Coventry and District Osteoporosis Support Group

Our public meetings are now held at St John the Baptist Church Hall in Coventry City Centre, on the corner of Spon Street and Corporation Street. To find the exact location, visit www.multimap.com and type in the postcode CV1 3AY. The area is extremely well served by local buses as well as Park and Ride both North and South.  (Bus 48 from Nuneaton stops nearby.)  Admission is usually £2.50 and covers refreshments.

Thursday, 25th February 2010

2 - 3.30 pm

St John the Baptist Church Hall,

Corner Spon Street and Corporation Street Coventry CV1 3AY

Understanding DXA Scans

Donna Baldwin, Osteoporosis Facilitator

There is parking in nearby Hill Street for disabled badge holders; many city buses, including Park and Ride North and South, stop within yards of the church.

Contact Lynne Adams on

024 7667 6683 for more details.

ADVANCE NOTICE:  Coventry & District Support Group

presents a

STUDY DAY ON OSTEOPOROSIS FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

Meeting the Challenges of Osteoporosis in the 21st Century

Friday 16th April 2010

University of Warwick Medical School

9.00 am to 3.30 pm

cost: £25 which includes lunch and parking

Enquiries to Lynne Adams: 024 76676683, or email noslynne@yahoo.co.uk

The registration form is attached at the bottom of this page

Report and Photos from September 2009 Meeting

  Glen Till and Muriel

 Mavis on portable seatGlen Till, manager of the Mobility Care Store Ltd, situated in Ullesworth Garden Centre on the Lutterworth Road (telephone 01455 209158), brought a van full of aids of every size and description and patiently and sensitively demonstrated them to us.  As we grew in confidence, we tried a lot out for ourselves.  From zipping around the hall in a buggy to choosing the ideal walking stick, we enjoyed playing with Jane on buggyour new toys. 

Report from November 2009 Meeting

 Eileen GilmourEileen Gilmour, MBAcC, who practises acupuncture at the Suffolk Clinic in Earlsdon, gave us a fascinating insight into this ancient art.

Quoting from her handout: "Traditional acupuncture is a system of medicine which has been used effectively for over two thousand years to relieve many health conditions, including pain.  Chinese medicine views any sympton of illness as due to an imbalance in the person's vital energy or "qi".  Needles are inserted into specific points on the body to restore the balance and free the flow of this vital energy."

  Barbara Gill feels the warmth of a moxa cynlinderOther techniques such as moxibustion (burning a cone or cylinder of the herb moxa or mugwort near an acupuncture point for added stimulation), cupping and massage may be used to reinforce the treatment.  (See the photo on the right.)

"Pain occurs when there is a blockage to the flow of vital energy in the body.  Acupuncture treatment will help the energy flow more smoothly in the channels.  It also works on a deeper level to alleviate feelings such as stress, anxiety, depression and frustration which contribute to the experience of pain.

Recent research supports the use of traditional acupuncture as an effective treatment for lower back pain.  NICE -- the National Institute for Clinical Excellence -- has recently recommended acupuncture as a viable treatment option for this condition."

Eileen's initial consultation time is an hour and a half, when she tries to get a holisitic view of the patient.  Usually there is some treatment on this visit, followed up, ideally, by at least seven one-hour treatments.  Many conditions need this much time before there is improvement.

To contact her phone the Suffolk Cinic on 024 76715698 or her mobile 07799 736304.