COPD and Exercise
COPD and Exercise COPD is a progressive lung disease that causes persistent airway obstruction. This can happen because of emphysema, or chronic...
Aerobic Exercise and Obstructive Sleep Apnea
The Role of Aerobic Exercise in the Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a common condition involving an...
Lower Back Pain
Lower Back Pain Lower back pain, or LBP, is an extremely common problem. It has a wide variety of causes, and may come on suddenly, or...
Exercising With Asthma
Exercising With Asthma Asthma is a chronic respiratory disorder, which creates variable obstruction to airflow, chronic inflammation of the...
Rotator Cuff Injuries
Rotator Cuff Injuries Image middle aged man with brace on upper arm There are four muscles in the shoulder complex, which together make up the...
Exercising After a Stroke or Brain Injury
Exercising After a Stroke or Brain Injury A stroke takes place when blood flow to the brain is blocked, resulting in a loss of brain function for 24...
Exercising with Angina and Silent Ischemia
Exercising with Angina and Silent Ischemia Imae: mage getting out of bed, in pain The heart requires an uninterrupted, stable supply of oxygen to...
Diabetes and Exercise
Diabetes and Exercise Image: glucose meter on finger Health Canada reports that approximately 6.6% of Canada’s population, age 20 and older, have...
Exercise and Parkinson’s Disease
Exercise and Parkinson’s Disease Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a chronic progressive neurologic disease that affects the part of the nervous...
Exercising with Osteoporosis
Exercising with Osteoporosis ` Osteoporosis has become a part of our normal vocabulary these days; it seems we all know someone who has this...
Exercising with Osteoarthritis (OA)
Exercising with Osteoarthritis (OA) People who struggle with OA often find themselves unable to do the kinds of exercise they have done for many...