by Jo Mak | 20 March, 2018 | General News
Sensory program involving the stimulation of the hand is a treatment program that has long been used by Occupational Therapists. It was hypothesised that the stimulation of the tips of the fingers and the sides of the fingers with different textures is able to...
by admin | 23 August, 2017 | General News
From July 2016, the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will be rolled out across Australian states and territories, including Queensland. NDIS provides people-with-disabilities to have choice and control over their supports and services, and be funded for...
by admin | 23 August, 2017 | General News
Eating too much sugar increases the risk of painful tooth decay, weight gain and obesity, and a number of serious health complications later in life, warned Dr Alison Tedstone, Chief Nutritionist for Public Health England (PHE). Yet, the data show that many children...
by admin | 23 August, 2017 | General News
University of South Carolina’s Professor Steven Blair emphasised the importance of exercise over and above healthy diet and healthy lifestyle. Prof Blair has spent more than 40 years researching the impact of physical activity on health. Prof Blair believed that...
by MRT Blogger | 10 April, 2016 | General News
Extra virgin olive oil has the most monounsaturated fat content compared to other vegetable oils (e.g., soy bean oil, sunflower oil, corn oil). It provides clinical health benefits as it reduces both systolic and diastolic blood pressure, reduces blood glucose, and...
by MRT Blogger | 3 April, 2016 | General News
There is a relationship between gait (e.g., pace, rhythm, and postural control) and cognition (e.g., attentional control, executive function, and working memory). Patients with Alzheimer’s-dementia and Parkinson’s disease have a decline in both motor and cognitive...
