Here's a chance to float your way to pain relief

SUFFERERS of MS and ME are being invited to take part in the second phase of a floatation trial.

The six-week programme, run by Float SW, which has centres in Saltash and St Agnes, will follow on from the pilot scheme launched in December 2008. Float SW aims to compile a report for the NHS to show how floatation can help patients deal with muscle pain, poor sleep patterns, stress and fatigue.

Clare Berry, managing director of Float SW, in St Agnes, said: "We have already seen some patients with MS and ME get remarkable benefits from floatation during phase one of the pilot.

"Such things as pain relief, improved levels of contentment and more energy mean that most patients on the trial are reporting great benefit."

A floatation tank, which is filled with a heated Epsom salt solution to body temperature, enables clients to float effortlessly on the surface, thereby inducing relaxation.

The course costs £100 and participants need to be able to float weekly.

For more details e-mail enquiries@floatsw.co.uk or call Clare on 0844 669 8756.