I know that everybody is different and that it is quite possible for it to help some and not others, but I would advise everyone to give it a try. You never know until you try. After suffering for sixteen years I can say, that I am much more mobile with therapy than without it. I know that if I miss even a couple of days, I become extremely stiff and sore and very immobile. The society has produced some exercise sheets that have been approved by a physiotherapist.
Physiotherapy is a lifeline.
The role of the occupational therapist is to help and advise you on how to cope with the various problems and difficulties that arise as the disease makes it's way through your body. By doing this she can tell just how much difficulty I have in carrying out these tasks and to suggest various aids that would help me perform better. There is a Disabled Living Centre at Astley Ainslie Hospital. This centre is a showroom with a difference. Not only does it house several types of electric wheelchairs and buggies, it also has on display every conceivable aid designed to make life easier.