March 29, 2022
Those are the words of Olga, a 71-year-old woman who lives just five kilometres from the “contact line”, in Luhansk province, in the government-controlled area (GCA) of Eastern Ukraine, speaking a...
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Sarcopenia is a generalised skeletal muscle disorder characterised by reduced muscle strength and mass and associated with a range of negative health outcomes. Currently, resistance exercise (RE) is r...
Read moreFebruary 6, 2022
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has confounded the healthcare system organizations, especially in Italy, in the management of a dramatically increasing number of patients ...
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An evidence and gap map has been published with the aim to identify published evidence of health and social support services and assistive devices to support functional ability among older community-d...
Read moreDecember 20, 2021
People who are critically unwell with COVID-19 are likely to have rehabilitation needs during and after their acute illness. In many individuals recovering from COVID-19, health problems may extend fa...
Read moreDecember 6, 2021
Exercise interventions, particularly those targeting strength and balance, are effective in preventing falls in older people. Activity levels are generally below recommended levels and reduce with age...
Read moreOctober 30, 2021
The WHO has developed a clinical case definition of post COVID-19 condition which was released on October 6, 2021. Older adults are equally likely as younger patients to develop signs and symptoms are...
Read moreOctober 12, 2021
October 2021 blog post written by Dr. Susan Hunter and Marguerite Oberle Thomas, RN., BScN. Research has shown that people with dementia can learn new skills like exercises or using a mobility aid thr...
Read moreJuly 30, 2021
This consensus statement provides an evidence-based rationale for using exercise and PA for health promotion and disease prevention and treatment in older adults. Exercise prescription is discussed in...
Read moreJuly 19, 2021
There’s international action on fall prevention and management practice guidelines, headed by Canadian fall prevention expert Dr Montero-Odasso of Western University, London, Ontario, Canada Ne...
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