West of England MS Therapy Centre

The MS Therapy Centre was founded in 1985 by Jackie Brightwell - a woman caring for her husband, Ray, following a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis. Ray had taken part in a clinical trial of Oxygen Therapy and had responded well. Following the end of the clinical trial Jackie set about trying to set up a local branch of ARMS (Action Research into Multiple Sclerosis) and in doing so provide a facility to give Oxygen Therapy to people with MS in the Greater Bristol Area.

Following an 18 month appeal she raised the necessary money to install an 8 man oxygen therapy chamber and to buy two units at the Centre's current location in Nailsea. In the years following more therapies were added and today you can come to the Centre for Physiotherapy, Oxygen Therapy, Counselling, Aromatherapy, Reflexology.
The Centre also operates an MS Clinic to also offer general advice to people with MS such as Diet and continence issues.