.20). According to the Clayton Christensen's book, all of these three disruptive innovations should be considered to overcome the issues that our healthcare system is facing today. So, this research relates the advancements in MS with these disruptive innovations, where possible.

Value Networking

According to 'Innovator's Prescription', one of the enabler of disruption is relying on the existing value network due to cheapness and the faster way of succeeding, because it kills the innovation (Christensen et al, 2008, p.28). It indicates that it is essential to reform the value networks and come up with new innovations in networking ...