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Lifestyle Tips from APA

Patient education is an important aspect of our profession.  Every now and then, we will feature lifestyle tips for our clients (and for us as well). Some people may resort to weight loss pills to combat wieght gain, but we all know that living a healthier lifestyle is the best way to go. Here are some [...]


Happy Valentine’s Day to all our readers! For fellow therapists who have children, the following are Valentine’s Day tips from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). These tips were also featured in ADVANCE for Occupational Therapy Practitioners website. Use plenty of positive words with your child. Try to avoid using sarcasm with your child. They often don’t [...]


Quoted below was the press release of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association titled The Scoop on Snow Shoveling.    While many people recognize that shoveling snow is hard work, physiotherapists caution that shoveling can place severe stress on your heart, and cause stress and strain on your body. Research in the Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation has identified snow [...]