UAMS to Host Aquatics Workshop Sept. 24 For People with Multiple Sclerosis
| LITTLE ROCK – People with multiple sclerosis are invited to learn more about the benefits of water exercise while taking part in a free aquatics workshop from 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Friday, Sept. 24, at the Jackson T. Stephens Spine and Neurosciences Institute on the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) campus.
Hosted by UAMS and the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA), the workshop will feature a presentation by Kellie Coleman, UAMS Community Fitness Coordinator, on the advantages of water exercise for people living with MS. The presentation will be followed by a free lunch and an exercise demonstration in the pool. Attendees are encouraged to bring their swimming suits and participate in the demonstration.
The workshop is funded by a grant from Teva Neuroscience, a subsidiary of Teva Pharmaceuticals that provides patient education and advocacy programs for people with MS. Space is limited; reservations are required. Call (800) 532-7667, ext. 137 to make a reservation by Sept. 15.
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, often disabling disease that attacks the central nervous system and affects an estimated 400,000 people in the United States. The MSAA provides educational programs and a wide variety of free services for people suffering from MS.
UAMS is the state’s only comprehensive academic health center, with five colleges, a graduate school, a medical center, five centers of excellence and a statewide network of regional centers. The school has about 2,170 students and 650 residents and is the state’s largest public employer with almost 9,000 employees. UAMS and its affiliates have an economic impact in Arkansas of about $3.8 billion a year.
UAMS centers of excellence are the Arkansas Cancer Research Center, Harvey and Bernice Jones Eye Institute, Donald W. Reynolds Center on Aging, Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy and Jackson T. Stephens Spine and Neurosciences Institute.