Welcome back to the ThreeSpires Physiotherapy blog and our series of blogs looking at the services that we offer in each of the areas that our physiotherapists travel out to. Currently we are looking at Tamworth and the physiotherapy services that we provide in Tamworth and areas such as Hopwas, Amington, Glascote and Fazeley. In this blog I thought we would have a look how our physiotherapists are able to help patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in Tamworth.

Multiple Sclerosis (often shortened to MS) is an unfortunately common neurological condition that affects people in many ways from mild weakness and reduction in co-ordination to a complete loss of mobility. For anyone that has MS It is important to be able to access high quality physiotherapy. Obviously this is where our home visit physiotherapy service in Tamworth can really make a difference.

In patients with Multiple Sclerosis the insulating substance around nerves in the brain and spinal cord - myelin is progressively destroyed, this affects nerve signal transmission and causes a wide range of problems for patients including difficulties walking, weakness in muscles and loss of coordination. Commonly symptoms will worsen and improve (relapse and remit) at times, with patients finding that for no clear reason they worsen and for a month or so and then slowly improve, again with little clear reason. The exact cause and underlying pathophysiology of MS remains unclear with many hypotheses being currently researched, certainly there are some geographic patterns (such as you are more likely to have MS the further from the equator you live) and it is thought that it is likely to be a combination of hereditary and environmental factors.

Our chartered physiotherapists are all experienced at assisting patients with Multiple Sclerosis and are able to provide a physiotherapy service at home in Tamowrth to anyone who has Multiple Sclerosis. Often our physiotherapists work alongside and in conjunction with NHS neurological physiotherapists to maximise mobility and function for patients with Multiple Sclerosis and our physiotherapists are able to liaise directly with NHS staff in order to reduce the burden on families.

If you or anyone you know has Multiple Sclerosis and lives in Tamworth then please get in touch to have a chat about how we might be able to help with recovery and physiotherapy. We can be contacted via email: enquiries@threespiresphysiotherapy.co.uk or phone: 07884281623