Posts By: Karen Jones

MS and Mental Health

MS-UK have produced a new Choices booklet focused on MS and Mental Health. They have a number of ways to view it, and all of the links are below:WebsitePDF

Reading University Study

Reading University are doing a study on psychological intervention for people with MS. Please share this link with your members and encourage them to help inform the study and path of research in this area going forward. https://research.reading.ac.uk/neurodegenerative-diseases/multiple-sclerosis/  

Helping to directly support your MS patients & caregivers – myMS

Self-care management and support education for chronic illnesses has never been more important than now for your patients and caregivers due to the current health and economic climate.  talkhealth is very proud to announce the launch of our latest support programme myMS, our twelfth support programme in our collection of programmes available FREE of charge to primary, secondary care… Read more »

Do you shop online at AMAZON?

You can raise funds for MS if you order via our website.  Just click on the Amazon Logo on www.omstc.org.uk and then shop as usual.  It’s that easy! Roughly 5% of the money spent will come to the centre.  Right now we make roughly £30 a month from this source but it could so easily be alot more. … Read more »

Reopening of the Centre

The Committee has been discussing when and how the Centre might reopen, and is closely monitoring what other MS Therapy Centres are doing. There is no target reopening date yet, but it will be several weeks away at least. Whenever it is, we know it will have to have a very different look and feel… Read more »

Home Exercise film 6 now ready

Play now Dear Readers,Our 6th Home Exercise film is now available: Strength & Balance with Lucie Bowley. This session was recorded at home after lockdown and edited by us, which is why it looks a little different to the previous films. In this easy to follow class you will warm up your whole body, do an… Read more »

Home Exercise film 5 now ready

Dear Readers,Our 5th Home Exercise film is now available: Tai Chi with Carol Doherty.   This week we have a 14 minute Tai Chi session for you that can be done seated or standing. You will be mobilising the whole body using a combination of simple repeated movements that the teacher explains in a practical and easy… Read more »