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Toronto Rehab partners with Baycrest in dementia support program

Robert Harker was an active member of a day program located on the same campus of the long-term care (LTC) home where he lives, when symptoms of his dementia started to intensify. That resulted in responsive behaviours, such as verbal intimidation, which were potentially putting...
Complementary Medicine and Alternative Therapies

Milk’s unique nutrient blend makes it ideal for sport recovery

Replacing nutrients and rehydrating the body after sport is an important way to promote muscle repair and replenish energy, and athletes are always looking for an edge. Many rely on optimal nutrition to help fuel their sport and post-exercise recovery. Milk is a go-to...

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Complementary Medicine and Alternative Therapies

Innovative Parkinson’s program

With the recent recognition of Parkinson’s Awareness Month across Canada, Kemptville District Hospital (KDH)...
Complementary Medicine and Alternative Therapies

Gardening as therapy

Mary says she thought gardening would be ‘too difficult’. Mary, a mental health patient...
Complementary Medicine and Alternative Therapies

Healing sounds of music therapy

If you listen closely in the hallways of McMaster Children’s Hospital (MCH), you might...
Complementary Medicine and Alternative Therapies

A holistic approach for managing osteoporosis

When Amanda Owen was diagnosed with #osteoporosis, about a decade ago, she knew she...
Addictions and Drugs

How mindfulness helps prevent addiction relapse

Two years ago, Doug McCaslin was leading a double life. The 65-year-old was splitting...
Complementary Medicine and Alternative Therapies

Spine Centre helps patients get back in action

There’s a new way to deal with back pain, thanks to Trillium Health Partners’...
Complementary Medicine and Alternative Therapies

It’s time to start using the M-word

In many ways, Marion Albaum of Toronto, 38, is your typical Canadian mom. She...
Complementary Medicine and Alternative Therapies

Solving the pain puzzle?

The November 2013 “Pain in Canada fact sheet” published by the Canadian Pain Society...
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Acupuncture turns addict into a believer

Ed Dowdell can’t remember a time when he wasn’t on something. He started drinking at...
Complementary Medicine and Alternative Therapies

Music therapy and patient-centred care

I know exactly the moment that I decided to become a music therapist. That...
Complementary Medicine and Alternative Therapies

A new dimension in cancer hope, healing and wellness

Nothing can ever prepare one for a diagnosis of cancer. The emotional, psychological and...
Complementary Medicine and Alternative Therapies

Mindfulness: The quiet revolution

There is a quiet revolution going on at Hamilton Health Sciences. The weapon of...

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Research

Optimizing opioid prescriptions after the ED to reduce opioid overdoses, misuse

New research aims to help reduce the quantity of unused prescription opioids after emergency...
Longterm Care

Collaborating virtually to improve long-term care

Team-building and face-to-face meetings were limited during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the long-term care...
Public Health

Physician Assistants: A solution to Ontario’s primary care crisis

Primary care providers are the backbone of our healthcare system. For patients seeking medical...
Pediatrics

Many health-care providers are ill-equipped to recognize pain in abused children

McGill study finds only 13 per cent of those surveyed received training on child...

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