Feeling confident and walking independently are huge factors in older adults maintaining independence at home. Falls can be detrimental to this independence and represent a huge economic cost to the healthcare system. An estimated 20–30% of older Canadian adults (> 65 years old) living in the community experience one or [...]
Your heart is a muscle and its job is to pump oxygen-rich blood to the body and send oxygen-poor blood to the lungs. It is integral to all of our body’s systems and plays a vital role for muscular function. In addition, our circulatory system is highly dependent on [...]
Stroke in young people is much less common than in the older population. This can lead to misdiagnosis in the emergency room. Young adults may also be less likely to seek medical treatment, as stroke is still believed to be a disease of the elderly. All of this can [...]
The term self care has been used to describe everything from spa treatments to napping. In actuality, self care is a holistic lifestyle approach to help prevent and treat illness and injury. Taking the time for self care is far from selfish or indulgent. It requires self reflection, self [...]
