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Effective Rehabilitation
Keys to Effective Rehabilitation Many of us in some point in our lives strain a muscle, tear ligaments, break bones, dislocate joints or undergo surgery. With any injury or surgical procedure a rehabilitation process is necessary. The duration and extent of this process is of course determined by the severity of the injury sustained or the procedure undertaken. If you become subject to an injury or are present when someone sustains one, the appropriate first aid procedure to remember is the R.I.C.E principal, which includes: Rest the injured body part immediately Ice the injured site Compress the injured site Elevate the injured limb Following this protocol will assist with pain…
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Why Weight Training is So Important
Diet is a great way to ensure you fuel your body with the required nutrients it needs but you also have to maintain some kind of exercise regime no matter what the age or disability. Resistance or weight training, helps maintain and improve bone density which is vital as we get older. With age we tend to be more prone to falls and fractures and good bone density minimises the impact of these falls. Weight training also improves our strength, balance, posture, muscle length and mobility or range in motion which helps significantly when carrying injuries or living with a disability. It also improves our circulation which decreases the risk of…