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Personalized strength training may benefit mobility of children with cerebral palsy
Strength training has the potential to reduce muscle weakness and improve walking … READ MORE
NYU collaboration aims to help young cerebral palsy patients get needed hand orthotics
To help cerebral palsy patients get the needed therapeutic braces and prosthetics … READ MORE
Non-invasive brain stimulation may help treat symptoms of rare movement disorders
Electrical stimulation of the brain and spinal cord may help treat the symptoms of … READ MORE
Joint mobilization plus exercise beneficial for knee osteoarthritis
Patellar mobilization therapy (PMT) plus exercise has the potential to reduce pain … READ MORE
How does helping people affect your brain?
Study shows neurobiological effects of providing support to others. Both younger and … READ MORE
Complimentary massage therapy
The Cerebral Palsy Association in Alberta, CPAA is proud to partner with Mount … READ MORE
First language study using new generation of wearable brain scanner
Scientists have carried out the first study of human cognition using a new … READ MORE
Funding for physiotherapy led exercise programs is key to proper OA management
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a debilitating and painful condition affecting more than 2.2 … READ MORE
OA knee bracing in family practice
Research indicates that primary care physicians are underprescribing exercise as a … READ MORE
Knowledge gaps, time constraints limit use of OA guidelines in primary care
Factors influencing the limited use of core clinical practice guideline … READ MORE
Higher intensity walking may lower risk of knee replacement in people with OA
Patients with knee osteoarthritis who walk at a moderate-to-vigorous intensity may … READ MORE
Canadian study sheds surprising light on the causes of cerebral palsy
Wider use of genetic testing in children with CP should be considered. Dr. Michael … READ MORE
TELUS Health and Babylon to bring advanced digital health tech to Canada
Canadians will have more options for accessing quality care and communicating … READ MORE
Orthopaedic surgeons on the common knee procedure that may cause more harm than good
Nearly half of Canadians aged 65 and over experience osteoarthritis in their knees. … READ MORE
Walking frame could keep older adults active
A robotic walking frame that could help older people recover more quickly after a … READ MORE
Knee OA bracing: Longer use does not impair strength
Dose-response research refutes the common perception that increasing brace wear … READ MORE
Relieve pain and improve stability with an unloader knee brace for osteoarthritis
An unloader knee brace is one of several types of knee braces that can be used to … READ MORE
Doctors say British military electronic health record system places service personnel at risk
Problems are negligible, says Ministry of Defence. British Armed Forces doctors are … READ MORE
Patellofemoral pain in adolescents presents a treatment challenge
PFP is occurring as early as late elementary school, calling into question … READ MORE
Alberta law to allow unwed parents to share financial burden of disabled adult children
The proposed legislation would allow parents to apply for financial support from … READ MORE
Moderate physical activity slows cartilage loss in women with knee osteoarthritis
Moderate physical activity may prevent cartilage loss and slow the progression of … READ MORE
New physical activity guidelines – A call to activity for clinicians and patients
This issue of JAMA includes a summary of the new Physical Activity Guidelines for … READ MORE
A “GPS” for inside your body
Investigating inside the human body often requires cutting open a patient or … READ MORE
On bended knees: Two steps forward, one step back
Sun Media national lifestyle and food editor Rita DeMontis recently wrote about her … READ MORE
How to improve health care in Canada
Expanding public funding for cost-effective treatments, investing in primary care, … READ MORE
AISH, income support, seniors benefits indexed to cost of living under new bill
Increases to benefits for Albertans in need coming January 1, 2019. Premier Rachel … READ MORE
The curious case of Charles Krauthammer
Charles Krauthammer, Pulitzer-prize winning columnist for The Washington Post, … READ MORE
Wearable sensors help prevent falls
Motion sensors on the wrist evaluate the risk of falling for elderly people in … READ MORE
If your knee hurts, keep exercising, says expert
If you take up exercise later in life, as a treatment for joint or hip pain, you … READ MORE
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