MS North West Therapy Centre

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MS North West Therapy Centre is a charity in Ballytivnan, Sligo, that supports people living with Multiple Sclerosis and other neurological conditions, along with their families and carers. A local man who had MS came up with the idea. After a community fundraising campaign led by the Yeats MS Support Group, the centre opened in 1993 in the former gate lodge on the grounds of St John's Hospital, and it has been extended several times since. It serves clients from across the North West, including Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal. Physiotherapy is at the heart of the service. Every new client has a safety assessment with a physiotherapist, and treatment can then be one-to-one or in a group. Physiotherapists work on weakness, spasticity, balance, pain, walking and posture. Group classes include Pilates, circuit classes based on the 'Getting the Balance Right' programme, seated chair exercise and Otago-based falls prevention. The gym has a standing frame, tilt table, treadmill, exercise bike, arm and leg active-passive trainers and shoulder pulleys. The centre also runs a hyperbaric oxygen therapy chamber with a trained technician. Reflexology and other holistic therapies take place in a dedicated therapy room. Counselling is available by appointment for clients and family members coping with a new diagnosis, relapses or other life pressures. Clients can refer themselves, or be referred by a GP or neurologist, using the referral form on the centre's website. Oxygen therapy needs a separate letter from your GP. One-to-one physiotherapy sessions run Monday to Friday between 9:30 AM and 4:30 PM and usually last about 45 minutes. The centre works closely with the HSE case coordinator for neurological conditions in Sligo and with other voluntary and statutory groups. Services are funded mainly through donations, local fundraising events, a monthly draw and the centre's charity shops. The organisation is a registered Irish charity committed to the Charities Governance Code.

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Physiotherapy assessment · One-to-one physiotherapy · Group exercise classes · Pilates · Circuit classes (Getting the Balance Right) · Chair exercise classes · Falls prevention classes (Otago) · Standing frame and tilt table · Active-passive limb trainers · Hyperbaric oxygen therapy · Reflexology · Holistic therapies · Counselling · Family and carer support · Self-referral, GP or neurologist referral

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