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Bridging Generations to Enhance Quality of Life

By rehabmagazine January 22, 2019 0

Depression and feelings of isolation are common among seniors with dementia and meaningful social interactions can make a big difference. By bringing together seniors and enthusiastic kindergarten students, Runnymede Healthcare Centre provides patients under its care with an opportunity to connect with young children. The benefits are undeniable, as the quality of life for

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Mapping the Social and Emotional

By rehabmagazine January 21, 2019 0

A bigger-picture solution for social isolation? By Jane Teasdale As a social species, we have strong social and emotional dimensions to our psyches that impact mental and physical health. Our connections are developed by meaningful interactions, and each person’s meaningful interactions are different and complex. The one defining feature is community, which is the sum […]

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Seeing is Believing: Time for Cataract Surgery

By rehabmagazine January 20, 2019 0

I cleaned my glasses again: Not much improvement. When I got into my car I spray cleaned them—only to find that the road and signs still weren’t much clearer. I went back to a pair of older glasses, no better! Time to book an appointment with the ophthalmologist. By Dr. Michael Gordon “You have posterior […]

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The Benefits of Targeted Memory Reactivation

By rehabmagazine January 19, 2019 0

By Claudia Picard-Deland Sleep is instrumental for consolidating memory and integrating new learning. A growing body of research shows that it is possible to artificially reactivate recent memory traces during sleep by replaying an auditory stimulus that was associated with the initial learning, a method known as targeted memory reactivation (TMR). Reactivating the neural

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Game on: teaching inclusion through sport

By rehabmagazine January 18, 2019 0

Robbie Veneziano and I have been using sport to promote inclusion and acceptance for the last four years. Their program has reached more than 40 schools and organizations, with sessions being delivered to nearly 5,000 students over the last 12 months alone. The program highlights the fact that everyone experiences individual challenges and has feelings […]

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How is Canada taking care of its veterans?

By rehabmagazine January 17, 2019 0

So how does Canada support its veterans, and how do they feel about the care that they receive? By Mary Bart According to the Statistics Directorate 2017 population estimates, there are 649,300 Canadian veterans. They are supported by Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), under the leadership of Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O’Regan. According to O’Regan, the […]

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Weighty conversations: more than just a number on the scale

By rehabmagazine January 16, 2019 0

Overweight. Underweight. Heavy. Light. Fat. Thin. Healthy. Unhealthy. These words are loaded with emotions, assumptions, expectations and biases. By Ashleigh Townley, Christine Provvidenza and Amy McPherson Research tells us that lifestyle behaviours, such as being physically active and eating well, can contribute to someone having what is considered a “healthy life.” A

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Do we face a future without Down syndrome?

By rehabmagazine January 15, 2019 0

By Kevin Spurgaitis It’s a cloudless, sun-drenched evening in June as Alison and Jeff Senior, together with their three-year-old, Kira, arrive for Kira’s junior kindergarten orientation at Cedar Creek Public School in Ayr, Ont. The classroom is festooned with finger paintings, paper cut-outs of flowers and butterflies, and a quilted wall hanging of Winnie-the-Pooh.

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Feline friends in long-term care

By rehabmagazine October 29, 2018 0

The first time I came across a pet in a medical facility was years ago on a trip to Northern Ontario. I had been invited to tour a local nursing home by the proud director. By Michael Gordon As we entered the resident care wing, where most of the inhabitants had some degree of dementia, […]

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Inventor’s dream for Smart Pushchair made real by students

By rehabmagazine October 29, 2018 0

34-year-old UK resident Ramona Williams was looking for solutions in her everyday life when she dreamt up the new Smart Baby Buggy. Several lifelong eye conditions, including congenital toxoplasmosis, reduce her vision significantly. Since her white cane signals her vision loss to others and could easily fall out of a conventional baby carriage she didn’t […]

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