Fall Testing for the Community Dwelling Older Adult The incidence of falls among community dwelling older adults is on the rise according to a recent study out of the University of Michigan. The study, which was printed in the Journal of the American Medical Association for Internal Medicine, describes an analysis of data from 1998-2010
Are Your Kids Spending TOO Much Time in Front of A Screen? Sedentary lifestyles becoming an epidemic among children Are you finding that your child is spending too much time on the computer or in front of the television? Well, statistics would agree. According to the “PHIT America campaign” about 10 million children lead totally
If you have pain in your knees when going up and down stairs, this could be the first sign that you are developing Osteoarthritis (OA), according to researchers at Leeds University. This new study, published in the journal Arthritis Care & Research, aimed to investigate which patient reported activities are first associated with knee pain,
Parkinson’s disease is a chronic movement disorder that causes tremors, stiffness in the limbs, and problems with balance and coordination. About 60 percent of people with the disorder fall at least once a year, which can have consequences ranging from serious injury to a fear of being active. Promising news for those suffering with Parkinson’s
Scientists have found that there’s an unconscious, complex coordination that happens between our foot placement, arm movement, trunk angle, and neck and head motion in every step we take in order for us to stay balanced. The reason for this is that every, single step we take is different from the one we took just
Workplace health is a huge concern for many corporations, as studies have shown that when employees are offered formal fitness programs at work, employers are able to significantly cut costs. Promoting wellness in the workplace is a preventative measure to avoid injuries and illness. As a result, employees are less likely to take sick days,
Obesity, Diabetes, and Healthcare reform The need to improve the health of Americans through the creation of medically based fitness programs by Chris Lopez, MSPT, OCS, CSCS Healthcare reform (i.e., Obamacare) efforts have had two goals in mind: improve the quality of healthcare in the US and spend less money doing it. Politicians and