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 		The NASS Oxford Branch holds weekly exercise sessions every Wednesday evening (6:00pm) at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Windmill Road, Headington, Oxford. The sessions are specifically for those who have been diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS). If you have AS you will be more than welcome - come along when you can. See the links for directions on how to get there.
Come and get moving !







General Information :

NASS is the national organisation for Ankylosing Spondylitis that forms and supports a network of branches around the country.

Each branch is run and supported by motivated spondylitics and is backed by physiotherapists who support the branch members through supervised physiotherapy sessions.

Without this commitment, and the supporting physiotherapists, branches would not exist as supervised physiotherapy is the core activity of each branch.

At the Oxford branch there is currently a contribution required of £3 (GBPounds) for each Gym session and £5 for each Hydrotherapy session attended.



See below for session dates etc.

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Want to know more? email Martin Andrews here at :
nass.oxford.....[at]....tiscali.co.uk

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A Gym or Hydrotherapy session is held every Wednesday starting at 6:00pm (for about an hour).
All Gym and Hydro sessions are run by a team of qualified hospital physiotherapists.
Gym session 1st , 3rd and 5th Wednesdays in the month
Hydrotherapy session 2nd and 4th Wednesdays in the month

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Please note: Hydrotherapy Pool sessions are subject to a physical limit

on the maximum number of users. Numbers may have to be restricted or times reduced to accommodate.

Session Dates and Notes for the next few months:-

Wed 03/Jun/2009

Gym

Wed 10/Jun/2009

Hydrotherapy

Wed 17/Jun/2009

Gym

Wed 24/Jun/2009

Hydrotherapy

 

 

Wed 01/Jul/2009

Gym

Wed 08/Jul/2009

Hydrotherapy

Wed 15/Jul/2009

Gym

Wed 22/Jul/2009

Hydrotherapy

Wed 29/Jul/2009

Gym

 

 

Wed 05/Aug/2009

Gym

Wed 12/Aug/2009

Hydrotherapy

Wed 19/Aug/2009

Gym

Wed 26/Aug/2009

Hydrotherapy

 

 

Wed 02/Sep/2009

Gym

Wed 09/Sep/2009

Hydrotherapy

Wed 16/Sep/2009

Gym

Wed 23/Sep/2009

Hydrotherapy

Wed 30/Sep/2009

Gym

 

 

 

How to get to NASS sessions at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford:

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-         The venues for both Gym and Hydro are located close to each other in the Physiotherapy Dept of the new buildings at the NOC.

-         As you come in the entrance to the NOC from Windmill Road (by road or path) – follow the road/path with the main hospital buildings on your left until you come to the main hospital entrance. (Car parking will be in front of you at this point).

-         Go into the main entrance and bear left of the reception desk and follow the corridor to the far end - you should see signs to physiotherapy and hydrotherapy.

-         Follow the instructions below depending on which session you are going to.

 

Gym Sessions:

- At the end of this corridor the new Physiotherapy department and GYM is through the last set of double doors at the end of the corridor (on the RIGHT).

- Go through these doors and after 20/30 yards you will come to the Physiotherapy reception area - the GYM is on the left.

 

Hydrotherapy Sessions:

-        At the end of this corridor the Hydro Pool reception area is through the last set of double doors (on the LEFT).

-        Because of the security in the new building you will not be able to enter the Hydro Pool reception area until a member of staff or hydro group member lets you in from the inside!

-        Its probably best if you let me know in advance you are coming to these sessions then we can get the pool assistant to look out for you if you are late - otherwise when we move from the reception area to the pool itself we can not see if there is anyone outside in the corridor!

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Free Car Parking Information:

In addition to the N.O.C.'s own car parks where you have to pay to park there are several blocks of free car parking in the roads around the Windmill Road entrance to the N.O.C.

While most of the local parking is marked as "residents only" there is normally a free area in most of the roads in the area. They are all marked for either 2 or 3 hours parking with no return within 2 hours - this is quite adequate for a NASS session.

The nearest is the block of 4/5 free spaces immediately outside the N.O.C. on Windmill Road.

There are also 2 blocks of free spaces in Margaret Road, (one near to Windmill Road and the other one between York Road and St.Anne's Road).

There is one at the other end of St.Anne's Road (next to the junction with Rock Edge) and at least one other in York Road.


See the map opposite.

 

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