Driving is freedom. Pure freedom. Many people dread the day when they are no longer able to drive- or when someone else tells them that they should no longer drive. It is one of the most difficult conversations to have ...
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Closed Chain Exercises and Dementia
*** Here is a quick tip: For engaging people with dementia in strengthening exercises that are effective, beneficial, and easy to initiate, close the chain. Do you know the difference between open kinetic chain and closed kinetic chain exercises? It’s ...
Read More »Proprioception: How To Engage The Forgotten Sense
*** We all learned about our five senses when we were children: vision, hearing, taste, smell, and touch. And it is easy enough to understand what happens when one or more of those senses becomes impaired. But functional loss of ...
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