by Jo Mak | 5 January, 2021 | General News
A third edition of the General Assistive Technology assessment template was released over a month ago. I felt rather nervous when I first heard about it. NDIS has been a whirlwind of constant changes to say the least. This form has been revised 3 times in 2.5...
by admin | 18 May, 2020 | Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy
Using High-Tech to help with Parkinson’s Disease We are living in a world of high technology where we use High-Tech almost every day to make our daily lives easier. From a recent webinar on Insight 2020, the president of with World Federation of Occupational...
by Jo Mak | 11 May, 2020 | Physiotherapy
Freezing in Parkinson’s – Beyond motor impairment? Freezing is a common motor symptom of people with Parkinson’s Disease, where one is suddenly unable to move, or initiate a step. It usually happens when walking through a doorway, walking in a narrow confined...
by Jo Mak | 4 May, 2020 | Dietetics
A ketogenic diet means high-fat and very low-Carbohydrate diet. It is a type of metabolic therapy which means the body is using mainly ketones as an energy source instead of glucose. The aims of metabolic therapy are to optimize neuron metabolism, growth and repair,...
by Jo Mak | 27 April, 2020 | Occupational Therapy
Aerobic Exercise and Parkinson’s Disease Exercise is found to be very beneficial for Parkinson’s Disease. It improves the motor and non-motor symptoms of Parkinson’s and their daily life functions. It also prevents the death of neurons and enhances the formation of...
by Jo Mak | 3 April, 2020 | Physiotherapy
What is Dry Needling? Dry needling is an effective treatment for reducing musculoskeletal pain and discomfort through the use of acupuncture needles to release myofascial trigger points that may develop after overuse or injury of a muscle. How does Dry Needling...
