Active aging
Active lifestyles contribute to overall well-being
On Sept. 19, Craig H. Neilsen Foundation revealed the 2023 winners of its annual Visionary Prize, given to individuals who are working to make the world a better place for people living with spinal cord injuries. This year’s awards
… READ MOREWhen people refer to me as an inanimate object, I feel dismissed and dehumanized. Lisa Freeman speaks about why language and treatment of people in wheelchairs matters. Watch video Lisa Freeman, CBC Ottawa First Person January 23,
… READ MORENew photo project celebrates doubling of life expectancy since 1980. Adam Bauld looks at Hilary Gauld’s photos of Brigette, a 75-year-old woman with Down syndrome. CBC Jon Tattrie, CBC News Nova Scotia September 4, 2023 People
… READ MORERice engineering students design device for people living with cerebral palsy. Rafe Neathery (left) and Thomas Kutcher designed a robotic device that enables people with limited mobility to stay hydrated without caretaker help. Photo
… READ MOREMarilyn Lesmeister sits with her daughter Samantha “Sammee” Lesmeister after Sammee’s horse riding lesson in Cole Camp, Missouri. Sammee Lesmeister is one of a growing number of adults living with Down syndrome. More than
… READ MOREUniversity of Calgary launches national research project to discover more insights to protect the brain while we age. Dr. Zahinoor Ismail is a neuropsychiatrist and associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University
… READ MORERather than focus on avoiding tumbles, researchers at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute are using high-tech, hands-on trials to teach how to fall. Cathrin Bradbury walks on sensor plates in the reactive balance training room at the
… READ MORERejeanne Fairhead, 96, is getting faster with age. She finished in 51:09, smashing her previous 5K best by seven minutes. Photo Courtesy Perley Health/Julie Ireton Marley Dickinson, Canadian Running Magazine May 27, 2023 Canada’s
… READ MOREThe Watch Walk algorithm could help reduce falls and fall-related injuries in elderly people, study shows. Participants aged 46 to 77 were instructed to wear a device on their dominant wrists for seven days. Photo by SHVETS
… READ MORELou Billinkoff started running at 89, and became fastest 95-year-old in country. Lou Billinkoff started running at 89 years old after suffering a mild heart attack. Courtesy Errol Billinkoff. CBC CBC News Manitoba March 15, 2023 Lou
… READ MOREKim Bullock, MD, said she often hears directly from adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) about their difficulties with obtaining preventive care. Emily Ladau’s new book makes the world of disability
… READ MOREUp to 78% of walkers would take a more challenging route featuring obstacles such as balancing beams, stepping stones and high steps, research has found. The findings suggest that providing ‘Active Landscape’ routes in urban areas
… READ MOREAging is inevitable, but there are ways to improve our ‘health span’ and prevent dementia. Aging Well: Avoiding Dementia. Dr. Howard Chertkow offers 15 pieces of advice that we can all follow to reduce our risk of dementia. The
… READ MOREWalking can reduce risks of dementia, cancer and heart disease — and any number of steps is better than none. By studying people wearing fitness trackers, researchers have determined that walking 10,000 steps each day is indeed a
… READ MOREThe pursuit of a cure for Alzheimer’s disease is becoming an increasingly competitive and contentious quest with recent years witnessing several important controversies. A new theory of Alzheimer’s disease reassesses the role of
… READ MORESo… should I exercise a little bit every day, or exercise for longer once a week? It appears one approach is far more beneficial than the other. It’s a dilemma faced by many health-conscious people — and new research from Edith
… READ MOREA lighter, yet more robust knee brace for the elderly who suffer from knee problems has been developed locally by Singapore engineering firm Delsson, in a collaboration with 3D printing specialists from Nanyang Technological
… READ MOREThe ‘REtirement in ACTion’ programme helps prevent physical decline, reduces the need for health care and is highly cost-effective for those in later life. REACT participants from the Easton group in Bristol. Alex Rotas photo Andy
… READ MOREExercises and education prescribed as prehabilitation before total knee replacements (TKR) may not significantly improve the outcomes of the surgery, researchers say. Communify Queensland Laird Harrison, Medscape Medical News March 9,
… READ MOREWestern-led research shows potential for rehab, long-term care application. Cycle pedals pushed mechanically were used to determine effects of passive exercise on cognition. University of Western Ontario By Kim McCready, Special to
… READ MORESeventy- to eighty-year-olds who train for better fitness are better at solving cognitive tasks and are less likely to suffer cognitive impairment. How should older people train to get in better shape? What’s most important,
… READ MOREInstead, nationalize home care. The failures in both private and publicly funded long-term care (LTC) homes in Canada have led to 15,000 COVID-19 deaths. Calls to reform LTC through nationalization have become widespread, garnering
… READ MOREThe state is really doing a wonderful thing, doing that… You don’t understand how it really actually feels to feel brand new. This here is brand new. This is lovely. – David Slack, who is living in his own house with the
… READ MOREA promising new approach to potentially treat Alzheimer’s disease – and also vaccinate against it – has been developed by a team of UK and German scientists. The work is a collaboration between researchers at the University of
… READ MOREA new study published today in Arthritis & Rheumatology led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine reveals that walking for exercise can reduce new frequent knee pain among people age 50 and older diagnosed with knee
… READ MOREIdentifying risk factors early can take the pressure off joints. A new study suggests a person’s walking style that places more pressure on the hips and knees can contribute to future osteoarthritis. Researchers say the key is
… READ MOREMarjolein den Haan-Wintermans defends her PhD on ideas to help seniors relax and make sense of their day. More and more research suggests framing ageing positively rather than focusing on problems. In her PhD research on the
… READ MOREMotor imagery (MI) is a useful tool in the management of multiple sclerosis (MS), with the potential to improve balance, walking, and even cognitive function and mental health. It’s a technique that many think of as the realm of
… READ MOREResearch found most frail ICU survivors had only a one in five chance of living to one year after discharge. Ryan Jones, Univeristy of Waterloo July 7, 2021 Frailty is a better predictor than factors such as age when determining how
… READ MOREFor Thích Nhất Hạnh, the late Vietnamese monk who popularized mindfulness in the West, walking was not simply a way to get from one place to another, or an activity to be reserved for a perfect forest path. It could be a
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