Getting the Balance Right

"Getting the Balance Right" is MS Ireland’s Nationwide Exercise, Health Promotion and Research Programme for people with Multiple Sclerosis. The research arm of the project was facilitated through collaboration between MS Ireland and the Physiotherapy Dept at the University of Limerick. This programme offers a range of opportunities for people with MS to take part in physiotherapy and exercise programmes which aim to improve strength and mobility and reduce the impact of fatigue and MS symptoms. It is available across the country in a variety of venues and settings. The programme, the first of its kind for the Society, is primarily an opportunity for people with MS to participate in a monitored and guided exercises with greater frequency and intensity. New Participants will be assessed by a Chartered Physiotherapist
and facilitated in an appropriate exercise programme suited to their needs and abilities.

The preliminary results were launched in September 2009 and show very positive benefits from taking part in the programmes. If you are a health professional you can download the toolkits in order to run the programmes in your area.

Benefits of Taking Part in this Programme
There are a range of benefits people with MS can experience by taking part in the programme.

This programme was initially made possible by the financial support of Tesco Ireland, through their Charity of the Year Programme and Pobal, through administration of the Dormant accounts funding