3. Dance help for MS
The Orkney Islands have the greatest incidence of multiple sclerosis in the world: one in 170 women who live there has the condition.
So it seems an excellent place for Scottish Ballet to trial their Elevate programme of dance for MS, the first of its kind in the UK.
Scientific studies have already shown that people who take part in structured dance classes find improvements in their balance, gait, co-ordination, leg strength, levels of fatigue and cognitive performance.
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