Posts Categorized: Centre News

Boma All Terrain Wheelchair

Boma All Terrain Wheelchair will be on display at the centre on Friday 4th December from 11am and a representative will be available to ask questions.

Happy Days! Chocolate could ease MS symptoms

Source The Scotsman: EXPERTS are to look at the impact of chocolate on multiple sclerosis (MS). The MS Society will fund researchers at Oxford Brookes University to see whether chocolate can reduce fatigue, one of the most common symptoms of MS, in people with the condition.  Read on. 

New report highlights the costs of emergency hospital care for people with MS

Source MS Trust: Measuring the Burden of Hospitalisation in Multiple Sclerosis shows that nearly 15,000 people with MS in England were admitted to hospital as an emergency in 2013/14.  That’s around 17% of everyone with MS in England. Of the 23,700 emergency admissions, 8700 were repeat admissions – where the person with MS was admitted for… Read more »

Footcare appointments 2016

Footcare appointments 2016: 5 January    9-12.45 26 January    9-1.30 16 Feb        9-12.45 15 March    9-1.30 5 April        9-12.45 26 April        9-1.30 24 May        9-12.00 14 June        9-12.45

Caroline’s Classes

Meditation – last Friday of the month – 27/11 2.00 Aqua Exercise – first Friday of the month – 04/12 2.00

Christmas Lunch – 16th December

Christmas Lunch, Wednesday 16th December, 12.30 prompt, Park Place Brasserie, Milton Park, 3 courses £18 including tip.  Please let reception know if you would like to come and your choice of food please. Menu: Starters: Prawn and Avocado Salad with lime and chilli dressing Soup of the Day Stilton, Walnut and Caramelised Pear Salad (all… Read more »

Scalp Acupuncture

Our acupuncturist now offers Scalp Acupuncture (see Dave Webb pic attached).  An article in Acupuncturetoday.com quoted: ‘Scalp acupuncture has been proven to have the most success in the treatment of MS and other central nerve damages, as compared to other acupuncture modalities including ear, body and hand acupuncture.  It not only can improve the symptoms,… Read more »