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Category: environment

How Balance Predicts Longevity

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Can you stand on 1 foot for 10 seconds?  Go ahead, try it.  If the answer is yes, the odds are good that you will live 7 more years.  If the answer is no, the odds are still good that you will live 7 more years, but not quite as good. If you’ve already...
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Active Aging, Balance Issues, balance training, Behavior, coordination, environment, Exercise, Exercise is Medicine, Goals, Health, Healthy, Healthy Aging, Healthy Lifestyle, Healthy Senior, Home Workout, Life Success, lifestyle changes, Long-Term Goals, Movement, pain, Physical Wellness, PT, PT in MN, quality of life, Safety Tips, senior health, senior physical therapy, Senior Safety, Seniors Staying Active, weakness, Wellness Leave a Comment

The Gift of Advocacy

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“I learned a long time ago the wisest thing I can do is be on my own side, be an advocate for myself and others like me.”- Maya Angelou. In this case, the ‘others like me’ for whom I am advocating are physical therapists, student physical therapists, and physical therapist assistants across the nation....
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Advocacy, communication, environment, Goals, Health, Life Lessons, Life Success, lifestyle changes, Mindset, Motivation, Physical Therapist, Physical Therapy, Physical Therapy Celebrations, Physical Therapy for Teens, Physical Therapy in MN, PT, PT Advocacy, PT in MN, Strengths Leave a Comment

Just A Good Ol’ Boy

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The APTA National Fly in Day was brought to my attention one day during lecture. When I first heard about this opportunity, I questioned whether my knowledge of the physical therapy profession, as well as my interest in advocacy (I had been enrolled in my program for two months at this time), qualified my...
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APTA, At Home Physical Therapy, ChoosePT, communication, Engaging, environment, Life Lessons, Life Success, lifestyle changes, Physical Therapist, Physical Therapy, Physical Therapy Celebrations, Physical Therapy in MN, PT, PT Advocacy, PT in MN, Work Leave a Comment

That’s a Fact! Quick Tips for Aphasia-Friendly Communication

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The good news is that you already do aphasia-friendly communication in your day-to-day life, you just don’t realize it. We’ve created two posts to help you separate fact from fiction when it comes to best practices. We’ve rounded up some quick tips to help people under aphasia and how to best communicate with someone...
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Aphasia, Aphasia Awareness, Aphasia Awareness Month, brain injury, brain trauma, Chronic Pan, Cognition, communication, environment, Expertise, Family, Health, Healthy, Healthy Aging, Healthy Lifestyle, Heart, Heart Attack, Heart Disease, Life Lessons, Life Success, lifestyle changes, Mental Health, Motivation, pain, senior health, Senior Safety, Stroke, Stroke Rehab, weakness, Wellness Leave a Comment

Facts & Myths About Cataracts

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Myth: Only older Americans develop a cataract Fact: While a cataract affects more than 24 million Americans age 40 and older, a cataract can occur among young adults of children. Risk factors that may lead to getting a cataract at a younger age include: Eye infections Some medications (such as long-term steroid use, cancer...
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Arthritis, Diabetes, Diabetic, Diet, environment, Exercise, Eye Care, Eye Health, Eye Protection, Food, Glaucoma, Goals, Health, Healthy Lifestyle, lifestyle changes, Motivation, Prevention, Stress, Vision, Vision Impairment, Vision Loss, weakness Leave a Comment
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