Southport Stroke Victim Makes Amazing Recovery Strides at Westport Y
... Stroke Victim Makes Amazing Recovery Strides at Westport Y Southport resident Rosemary Lambert is recovering from a stroke with help from the Westport Weston Family Y's aqua therapy program. Membership Coordinator Midge Deverin captured Lambert's story for the Y's Profile in Courage website feature. The tale … Read more on HamletHub Moderate exercise may cut women's stroke risk (HealthDay News) — Brisk walking, tennis and other types of moderate exercise may ...
The Mortality Paradox
by Alex Light The Mortality Paradox A large body of evidence, mainly from studying stroke victims, brain-damaged patients and functional MRI studies, has verified this (3). If there really is an ever-present soul that is inextinguishable and/or continually monitoring your internal and … Read more on News24 New Zealand Medical Tech At Heart Of Australian Stroke Hub A collaborative project between Callaghan Innovation and Lower Hutt company Im-Able has led to a ground-breaking trial at Royal Melbourne Hospital of specialised technology that can speed up the recovery of stroke victims. The Australian trial, led by … Read more on Scoop.co.nz (press release) Read more... ...
Seeing the Light: Vision Restoration Therapy®
Seeing the Light: Vision Restoration Therapy® – This television report features a U.S. stroke patient undergoing NovaVision VRT – Vision Restoration Therapy® and his physician Dr. Jose Romano, Associate Pr… Two decades of recovery: Southern Indiana Rehab Hospital celebrates 20 years NEW ALBANY — In the winter of 1994, Randy Napier said he remembered taking his Jeep and driving patients to and from the Frazier Rehab Institute in the middle of the worst snowstorm the region saw in decades. Meanwhile, maintenance crews were … Read more on Evening News and Tribune Read more... ...
Kinect Assists Stroke Victims With Home Rehab
Kinect Assists Stroke Victims With Home Rehab Both teams hit upon the idea of using games to make the process of rehabilitation less onerous and more fun, and increase the chances that people will stick with the long and (currently) repetitive and uninspiring exercises needed to rewire the brain … Read more on InformationWeek West Lothian weight loss pair are fit for a new challenge He said: “A couple of things happened. An old school friend of mine had a stroke aged 38 and doctors blamed his lifestyle. I also ran in the Gala Day dad's 60 metres race, where I won but took about 10 minutes to recover and get my breath back. “It was … Read more on Scottish Daily Record Read more... ...
Research Roundup: Employers and Supreme Court Case on Contraception
... Roundup: Employers And Supreme Court Case On Contraception Since PHS [Partners HealthCare] became an ACO, the focus on palliative care integration has increased, and been centered on improving quality by matching a patient's care to his or her individual goals and values. … and expand palliative have focused … Read more on Kaiser Health News Cardiff and Vale health board apology ordered after treatment 'failures' The stroke victim – referred to as Mr T in the report by the acting Public Services Ombudsman for Wales, Prof Margaret Griffiths – was admitted to hospital in April 2011 but died a month later. … there are examples of good care to be found – for … Read more on BBC News Read ...
Can I Major in Special ED. and Continue to Occupational Therapy?
Question by Cassie: Can I major in Special ED. and continue to Occupational Therapy? I’m a senior in high school and I can’t decide whther or not I want to be a special education teacher or be an occupational therapist and work with special needs kids, preferably Autism and similar disabilities. So I was wondering if when getting my bachelor’s I could major in special ed. and then go and get my masters in occupational therapy? If I decided not to go forward with occupational therapy I would still have my special ed degree, and if I did get my masters of occupational therapy I would have 2 degrees that I love. So is this possible? Read more... ...
Put Some Heart Into Lifestyle Changes
Put some heart into lifestyle changes While 90 per cent of those who have had a heart attack and 80 per cent of stroke victims who get to the hospital on time survive their crises, a poll of 2,000 survivors by the Heart and Stroke Foundation found that once life gets back to normal, the … Read more on Regina Leader-Post Alderman kicks off bullying awareness program As a child, Belyk had his own experiences with bullying which has helped him gain an understanding and empathy for children who are victims. “Between grades three and six I dealt with a lot from other kids in my school,” said Belyk, who was left with … Read more on Airdrie City View Read more... ...