Mission

The Muscular Dystrophy Support Centre supports adults who have the muscle-wasting disability muscular dystrophy. We do this primarily by providing specialist physiotherapy on a long-term basis, the only organisation in the Midlands region to do so and one of only two in the UK. Muscular dystrophy is a life-long, degenerative disease. It causes the muscles to weaken over time and waste away. There are many types of muscular dystrophies, ranging in severity. Some conditions begin in childhood and are ultimately life-limiting. Others are diagnosed in adulthood. Many people need an electric wheelchair, respiratory interventions, or help from carers to manage everyday tasks such as getting dressed, cooking food and leaving the house. As the person’s muscle deteriorates, life can become extremely challenging, especially as most people lack access to regular physiotherapy, despite this being central to preservation of strength and effective management of the condition. We have been providing therapies since 2013. Operating from our Centre in Coventry and our satellite clinic in Birmingham, we serve a very wide area - the entire Midlands region and occasionally beyond. We plan to launch a second satellite in the East Midlands in mid-2019.

Category

Disability

Additional Information

We are launching a new fundraising initiative with the aim of securing new support for our charity from local businesses.