Adult services
Conductive education for adults living with Parkinson’s, MS, cerebral palsy, stroke or acquired brain injury. Your first three sessions are FREE.
About our adult services
If you’re an adult living with a neurological or movement condition, Conductive Education gives you practical strategies for managing it day to day.
It’s not a passive therapy. You take an active role, working with a qualified conductive education specialist on the movement, balance and confidence goals that matter most to you.
Our sessions work alongside your existing care package, complementing your GP, physiotherapist or neurologist.
Many of the adults we support are also thinking about their ‘healthspan’ – the years they can expect to stay strong, mobile and independent – and not just how long they’ll live.
Conductive Education supports that goal, helping you build and keep the physical skills that make your daily life easier, for longer.
What is healthspan?
Your lifespan is how long you live. Your healthspan is how many of those years you spend healthy, mobile and independent.
If you’re living with a neurological or movement condition, healthspan often matters more than lifespan alone. It’s the difference between years spent managing your condition and years spent doing the things you value, such as walking to the shops, sitting down to eat with your family or getting dressed without help.
Conductive Education can help support this. Every session works on building the strength, balance and coordination that make your daily life possible, to protect your independence for as long as it can be protected.
What’s included?
FREE initial consultation
Refer yourself. No GP or consultant referral needed.
Your first three sessions
Free of charge, so you can find out if it’s right for you.
Annual progress reports
Free every year, for as long as you attend.
Subsidised sessions
We subsidise every session to keep your costs manageable.
Who’s it for?
We work with adults living with neurological and movement conditions, at any age and any stage of their condition. Whatever brought you here, our aim is to help you stay strong, mobile and independent for as long as possible.
- Parkinson’s
- Multiple sclerosis
- Cerebral palsy
- Stroke
- Acquired brain injury
If your condition isn’t listed here, get in touch to see whether we can help.
What happens in a session
Our sessions teach new movement strategies and techniques. You take an active part, working on your balance, coordination and mobility.
Balance and coordination
Everyday mobility
Alongside others
In their own words
Sarah's story
“The sessions are hard work. They challenge me physically, mentally and emotionally. I’ve learned strategies for everything from how I move to how I use my voice and I’ve met people who understand exactly what I’m going through. My advice to anyone considering Conduction Education is to give it a go.”
Types of session
Adult
Sessions
Condition-specific group sessions, run weekly or fortnightly throughout the year at one of our venues near you.
Home
Sessions
One-to-one sessions in your home, for anyone who finds it difficult to travel to us.
Parkinson’s Intensive Sessions
Two-hour group sessions in short, focused blocks, for adults managing Parkinson’s.
Intensive Sessions for Adults with CP
Two-hour group sessions in short, focused blocks, for adults living with cerebral palsy.
Meet
Others
Social groups run by participants in Ledbury and Hereford, alongside your regular sessions.
Where sessions run + costs and funding
We run sessions at our purpose-built therapy centre at Megan Baker House in Ledbury and at venues across Herefordshire, Gloucestershire, Worcestershire and Shropshire, each on a fixed day every week.
Costs and funding
Our sessions are subsidised to keep them accessible. Parkinson’s UK and its local branches can often help with the cost, so preserving your healthspan doesn’t come with a barrier.