An initiative to offer a free-to-access programme in East Kilbride for people living with chronic joint pain has been given the backing of the town's MP, Dr Lisa Cameron.
The 12-week programme at Nuffield Health in the town, which is led by rehabilitation specialists, has been designed to help people to self-manage chronic joint pain, a condition that affects more than 8.5 million people in the UK.In Scotland 16.6 per cent of people (420,000) aged 45 have osteoarthritis of the knee, while 10.1 per cent (256,000) have osteoarthritis of the hip.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.
Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android Following a hiatus during the COVID-19 pandemic, the programme was relaunched at East Kilbride Fitness and Wellbeing Gym earlier this year.Since then, more than 50 people from the local area have benefited from sessions.Across the UK more than 2300 people have now taken part, with seven in ten (69 per cent) reporting significant improvements in their condition.
Taking part in one of the group exercise sessions, Ms Cameron said: "It was inspirational to see the work that is being done to support joint pain recovery at Nuffield Health in East Kilbride."I met with participants of the programme on the day who said it had turned their life around and given them back their health."I know this programme will support many local
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