Manchester Central Support Group
The Manchester Central Support Group is a team of volunteers who offer people affected with osteoporosis the chance to meet other people in the area similarly affected, get information, support and ask questions about osteoporosis treatment and care.
Programme 2022
Thursday 3 February
Royal Osteoporosis Society Helpline Nurse followed by Q & A
Thursday 3 March
Strong, Steady and Straight: an update on exercise and activity for bone health
Will Gregory, Consultant Physiotherapist (Rheumatology), Salford Royal Hospital
Thursday 7 April
Chat Session: Alternative Therapies - share your experiences
Thursday 5 May
Bone Markers and Blood Tests
Professor Terence O’Neill
Thursday 2 June
Nutrition, Food for Bones
Tanya Grenade, MSc Human Nutrition
Thursday 7 July
Chat Session
Thursday 4 August (at 2pm)
The optimum strength and balance exercises in falls prevention
Mike Stamp, Senior Physiotherapist, Falls and Fracture Liaison Service, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Thursday 1 September
Chat Session
Thursday 6 October
Annual Clinical Osteoporosis Update
Caroline Jagger (Osteoporosis Specialist Nurse, MRI)
Thursday 3 November
Chat Session
Thursday 1 December
IMPROFRAC Research Program
Speaker to be confirmed
Venue: All meetings are held online
Time: 8.15pm unless stated
Admission: Free / donation
For further information, please contact:
Manchester Central Volunteers
manchestercentralvolunteers@theros.org.uk
01761 473112 or 01761 473113