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A Wilder Life

By rehabmagazine May 21, 2021 0

By Joan Louwrens When her husband died, leaving her alone with two small daughters, Joan Louwrens threw herself into “adventure medicine”, seeking out remote corners—on land and at sea—to practise healing, both her own and others. Working in wild places from Kruger Park to the Australian Outback, the Atlantic Ocean islands, and both the Arctic […]

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How To Make Peace With Medication

By rehabmagazine May 18, 2021 0

Do you resist taking medication for a chronic condition, even though you know it’s essential, maybe even life saving? By Lene Andersen Do you resist taking medication for a chronic condition, even though you know it’s essential, maybe even life-saving? That’s not uncommon. Here, I share how I have made peace with the fact that […]

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What we’re reading

By rehabmagazine May 14, 2021 0

Dementia, wandering and road complexity Wandering and becoming lost is common among people with Alzheimer’s disease or other disorders causing dementia. This behaviour can happen in the early stages of dementia—even if the person has never wandered in the past. In fact, experts suggest that up to 70 per cent of people living with dementia […]

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Scientist Reduces Barriers in the Laboratory

By rehabmagazine May 11, 2021 0

“I want to make science more accessible to students,” says Soong. “If a student with a disability wants to do an experiment, it should be a positive experience and they shouldn’t have to worry about whether they can perform it or not.” An evolving project Soong was initially interested in creating a device that could […]

Gina’s story

By rehabmagazine May 7, 2021 0

By Parkinson Canada It was late 2013 and Gina Lupino, 36 at the time, slept for three weeks straight, recovering from pneumonia. Gina suspected that something was not quite right with her health, and stiffness, slowness, and ratcheted articulation in her right hand got in the way of playing snare drum in a percussion band. […]

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Accessible Design: Prepare for the Payoff

By rehabmagazine May 4, 2021 0

By Ron Wickman A new housing trend is fast approaching us. The Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has indicated that by 2031, the number of Canadian seniors in the 75-plus age group will grow by 277 per cent – to about four million from 1.5 million in 1995. The number of seniors over age […]

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Helping your clients improve financial well-being

By rehabmagazine April 30, 2021 0

By Cynthia Minh As we continue to feel the impacts of COVID-19, we see how health can significantly impact financial well-being, and just how social circumstances can deeply impact health outcomes. Simply put, providing better access to government benefits can go a long way to improving quality of life. In this article, we discuss how […]

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Learning About Multiple Chemical Sensitivity

By rehabmagazine April 27, 2021 0

By Melanie Langille We live in a world where synthetic chemicals surround us and chances are, we come in contact with hundreds of them every day. Many (like medicines) are helpful, or make life more convenient but, a lot of the ones that we’re using have not have been tested for safety, and the effects […]

Episodic health conditions

By rehabmagazine April 23, 2021 0

By Monique Gignac When I give presentations on chronic conditions and their impact on work, one question comes up again and again: “Should I tell my employer I have a chronic condition that sometimes makes it hard to work?” The answer to that question is not a simple “Yes” or “No”. Nor is it something […]

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When Your Doctor Doesn’t Seem to Care

By rehabmagazine April 20, 2021 0

By Cathy Cassata It’s not just about feelings. When physicians fail to show compassion, it can have a big impact on a person’s mental and physical health. Nothing makes a doctor’s visit more discouraging than an unempathetic physician. But what can you do when your doctor makes you feel like just another number? Whether you’re […]

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