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Topic- Physical wellness
Planning strength exercises for people with arthritis By Mark Richards, MS, PT
Arthritic pain. Does arthritis conjure up thoughts of discomfort and the need to decrease activity and increase rest? Understandably, those are natural responses to pain. Often, patients and clients with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis are advised to slow down, to take it easy, and certainly to avoid any significant activity for the involved joints. But, is it possible those recommendations do more harm than good? The answer from the research appears to be “yes.”
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Exercises for healthy feet by Patricia Ryan, MS with Ben Pearl, DPM
There are more than 300 different foot ailments, points out the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA), and those affecting older adults can be due to wear and tear or neglect.
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Fit For the Flowers by Lori Pine, MA
Now is the time of year when older adults have exchanged their snow shovels for gardening spades. It’s also a good time to help them prepare their bodies for the activity demands of gardening chores. Though I use the word “chore,” it is most likely that gardening is not considered “work” or even “exercise” to them. Gardening is a mentally healing hobby that produces brilliant results.
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Whole body vibration training: a new wave in exercise intervention for older adults? by Joseph F. Signorile, PhD
In the past 3 decades, exercise has moved steadily to the forefront as an intervention for the declines in functional performance and increases in falls and related injuries in older adults. Several issues affecting the optimization of exercise training have been identified and addressed over this period. Among the most important existing concerns are:
• developing specific exercise prescriptions to meet the diverse needs of older individuals;
• implementing interventions that can safely meet the exercise needs of older adults; and
• providing exercise programs that increase client adherence and maximize attendance.
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Transforming walking into the highlight of each day By Ward Luthi and Christine Schnitzer
Which will motivate your clients more? The remembrance of a beautiful sunrise walk, where the flight of a bird, the glimpse of a red fox or the blossoming of a daffodil lifts their spirits and reminds them of their connection with nature…or the logging of minutes, pace and heart rate?
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Using imagery to encourage good posture by Ken Baldwin, MEd
Improved posture and body alignment are important goals when designing exercise and post-rehabilitation programs for older adults. Not only does proper posture and body alignment provide comfort and ease of movement throughout a person’s lifetime, but good postural skills protect and strengthen the body.
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