Orthosis is a device applied to a human limb in order to control or enhance movement or prevent bone movement or deformity. An example is shown in the photo. Researchers at Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, in The Netherlands, evaluated whether community-dwelling chronic stroke patients wearing an ankle-foot orthosis would benefit from changing to functional … Continue reading TENS for patients using ankle-foot orthosis following stroke →
Researchers in Australia and the US investigated the association between the change in daily step count and adiposity and insulin sensitivity.
Usually, it’s the last thing patients want to do. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, in Baltimore, Maryland, let patients select their physical activity routine.
Researchers from the University of Leicester, in the UK put the pedometer through its paces.
Researchers at the University of Florida in Gainesville report that obese children lose weight when their parents receive training on nutrition, exercise, and behavior management. It also helps when the kids participate.
Pedometer-based walking programs — even without going on a diet — result in modest weight loss.
Although walking has health benefits, 80% of American adults report walking only 10 minutes at a time at least 1 day per week. From Medscape, here’s what works to get them moving.
Give your family and friends holiday gifts that help them eat healthier or become more active. Twelve healthy suggestions
Last year this blog suggested that a pedometer would make a healthy Christmas present. This year, you were advised of the AARP offer of a free pedometer. But, did you get one? Here’s why you should have.
The link is here, and here’s why this is important.
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