Activity Strategy Training for People with Osteoarthritis
A new study led by researchers at the University of Michigan Health System shows than an occupational therapist-led approach – called activity strategy training – could provide patients with knee and hip osteoarthritis the opportunity to lead more active lives and even improve their overall health.
Physical activity is the cornerstone of any healthy lifestyle – and especially for people with osteoarthritis as exercise helps maintain good joint health, manage their symptoms, and prevent functional decline. Osteoarthritis, however, often makes physical activity, such as exercise, and even performing daily activities, a challenge.
In the pilot study, the researchers found that patients who engaged in activity strategy training along with regular exercise increased their physical activity, more so than those patients who only took part in exercise and health education sessions. Study results are now online and are set to appear in the October issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism.
“Occupational therapy is really the missing link in promoting wellness of people with hip and knee osteoarthritis,” says study lead author Susan L. Murphy, Sc.D., OTR, assistant professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the U-M Medical School and Research Health Science Specialist at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System.
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Cerebral Palsy Awareness and Protection Week
Presidential Proclamation No. 558 signed by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on March 25, 2004 declared the period from September 16-22, 2004 and every year thereafter as Cerebral Palsy Awareness and Protection Week. The theme for this year’s celebration is “Ang CP na may Kabuhayan, Makakatulong sa Bayan.” Quoted below is an excerpt of Mr. Cunanan’s Withnews.org article.
Persons with Disability, Differently-Abled Persons
They used to be known as persons with disability. The politically correct term now is “differently abled persons.” And just because they can’t do things the way other people can doesn’t mean they are of less use to society, to themselves, and to their families.
In many instances, when given the opportunity, to be the best that they can be, they fare better than the rest of us.And so society has an obligation to tap their strengths, skills, and talents to make them productive members of the community.
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Philippine Association for Behavioral Analysis Conference
The Philippine Association for Behavioral Analysis invites you to a two-day conference on August 28-29, 2008 at 9am to 4pm at the Institute of Social Order of the Ateneo de Manila University in Loyola Heights , Quezon City, Philippines. The theme for this month’s conference is Autism, ABA and Evidence-Based Practices: A Developmental Pediatrician’s Perspective.
PABA’s main speaker Dr. Linda Copeland M.D., F.A.A.P., B.C.B.A is a Board Certified Developmental Pediatrician & Behavior Analyst, Fellow of American Academy of Pediatrics, and awarded by Families for Early Autism Treatment (FEAT) 2002 Award for Excellence in Services for
Young Children with Autism.
Topics and Speakers
The Withdrawn Child: Is it Autism?
Dr. Linda Copeland
The Big Picture: Creating a Clear Picture of the Future
Anna Luchauco
The Pyramid Approach: Teaching Children with Autism
Maria Rosario Joaquin
There will be a panel discussion after the lectures.
For inquiries please call the PABA Conference Secretariat at (632) 722-0801 or fax (632) 7257610.
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“The Withdrawn Child”: Lecture on Autism
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