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'Living A Healthy Life' Self management Programme

The 'Living A Health Life' Self management Programme helps you to manage your long-term condition more effectively. Courses are open to anyone with a long-term condition, male or female, from 18 to 90. There is no cost for any of the sessions.

• How to communicate more effectively with your doctor, other health care professionals, your family and friends.
  
  
• Techniques to help you deal with problems such as frustration, anger, depression and other emotional changes brought about by your illness.
  
  
• How to take care of your health - such as taking your medicine, exercising, changing your diet
  
  
• How to carry out your normal daily activities, household chores, work, social life.
  
  
• Techniques to help you manage fatigue and pain.
  
  
• How to manage other symptoms, whatever they are.
  
  
• Ways to help you relax and eat healthily.
  
  
• Appropriate exercise for maintaining and improving strength, flexibility and endurance.
  
  
• How to plan for the future and get the most out of life

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  Find a Local Course in Scotland
Local courses are being organised and run across Scotland by MS Society Scotland. read more »

  Order our information leaflet
For a leaflet explaining more about the self-managment programme, please call 0131 335 4050 or you can download it

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