October is National Disability Awareness Month

The group of special populations keeps growing. It is important that the fitness & rehabilitation professional knows how to design exercise programs for this group has the greatest benefit from exercise.

One in Five People Live With At Least One Disability

National Disability Awareness Month during October highlights broad cross section of lives affected by disabilities in the United States; the Centers for Disease Control and organizations, including Allsup, highlight the contributions of people with disabilities

Belleville, Ill. (Vocus/PRWEB ) October 2, 2008 -- Today about 50 million Americans, or one in five people, have some level of disability, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. October provides an opportunity to highlight the broad needs, experiences and contributions of people with disabilities each year during National Disability Awareness Month. Organizations, including Allsup, which is a national Social Security Disability Insurance representation company, are helping to draw attention to this month's observance.

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How a Registered Kinesiologist Can Help - Working past the pain

Hi,

Here is a great article on how a Registered Kinesiologist help a client with fibromyalgia.

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Working Past the Pain

The Telegram - May 28, 2007 -St. John's, Newfoundland - by Christine Hennebury

A lot of people head to the gym to get fit or to lose weight, but Kim Collett goes for a different reason: to help control the pain associated with fibromyalgia.

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EXERCISE & CANCER - Resistance Training and Reduction of Treatment Side Effects in Prostate Cancer Patients

Hi all,

Great research article on how exercise can help decrease the symptoms of prostate cancer patients.

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Rick Kaselj - rkaselj@HealingThroughMovement.com

Healing Through Movement - http://www.healingthroughmovement.com/
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Resistance Training and Reduction of Treatment Side Effects in Prostate Cancer Patients

February, 2007 — Progressive resistance exercise has beneficial effects on muscle strength, functional performance and balance in older men receiving androgen deprivation for prostate cancer and should be considered to preserve body composition and reduce treatment side effects.

View Full Article - http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/551017

Journal - Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, Volume 39, Number 5

Source - Week in Review - Medscape Today MedPulse from February 21, 2007

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Rick Kaselj - rkaselj@HealingThroughMovement.com

Healing Through Movement - http://www.healingthroughmovement.com/
Fitness & Rehabilitation / Presentations & Publications
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