Want to develop your employability skills?
Taking the Next Step, aims to help 16-25 year olds in North Wales with musculoskeletal conditions develop their employability skills and give them the confidence to thrive once they are in the workplace. The programme includes a series of workshops designed to help...
From small achievements to Swim Serpentine – Taking part in sport with AS
I’ve always enjoyed taking part in and watching sport even though I’ve never been particularly good at it! My Dad taught me to swim as a child and we spent many a Saturday afternoon together watching my local football team, Ipswich Town, while school holidays saw my...
An insider view on services available for ankylosing spondylitis patients
I was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis in 2014 just before I was due to start my physiotherapy degree and now sitting here in 2019, 2 years into my physiotherapy career I count that as a blessing in disguise. I have not only had exposure to services available to...
How to improve your neck rotation
At the RNHRD we use a hold-relax technique to stretch tight muscles and improve flexibility. The principle behind this stretching technique is that a muscle will relax further after it has tightened and you can stretch it more fully. The sequence can seem a bit...
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with ankylosing spondylitis: a journey from agony to championship aspirations
For a very long time I didn’t know what was wrong. I went to all kind of doctors, had all kind of treatments, as probably lot of you can speak about. I had years of agony, depression, and awful thoughts. There was a 3 month period at one time, I had to call an...Join ASone Community
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