Category: environment
Caring For Someone With Dementia
Around the world, about 55 million people are living with dementia. This number is expected to double by the year 2050.1 Dementia is the symptoms that come from memory loss and everyday thinking skills. Alzheimer’s disease, which makes up about …
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Six Fall Prevention Steps to Help Your Older Loved Ones
Did you know that one in four older Americans falls every year? Falls are the leading cause of both fatal and nonfatal injuries for people aged 65+. Falls can result in hip fractures, broken bones, and head injuries. Even falls …
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Working As a Physical Therapist Has Rewarding Benefits
Physical therapy is a rewarding and fulfilling career. Every day is a new experience, and no patient or client is ever the same. It is also a growing field because of the longer life spans, increased chronic illnesses and large …
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Maintaining Balance and Stability by Improving Core Strength
Balance is maintained through a combination of three different body systems working together efficiently and effectively. These systems include: 1,2,3,4: (1) Vestibular “inner ear” system: provides information to the brain about motion, head position, and spatial orientation (2) Visual system: …
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Are Your Worries Robbing You of Your Blessings Today
I do not know about you, but truthfully, there are few moments in a day when I am focused and meditating upon my blessings and abundance, compared to the many moments in a day when I am preoccupied by my …
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Are you twisted? Addressing Asymmetrical Bodies & Unbalanced Movement Patterns in Pilates
Are you twisted? Ever notice one leg looks longer than the other or you are much more flexible on one side than the other despite your best stretching efforts? Maybe you’ve laid down and noticed one foot falls out and …
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