Treating Multiple Sclerosis and many other conditions YOUR LIFE, YOUR CHOICE, YOUR CENTRE.

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1 Treating Multiple Sclerosis and many other conditions YOUR LIFE, YOUR CHOICE, YOUR CENTRE.

2 Welcome to the West of England MS Therapy Centre WE OFFER Physiotherapy, Oxygen Treatment, Counselling/Life Coaching, Peer Support and Carer Support. COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES Acupuncture, Aromatherapy Massage, Beauty Therapy, Reflexology and Yoga. SPECIALIST CLINICS Chiropody, Citizens Advice Bureau, Continence Clinic, MS Nurse provided by the North Somerset Community Partnership and Spasticity Clinic. In 1995, a few months after my diagnosis I began to visit the MS Therapy Centre. This facility has been very helpful over the years; I go once a week for oxygen treatment, physiotherapy and regularly meet up with other centre users and their carers. Dr Janet Willis - Congresbury

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5 Physiotherapy Our physiotherapists are members of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP), Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the Association of Physiotherapists in Neurology (ACPIN). We offer both one to one physiotherapy sessions and group exercise classes to provide you with the best possible treatment available. Some of the conditions we treat are: Multiple Sclerosis Brain Injury Cerebral Palsy Cervical Myelopathy Corticobasal Degeneration Dandy Walker Syndrome Guillain-Barré Syndrome ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Motor Neurone Disease Parkinson s Disease Stroke Syringomyelia Helps me with my balance Caz from Bristol Allows me to remain independent Kristian from W-S-M The exercise class keeps me positive Sarah from Gloucester

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7 Oxygen Treatment Breathing in 100% (pure) oxygen under increased pressure, allows extra oxygen to be taken up by the bloodstream. This extra oxygen can help where healing is slowed down by infection or where blood supply is limited by damage to the tissues. Oxygen treatment can ease the symptoms of: Multiple Sclerosis Autism Brain Injury Cerebral Palsy Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Mesothelioma (a type of chronic lung cancer) Motor Neurone Disease Osteoporosis Post-Concussion Syndrome Post-operative healing Pulmonary Fibrosis Radiation burns (following radiotherapy) Sports Injury Stroke And many more conditions. Breathing pure oxygen speeds up the healing process...i first used the oxygen chamber to heal a broken thumb and believe it resulted in a return to action a week or ten days earlier than would otherwise have been the case. Marcus Trescothick Captain Somerset County Cricket Club.

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9 Counselling/Life Coaching, Peer and Carer Support Counselling offers you a safe, confidential place to talk about your life and anything that may be confusing, painful or uncomfortable. It allows you to talk with someone who is trained to listen. Chatterbox is a self-help group to combat isolation. It promotes and supports people to come together to encourage each other in a social setting: there is often a great deal of laughter. Carer Support caring can have a big impact on you physically, emotionally and financially. But you don t have to go through it alone. Carer Support provides practical information, advice and the opportunity to talk to someone who knows exactly what you re going through. Other carers can offer kindness, sympathy, understanding and they can make you feel less isolated. Counselling has helped me, my family and friends come to terms with my new life Liz from Chipping Sodbury

10 Complementary Therapies Acupuncture Aromatherapy Massage Beauty Therapy Reflexology Yoga Specialist Clinics Chiropody Citizens Advice Bureau Continence Clinic MS Nurse Spasticity Clinic - treating patients with severe muscle stiffness (spasticity) or abnormal limb positioning following stroke, or as a result of other neurological conditions, including multiple sclerosis. Having regular aromatherapy massages reduces my pain and stress, enabling me to sleep better which in turn allows me to manage my life more positively. Jenny from North Somerset

11 Centre Opening Hours Monday 09:00-18:30 Tuesday 09:00-17:00 Wednesday 09:00-17:00 Thursday 09:00-17:00 Friday 09:00-16:30 Contact The West of England MS Therapy Centre Bradbury House Clinic Wheatfield Drive Bradley Stoke Bristol BS32 9DB Main Office: Fundraising: Fax: general enquires: info@mstherapybristol.org.uk - fundraising: fundraising@mstherapybristol.org.uk The West of England M.S. Therapy Centre Ltd. Registered Company No Registered Charity No Reg. Office: Bradbury House, Wheatfield Drive, Bradley Stoke, BS32 9DB

12 A38 M4 How to find us M5 A38 Aztec West Bradley Stoke Way Brook Way Wheatfield Drive