Therapeutic Resources Blog
Broken Hips: Preventing A Fall Can Save Your Life
December 12, 2014
A fall from a chair or a bed may not seem like a death sentence — but for an older person it can be. Falls are the leading cause of death from an injury for older Americans. For women, it's especially bad: Three quarters of those with hip fractures are women. For many, the broken hip starts a chain reaction — usually because older people also suffer from underlying conditions such as diabetes, arthritis, hypertension or dementia. Read More »
Does Stretching Prevent Injury in Exercise?
December 11, 2014
Touching one’s toes or moving the head in a circle feels positively blissful to most healthy adults. But the benefits of stretching are much argued in the halls of kinesiology departments and fitness centers across the country. One professor of sports medicine at the University of Virginia, Jay Hertel, explains the upside of a full range of motion and why sometimes feeling good is enough reason to get those shoulders rolling. Read More »
Why Everything You Think About Aging May Be Wrong
December 10, 2014
As We Get Older, Friendships, Creativity and Satisfaction With Life Can Flourish Everyone knows that as we age, our minds and bodies decline—and life inevitably becomes less satisfying and enjoyable. Everyone knows that cognitive decline is inevitable. Everyone knows that as we get older, we become less productive at work. Everyone, it seems, is wrong. Read More »
Autism research: 4 things we learned in 2014
December 9, 2014
Only a short time ago, autism was one of our great medical mysteries. Today, it’s one of the better-funded disease research areas— with great benefit: Autism’s causes and treatments are more understood than ever before. Read More »