We all know we should be doing more exercise, but finding the time or means to go to an organised class can be difficult. However, there are ways of following proper routines in the comfort of your own living room. Helpline nurse Rick Tame, from the National Osteoporosis Society, looks at some of the DVDs…
The following resources are available on the Parkinson’s Disease Society Website Drug treatments for Parkinson’s booklet This booklet is for people with Parkinson’s and their families. It gives information about the drugs most commonly used to help manage the condition. It starts with some practical points about taking Parkinson’s drugs and moves on to…
The British Heart Foundation National Centre for Physical Activity and Health have launched a freely downloadable physical activity evidence briefing. This briefing, written by our very own Bob Laventure, highlights useful information regarding the new physical activity guidelines for older people launched by the four nationals Chief Medical Officers last year. This evidence briefing is…
Dawn Skelton was involved in a lengthy new Cochrane review update on Exercise to Improve Balance in older people last year. The new update includes 94 research trials and gives useful information for practitioners out there wanting to concentrate on balance improvements (as opposed to falls reduction) in older people. You can read the full…
In 2008, Sherrington et al published a systematic review of published exercise programmes to prevent falls. In a nutshell, they found that successful intervention had to have 3 things in place: a dose of over 50 hours highly challenging balance training (narrowing base of support, reducing holding support, dynamic as well as static balance training…
This months Stroke Matters (May 2011) has an excellent article by Dr Gillian Mead, one of the key researchers behind the evidence base for exercise and fitness training after stroke and one of the key developers of the Exercise and Fitness training after Stroke (EfS) course now run by LLT. The article starts with how…
Bob Laventure is joining forces with the University of Bath in a pilot project, funded by the MRC, looking at the effect of volunteer peer mentors in engaging and supporting older people to be more active. The project will also consider the views and outcomes for the peer activity motivators themselves.
The BalanceMaster lower limb exerciser provides a progressive, safe and rhythmic movement pattern, designed to improve joint mobility, proprioception and dynamic muscle stability for the lower limb and pelvic regions. Research by Dawn Skelton (LLT Director and Reader in Ageing and Health at Glasgow Caledonian University) and colleagues has shown it to be effective at…
Held in conjunction with the 58th ACSM Annual Meeting, the second World Congress on Exercise is Medicine, scheduled for May 31 – June 4, 2011, in Denver, Colorado, will be an opportunity for attendees to learn about the growth of Exercise is Medicine as a global initiative since the launch in June, 2010. During the…
Move it or Lose it is specifically tailored to suit older or less mobile people who want to get moving but need a little encouragement. This exercise routine is for people who want to have fun exercising while they sit down! Please be aware that whilst LLT support most of its claims, we do not…
