Who is this event for? The programme In the webinar and the following week’s conversational group, they’ll help you to start making sense of your diagnosis. They will provide you with the information and signposting to further support and guidance that you may need. The MS society hope through these sessions that they will empower… Read more »
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MS Newsletter Spring 2023
Staying Active with MS: Cycling, MS Society webinar – 6 March
hese Staying Active with MS sessions are led by two MS Society volunteers, they talk about how getting physically active has helped them to take control of their own wellbeing. In these sessions they discuss different ways you can try to get and keep active as well as share hints and tips on ways to… Read more »
Goals and Intentions: MS Society webinar – Tuesday 28 February
Do you find yourself setting goals but not achieving them? Perhaps you feel overwhelmed by setting goals. This webinar will feature life coach Andrea Thomas. Andrea runs her own health and wellness business and has been living with MS for over 25 years. She will cover the purpose and value of setting goals in order to enable… Read more »
Newly Diagnosed Information MS Society webinar – 6 February
Who is this event for? The programme In the webinar and the following week’s conversational group, they’ll help you to start making sense of your diagnosis. They will provide you with the information and signposting to further support and guidance that you may need. The MS society hope through these sessions that they will empower… Read more »
Staying Active with MS: Swimming and Wild Swimming, MS Society online webinar – 6 February
These online sessions discuss different ways you can try to get and keep moving or active. They are lead by MS Society volunteers, who will be joined by guest speakers who can share hints and tips on ways to keep active and also perhaps give you ideas of new activities. This month they will be… Read more »
Functional Exercise, MS-UK webinar – 23 January
To help kick start new year exercise plans, this online seminar will be discussing what ‘functional exercise’ is and how to use this type of exercise to improve mobility and function. Dr Gretchen Hawley will explain the difference between ‘regular’ and ‘functional’ exercise and how functional exercise can help improve function and mobility for people… Read more »
Life Admin: PIP, Blue Badges and Travel, MS Society Webinar – 26 January
Have you thought about the weekly tasks you do that would be considered as Life Admin? Sorting out bills, insurances and pensions. Sometimes they can be time consuming or overwhelming. Join this Life Admin Webinar where they will be discussing Personal Independence Payment and looking at why and how you should apply. It can be… Read more »
Introduction to Creative Writing – MS Society Webinar: 17 January 2023
There are lots of reasons people enjoy creative writing; it can give you a safe space to express yourself and there is evidence that it can help people both physically and emotionally, by reducing stress and anxiety. Why not come along and see for yourself just what is involved in creative writing, try something new,… Read more »
Bladder and bowel – Management strategies and exercise – MS-UK online webinar, Mon 19 Dec
This final information session of 2022 with Dr Gretchen Hawley will focus on bladder and bowel and the physiotherapy approaches that can be used in the management of issues associated, including exercises for stretching and strengthening the pelvic floor. The session will be discussing the terms of incontinence, urgency, frequency and retention and how these… Read more »