100 club winners for August are:- 1st: Nandi, 2nd: Philip Hicks, 3rd: Jodie Tolmie
Posts By: Karen Jones
Appointments are now available to book for ALL THERAPIES.
New to book:Massage, available from 9th September, the appointments will be on the hour but will be only 45 minutes long to allow for cleaning between appointments. Acupuncture, available on Thursday 17th September and then every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month, appointment times from 9.15 every 45 minutes, cleaning time will reduce the… Read more »
New Volunteers Needed
We are desperate for people to help in the following Volunteering roles: Receptionist – This role is a front of house role. A receptionist is needed to help initially on a Tuesday morning from 9.30-12.30. Reception duties include: greeting people on arrival, answering the phone, making bookings in the diary, counting money, showing visitors around,… Read more »
Will you take part in this mindfulness study?
Helen Croxon is a member of the Beds and Northants MS Therapy Centre and is a student at De Montfont University. As part of her Masters degree, she is carrying out some research into the benefits of mindfulness in MS and needs your help. She has kindly laid everything out below. If you have any questions, feel… Read more »
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Due to the unusual circumstances this year and social distance measures the AGM will take place via a zoom meeting on: Wednesday 23rd September, 2pm Code: 7183898662 Password OMSTC Nominations and seconders are requested for a max of 10 Committee members. They must be emailed to Sue at ms.therapy@btconnect BEFORE the… Read more »
Patricia Sadler Osteopath
It is with great sadness that I have to let you know that Patricia Sadler, has reluctantly decided to stand down from her position as Osteopath at the Centre. Patricia has been with us for over 5 years and has also raised a significant amount of funds for the centre through her singing performances. There… Read more »
New Procedures
New procedures to follow for oxygen therapy and gym use and oxygen questionnaire for completion, please bring with you.Any questions please email Sue at ms.therapy@btconnect.com. Click here to download the Covid-19 Oxygen Consent Form. Click here to download The Member Procedure Form.
Staying Healthy: MS and Diet
The government has recently launched a campaign to get everyone to be as healthy as they can be. A big part of this is diet. But for people with MS is following a special diet beneficial? This is quite a controversial area. Some people swear by the diet they follow or supplements that they take but… Read more »
MS research updates
Two interesting pieces of research this week to bring you: New research, part-funded by the MS Society, shows that an existing drug for diabetes has the potential to boost energy production and protect nerves from damage in MS. New research suggests the diabetes drug pioglitazone could be another piece in the puzzle of stopping MS, through… Read more »
July 100 club winners
July 100 club winners: 1st Nandi Ablett 2nd Sue Doran 3rd Chris Webb Sharing a prize fund of: £72.50 Please help support the centre by joining the 100 club, it’s been a difficult year and it would really help if members would join. £5 a month, email ms.therapy@btconnect.com for more information. Many thanks,
