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		<title>Choosing a school backpack</title>
		<link>http://www.west4thphysio.com/avoiding-injury/choosing-a-school-backpack/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:15:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Avoiding Injury]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children's Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Head and Neck]]></category>
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Hating to be the bearer of bad news, I feel almost guilty in pointing out to my children that the school year is about to start anew. So it&#8217;s new shoes and school supplies and for at least one of them, a new backpack.
Backpacks are a popular and practical way for children and teenagers to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trouble in high heels&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.west4thphysio.com/avoiding-injury/trouble-in-high-heels/</link>
		<comments>http://www.west4thphysio.com/avoiding-injury/trouble-in-high-heels/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 01:09:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Avoiding Injury]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Knee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Low back]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women's Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high heels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[knee pain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[osteoarthritis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[osteoarthrosis]]></category>

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It&#8217;s summer on the west coast. Here in Vancouver, BC, the sun shines and most of us take vacation of some sort (hence the lack of posts over the past few weeks). But of course I&#8217;m not the only one who gets to take a break. Many of my fashionable clients (you know who you are) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ride to conquer cancer &#8211; thanks!</title>
		<link>http://www.west4thphysio.com/ride-to-conquer-cancer-2010/ride-to-conquer-cancer-thanks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.west4thphysio.com/ride-to-conquer-cancer-2010/ride-to-conquer-cancer-thanks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 02:39:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ride to Conquer Cancer 2010]]></category>

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So we made it!
Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th saw us cycling our way through the lower mainland and into Washington state en route to Seattle as part of the BC Cancer Association 2010 Ride to Conquer Cancer.
Because of the support of friends, family and clients West 4th Physio was able to contribute over $8000 to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Ride to conquer cancer</title>
		<link>http://www.west4thphysio.com/ride-to-conquer-cancer-2010/2010-ride-to-conquer-cancer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 02:43:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ride to Conquer Cancer 2010]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.west4thphysio.com/?p=993</guid>
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This weekend is Vancouver to Seattle 2010 Ride to Conquer Cancer. This terrific event was first held last year and raises a huge amount of money for the BC Cancer Foundation. This year four of us got on board and so Matt, Mike, Jen and Lauren will complete the ride over 2 days, cycling around 120km each day. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exercise for osteoporosis</title>
		<link>http://www.west4thphysio.com/osteoporosis/exercise-for-osteoporosis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 01:20:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Avoiding Injury]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Osteoporosis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senior's Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women's Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bone density]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[osteopenia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[senior's exercise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strength training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weight training]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.west4thphysio.com/?p=979</guid>
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While reading and researching for the other posts in the Osteoporosis category,  http://www.west4thphysio.com/category/osteoporosis/ , I came across an interesting article outlining the results of a strength training program from the University of Arizona. I am often asked in my clinical work exactly which exercises are able to reliably build bone mass. The difficulty for researchers, in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Improving your golf game</title>
		<link>http://www.west4thphysio.com/avoiding-injury/improving-your-golf-game/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 04:28:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Avoiding Injury]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Low back]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[balance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[core strength]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[golf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[injury]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[injury prevention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pre season]]></category>

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It&#8217;s already tee time on the west coast and elsewhere in Canada regular golf is getting underway. So what can be done to improve your game this season? There has been some interesting work done by exercise physiologists and coaches in answering the question of what it takes to be a successful golfer. In an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strength training can make you smarter</title>
		<link>http://www.west4thphysio.com/osteoporosis/strength-training-can-make-you-smarter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.west4thphysio.com/osteoporosis/strength-training-can-make-you-smarter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:13:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Avoiding Injury]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Osteoporosis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senior's Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cognitive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cognitive decline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resistance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resistance training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[senior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strength]]></category>
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Recent research from the University of British Columbia (UBC) showed some interesting results in the field of strength training and cognitive benefits for seniors. There has been a lot of previous research that shows the positive effects that aerobic, cardiovascular exercise ( think walking, swimming, dancing ) plays in keeping people alert and mentally sharp into their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Low Back pain and specific exercise</title>
		<link>http://www.west4thphysio.com/low-back/low-back-pain-and-specific-exercise/</link>
		<comments>http://www.west4thphysio.com/low-back/low-back-pain-and-specific-exercise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 22:18:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marj</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Low back]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exercise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[extension exercise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[injury prevention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[low back pain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spinal exercise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stabilization exercise]]></category>

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Following on from my last post on low back pain treatment options where we considered the use of manipulation, today we&#8217;ll look at some specific types of exercise
Stabilization Exercises
If your physiotherapist finds three or more of the following factors then a good choice for treatment would be stabilization or core exercises.  The factors associated with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Low back pain and manipulation</title>
		<link>http://www.west4thphysio.com/low-back/low-back-pain-and-manipulation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.west4thphysio.com/low-back/low-back-pain-and-manipulation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:07:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marj</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Low back]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[low back pain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lumbar pain. manipulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spinal manipulation]]></category>

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I recently participated in an excellent teleconference sponsored by the Canadian Physiotherapy Association and presented by Eric Parent, physiotherapist and researcher with the University of Alberta.  The title was “The treatment-based classification system for low back pain: Updated with a prediction rule to identify responders to extension exercises”.   The topic was using research to predict [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Running shoes &#8211; when to replace?</title>
		<link>http://www.west4thphysio.com/avoiding-injury/running-shoes-when-to-replace/</link>
		<comments>http://www.west4thphysio.com/avoiding-injury/running-shoes-when-to-replace/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:13:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Avoiding Injury]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Running and the SunRun 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[injury]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[injury prevention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[running shoes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shoe wear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sun Run]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sunrun]]></category>

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As you work into your running program you will need to keep an eye on how much wear has occured with your shoes. Running in shoes that have passed their prime is a sure fire way to develop running injuries such as plantar fascitis, achilles tendonitis and knee pain. Knowing that you can expect to [...]]]></description>
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