Older adults can decrease their risk of disability and increase their likelihood of maintaining independence by participating in a walking exercise program. A study, which appeared in an issue of the Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy, also found that walking program participants increased their peak aerobic capacity by 19 percent when compared to a control [...]
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Focus on Health Physiotherapy
April 10th, 2011 
Erna Welcome to Focus on Health Physiotherapy! Physiotherapy (or physical therapy), often abbreviated PT, is a health care profession which aims to improve and restore functional ability and quality of life to those with physical impairments or disabilities. Physiotherapists (or physical therapists) are primary health care professionals who diagnose and treat individuals of all ages, who [...]
