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Working to support people affected by Cauda Equina Syndrome keeps us very busy! We love to share stories about the work we do and about the lives of our supporters and service users. Keep up to date with our positive news stories below.

An Open Letter To Clive Coleman and the BBC Team

20 August 2019

An Open Letter To Clive Coleman and the BBC Team

Dear Clive, I want to offer, alongside all our support group members, a huge “Thank you!” to yourself, Naresh and Julius. We all felt…
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…
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…
What Does Compression of The Cauda Equina Feel like?

19 July 2019

What Does Compression of The Cauda Equina Feel like?

  ”What did it feel like to have  compression of the Cauda Equina ?” is probably the most frequent thing we are asked by…