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Aqua exercise classes with Caroline have been very popular and successful, and are set to continue.
But following the initial 2 week trial, there will now be a small charge for gym entry (£2.50), unless you are already a member.
Friday 2.00 – 2.45 at Milton Park Club
All welcome.
If you missed Caroline’s aqua exercise class last Friday, make sure you come this week.
1.45 at the Park Club for 2.00 start. (Or 1.30 at the Centre if you don’t know the way.)
Have you got a friend or relative who would like to do a sponsored event to support OMSTC? Now that Spring is here, this could be the perfect time.
Here’s a list of the individual people who have raised money and their challenges during the last year and a half, but we are always looking for new ideas. Fundraising projects 2014-15
The key is to get people from outside the Centre involved (especially those with lots of Facebook friends!)
Talk to Jon if you have any ideas. You know there is someone in your life you have always wished would go jump off a cliff. Together we can make it happen!
Osteopathy is an established, recognised system of diagnosis and treatment that lays its main emphasis on the structural integrity of the body. Osteopathy cannot address neurological problems directly associated with MS. It does, however, deal with those issues related to having MS.
Postural issues that put repeated pressure on arms and shoulders, problems with walking and gait, wheelchair use, stick use; all these are problems of muscle, joint and connective tissue that can be helped with osteopathic treatment. Falls are common and distressing. Osteopathy can help with the resolution of injury from falls.
Other aspects of life that MS sufferers have that are common to the population as a whole include stressed out shoulders and the associated headaches, so-called ‘tennis elbow’, housemaids knee – all conditions that osteopathy can help with.
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A phase II clinical trial called RENEW tested a drug called BIIB033, which is anti-LINGO-1 agent, against placebo in 82 people with acute optic neuritis. Participants received a total of six intravenous infusions of the drug or placebo every four weeks and were followed up for a total of 32 weeks. Although the participants had not been diagnosed with MS, about half of people with optic neuritis go on to develop MS. Read on.
Experts in Nottingham are leading a major new study into how people with multiple sclerosis (MS) could overcome problems with attention and memory associated to their condition.
The Cognitive Rehabilitation for Attention and Memory in people with Multiple Sclerosis (CRAMMS) trial will evaluate the effectiveness of new strategies to improve and compensate for these difficulties and aims to improve the quality of life for the patient. Read on.