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In A Nutshell... By Claire Thornber

14 August 2019

In A Nutshell... By Claire Thornber

Why is our work so important?   I set up our non-profit following my own cauda equina injury in 2010, which had resulted in…
Wheelchair Dancing at Northern Ballet Expressions With Tin Arts

14 August 2019

Wheelchair Dancing at Northern Ballet Expressions With Tin Arts

So I thought I would do a blog about something I did recently. You may have gathered from my blogs that I get really…
Vacuum therapy for CES patients

13 August 2019

Vacuum therapy for CES patients

The benefits of vacuum therapy for CES patients Everyone’s first thought about the vacuum pump is a sexual aid. But the vacuum pump is…
What Do I Say?

2 August 2019

What Do I Say?

I spend my life struggling to know what to say to people when they ask how I’m doing. I usually say I’m fine because…
Our day filming with the BBC….

1 August 2019

Our day filming with the BBC….

In the sweltering temperatures of last weeks heatwave, while you were all sunbathing in your back gardens, we were working hard here at Broughton…
Physio For The Penis Post CES

1 August 2019

Physio For The Penis Post CES

We have interviewed Elliot from iMEDicare to bring to the attention of men with Cauda Equina Syndrome the need to consider a vacuum pump to…
How Cauda Equina Syndrome can Affect A Person’s Physical & amp; Psychosexual Self

31 July 2019

How Cauda Equina Syndrome can Affect A Person’s Physical & amp; Psychosexual Self

An introduction -“ I met Michelle as a client several years ago. I had been struggling in my relationship for eighteen months before I…
Hollister

31 July 2019

Hollister

Hollister Incorporated is an employee-owned company that develops, manufactures and markets healthcare products and services. They are a valued supporter of the work we…
Mr Nishaharan Srikandarajah

20 July 2019

Mr Nishaharan Srikandarajah

Mr Nisaharan Srikandarajah is a Neurosurgeon at the Walton Centre in Liverpool. He achieved an Honours degree for Neurosciences and then read Clinical Medicine…