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Preventing falls
This is the time of year when seniors are most at risk of falls. Icy steps and sidewalks, slippery wet leaves, cold weather slowing reaction time and often poor light hiding treacherous outdoor conditions. So far we’ve been lucky in 2011, at least in the lower mainland, with relatively warm, albeit wet, weather and not to much of the dreaded ice about. But seniors 65 and older are the fastest growing segment of the Canadian population and the estimate is that around 1 in 3 will have at least 1 … Read the rest of this post
Posted in Avoiding Injury, Men's Health, Osteoporosis, Senior's Health
Tagged balance, exercise, fall prevention, fracture, FRAX, injury, osteopenia, Osteoporosis, senior, strength training
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Improving your golf game
It’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 article which appeared in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research in Feb 2009, researchers took some detailed physical measures of 24 national team golfers. Specifically they looked at flexibility, strength and aerobic fitness. Some … Read the rest of this post
Posted in Avoiding Injury, Low back
Tagged balance, core strength, golf, injury, injury prevention, Low back, pre season
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Osteoporosis and exercise
This is a topic that seems simple on the surface but has some areas for real care and concern. From an earlier post http://www.west4thphysio.com/wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=530 , you’ll remember that bones are always in transition. Building and breaking down and rebuilding again in response to the loading that is placed on them. This process of turning physical load into tissue (bone) change goes by the wonderful name of mechanotransduction. Good bone building load is gained from exercise that involves: weight bearing, that is exercise done while upright so that the force of gravity acts … Read the rest of this post
Posted in Osteoporosis, Senior's Health
Tagged balance, exercise, fracture, osteopenia, Osteoporosis, senior
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