About MD Support Centre

MD Support Centre exists to improve the lives of people living with muscular dystrophy and related neuromuscular conditions. Our charity provides specialist physical therapies and a supportive community that helps people maintain mobility, independence, and quality of life.

We are a unique multidisciplinary centre, offering physiotherapy, osteopathy, and complementary therapies, alongside wellbeing support for the wider challenges that come with living with a muscle-wasting condition. Our services are available to adults across the Midlands and beyond, filling a vital gap in access to physical therapies. Our tailored therapies are essential for people with muscle wasting diseases to maintain mobility and reduce the rate of muscle deterioration.

Across the UK, more than 110,000 people live with a muscle-wasting condition. In the Midlands region alone, around 12,000 adults are affected. After the age of 19, many people see a sharp reduction in the amount of physiotherapy and specialist support they can access through the NHS, despite it being essential in helping slow the progression of muscle deterioration. That’s where the MD Support Centre steps in.

As an independent charity, our work is funded primarily through voluntary donations and fundraising. This generosity enables us to provide therapies free of charge and plan for the future, ensuring we are here for everyone who needs us.

To find out more about the wide range of services we have on offer and on how to get in touch with us please click here.

Our mission

We work together to support people affected by Muscular Dystrophy, creating an environment where full potential and optimal well-being can be achieved, through provision of, or enabling access to, physical therapies and other support services.

Our vision

to improve the ability of people with or affected by Muscular Dystrophy to live well for longer, putting people with MD in the lead.

We will do this by:

growing our service capacity, scope, reach, accessibility and relevance
continuously improving our systems for governance, sustainability and clinical effectiveness
diversifying income streams and improving our engagement with service users via strengthened communications/marketing

Our values

Empowering

Ensuring that we provide quality information and advice to people with MD for them to make their own choices
Working collaboratively to make a difference to the lives of people with MD and those affected by MD
Encouraging the involvement of people with MD in the development and work of the charity

Caring

Developing and sharing understanding of the needs of people with MD
Being sensitive to the needs of others
Working towards our vision and goals with enthusiasm, drive and courage
Ensuring that we treat everyone with respect and courtesy

Unifying

Bringing together people affected by MD
Drawing upon the views and experience of others in developing the Charity
Enabling access to the best possible support for people with MD and their carers by working in partnership with other organizations
Being proactive, acting as a facilitator to encourage others to share knowledge and best practice to expand the safety net and support network for people with MD

Innovating

Responding positively and energetically to feedback and new ideas
Continually reviewing and improving our services and activities
Seeking new and better ways of working, sharing learning with everyone we work with