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Managing Osteoporosis: Clinical Implications for Rehab Professionals

January 22, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This course is for rehab professionals wanting to learn about lifestyle medicine strategies, fall prevention guidelines, exercise prescription guidelines, sample home exercises, effects of nutrition, sleep, psychological stress and risk substance use on the topic of osteoporosis.
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Standing Frame and Electrical Stimulation Therapies Partially Preserve Bone Strength in a Rodent Model of Acute Spinal Cord Injury (2013)

January 17, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Participants Seven-week-old male Winstar rats were divided into four groups. A sham group was given a laminectomy but no SCI. The second group was given a complete cord transection at T10 and no subsequent intervention. The third group was given a complete cord transection at T10 and a standing frame (SF) intervention. The last group […]
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High-Intensity Resistance and Impact Training Improves Bone Mineral Density and Physical Function in Postmenopausal Women with Osteopenia and Osteoporosis: The LIFTMOR Randomized Controlled Trial (2017)

January 17, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Exercise has been proposed as a method to improve bone mineral density (BMD) but the results have been modest at best in prior studies. Foundational evidence suggests bone responds optimally to high intensity loading, but this has not been translated into clinical practice due to safety concerns. The authors attempted to determine the efficacy and […]
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Osteoporosis

January 1, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This handout outlines what osteoporosis is, what causes it, what can be done to prevent it and what strategies can be used to minimize its impact. 
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Joint Protection

December 27, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout describes joint protection techniques and data related to arthritis diagnoses. Includes education in nutrition, lifestyle, activity, body, and movement to serve as an educational and training material to use during OT intervention.
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