Advocacy
Allied health care community for patients and family
People living longer, and having fewer kids, means that there’s an issue around being able to hire enough people to perform essential jobs. Not to mention, of course, that the tax base will inevitably shrink, reducing the money
… READ MOREBy adopting a walking routine and other moderate physical activities, older adults can recover from a major disability more quickly, and maintain their independence over time, according to a new Yale-led study. Nordic walking on a
… READ MORECarole Ann Alloway’s husband, Bill, had seven ankle surgeries due to recurring infections that were eventually found to be caused by bacteria on the hardware that had been inserted 30 years ago. Elderly’s family caregivers need
… READ MOREAdding scribes is even better. Scribe Warren Lam (right) works on notes, as attending physician Dr. Laura Burke (center) and Dr. Daniel Willner discuss a patient case, at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Emergency Department on
… READ MORETransportation issues shouldn’t prevent anyone from getting to or from a doctor’s appointment. But they do just that for an estimated 3.6 million Americans. Some of these individuals don’t have cars or access to public
… READ MOREWhether they are walking in high heels or rolling on two wheels, a group of disabled and non-disabled models will come together on Oct. 2 at famed Los Angeles Fashion Week and strike a pose in the Bezgraniz Couture fashion show. Dima
… READ MOREMusculoskeletal (MSK) disorders, such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis and low back pain, represent an important burden in terms of direct and indirect health care costs in western countries. In Canada, pressure
… READ MOREPara-swimmer Yip Pin Xiu’s parents were 15 minutes late for the interview. Apologising, Margaret Chong said she and her husband, Yip Chee Khiong, had been picking out Havaianas flip-flops from a shopping mall in Rio.
… READ MORECarlo is in a wheelchair thanks to a condition called myositis. Now that he’s nearing 50 and “almost non-mobile,” he receives home care and lives with his parents who help take care of him. But that’s becoming more difficult:
… READ MOREPrescribing nature therapy. Slow Uptake of Exercise Prescriptions. With dazzling Olympic feats on display all summer, too many of my patients are still literally immobilized. Medically, sitting too long shuts off the enzyme
… READ MOREFull ‘Medical Records’ for Trump and Clinton? That’s Fiction. Casey Quinlan is a patient advocate who has a tattoo of a QR code — a type of bar code to store and track data — for her medical records. Credit Chet Strange for
… READ MOREMobile phone technology could help beat bad practices in healthcare delivery, research suggests. Innovations such as apps offer opportunities for improving governance in the healthcare sector, particularly in low and middle income
… READ MOREShare your thoughts on research in cerebral palsy. What do researchers need to know about living with CP? In conjunction with the NeuroDevNet Brain Development Conference 2016, the annual CP in Motion conference will include a patient
… READ MOREElectronic health records slow doctors down and distract them from meaningful face time caring for patients. Hidden treasure. View from behind a cataloging desk, Army Medical Library, Washington, DC, ca. 1955. National Library of
… READ MOREPhysicians typically rely on treatment guidelines issued by medical associations, but a new study finds that many experts involved in assembling these guidelines in Canada have financial ties to drug makers. And the study authors
… READ MOREThink you’re too old to do sport? Think again. Researchers have analysed the performances of the world’s oldest record-breakers and named a 104-year-old cyclist champion. Riding along at 103. French cyclist Robert Marchand (L),
… READ MOREParent-advocates of children with chronic conditions have long worked toward finding cures; adult self-advocates are shifting the focus to goals of independent work and living. A New Generation of Disability Advocates: The Patients
… READ MOREWhen Tina Daly got a call from Stampede Lotteries last week, she hung up the phone, thinking the call was a joke or a scam. “If it was really important, they’d call me back,” said Daly. And call back they did. It turned out
… READ MOREPhysical declines begin sooner in life than typically detected, often when people are still in their 50s, according to a Duke Health study that focused on a large group of U.S. adults across a variety of age groups. Martin Langer
… READ MORELiving with a T4 spinal cord injury allows me do things I never would have in the course of my ordinary life — it taught me to say “yes” to new experiences. Flying a glider is an activity Dalton probably would never have tried
… READ MORESteve Saling, an architect and engineer with ALS, helped design features of the Leonard Florence Center, Dapper McDonald ALS Residence, intended to preserve the independence of those with ALS, where he is a resident. Josh Reynolds for
… READ MOREWith hippotherapy, the horse provides the therapy. Three-year-old Jack Foster sat on his mother’s lap as she wrapped a towel carefully around his neck. “Jack has cerebral palsy and low muscle tone,” said his mother, Emily
… READ MORECome join us at our next Walk with a Doc! Location: Confederation Park, Calgary Walk Information: We walk on the 2nd Friday of Every Month! at 8:50 am To Register, please call Sandi Gowriluk 403-284-3726 ext. 206 David Sabgi MD,
… READ MOREMy mother-in-law is an impressive woman. At the age of 77, she still maintains a garden the size of my entire backyard, on the three acres of land she and my father-in-law, now 81, share in rural western Pennsylvania. Dave Mosher
… READ MORELargest single donation to the University of Alberta means better health outcomes. The sound of footsteps ascending the stairs heralds six-year-old triplets David, Ryan and Liam Ennis. They spill into the living room laughing and
… READ MORECanada spends more than $400 million annually on drugs prescribed to seniors even though the medicines should be avoided for older patients, according to new UBC research. PEI doctor warns about dangers of over-medication. Dr. Roland
… READ MOREThe world’s first evidence-based guidelines to address the whole day. The Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group, HALO NRC Research Press, EurekAlert! June 16, 2016 The Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP)
… READ MOREStudy highlights need for affordable, accessible adaptive clothing. Clothing in the U.S. is a multi-billion dollar industry, but for the millions of Americans [and those of us in Canada] with disabilities and their families, a lack of
… READ MOREOrthopaedic surgeons say safe walking practices can boost bone health. Don’t underestimate the benefits of walking. With the availability of various fitness fads and gym memberships, walking as a form of exercise is often
… READ MOREKnowing that motor skills will not develop to their full potential without opportunities to practice in environments that are stimulating and supportive, we evaluated the effect of a physical activity (PA)-based intervention targeting
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