If you have a disability and want to be involved in an exciting sport, then wheelchair rugby could be the game for you! Berkshire Banshees Wheelchair Rugby Club train on Saturday afternoons at Blue Coat School, Sonning just outside Reading and they are looking for more players to join their welcoming team. The sport is […]
The East Berkshire MS Society is launching a new service offering exercise and Pilates sessions in Crowthorne on the first Friday of each month. The sessions will take place at the Wellington College Health and Fitness Club and will be followed by social time in the café. More information, and details of everything offered by
Pilates and exercise with the East Berkshire MS Society Read More »
We are running a new six week seated strengthening course that will be using resistance bands, weights and more to help strengthen and tone the arms and body. It should be suitable for all including wheelchair users. It would be good to have movement in both arms but please speak to Melanie for further advice
New Seated Strengthening class starts 9 September Read More »
Please remember that there will be no physiotherapy on Thursday 20 June from 12.30pm onwards due to the AGM taking place in the gym.
We are launching an eight week Falls Prevention class for people with MS, run by our physiotherapist Analyn. It will run from 2pm to 3pm on a Tuesday afternoon, starting 28 May until 16 July 2024. This eight week course is designed to prevent and manage falls. The sessions are designed for people who are at
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Our physiotherapy team are pleased to offer this new six week Fatigue Management course at the Centre. This course is based on a programme developed by researchers at Bournemouth University and the Dorset MS Service at Poole Hospital called FACETs (Fatigue: Applying Cognitive behavioural and Energy effectiveness Techniques to life Style). The six sessions will help you find ways to manage your
We are pleased to let you know that our physiotherapist Ligia will be running an in-person eight week Pilates class starting soon. The class will run upstairs at the Centre on Mondays from 11am-12noon, starting Monday 15 April and finishing on Monday 17 June (there will be no classes on Bank Holiday Mondays 6 and
Some interesting research is taking place into the benefits of table tennis for people with MS. A trial to scientifically validate table tennis treatment kicks off in the US and Italy this week, run by Dr Antonio Barbera, who has held regular table tennis sessions near Denver for three years and seen encouraging results. Dr
Every week, we offer a Tai Chi class both online and in person for people with MS – why not give it a go? Tai Chi is a gentle exercise that brings together deep breathing, relaxation, and slow, graceful movements. As it is greatly based on technique, it doesn’t matter if you are not very
Dr Gretchen Hawley will be discussing the topic of neuroplasticity and how exercise can create changes of neural pathways within the brain. She will be talking about the best tips and strategies to help you get the most out of your MS-specific exercises to encourage new pathways to be created and promote improvements in specific
Neuroplasticity and brain changes with exercise, MS-UK webinar – 19 February Read More »
