Vertigo is an unsettling feeling of everything around you spinning that can be difficult to control. Vertigo is caused by a problem in the inner ear that causes brief vertigo spells that come and go. The spells can last a few hours or up to a few weeks. It best to seek medical help for vertigo. Most doctors and physiotherapists can do vertigo treatments to help relieve the dizziness and the sudden urge to feel ill. Treatment is available that helps release the crystals in the inner ear to relieve the dizziness. Contact your doctor or a physiotherapist to find out more about treatments for vertigo.
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Easier to Get Around
If you find it hard to walk as much as you would like, a mobility scooter could be a fit for you. These sit-on, motorized vehicles are designed to make it easy to get around and are simple to operate. A mobility scooter can give you your independence back. They make it easier to get out and about in the local community, to attend social events and to travel. A light weight scooter can be folded down and transported in a car or airplane. With so many mobility scooters available, choosing portability and compactness is a definite plus.
Theatre Production – Mrs. Warren’s Profession
Mrs. Warren manages a flourishing business, funding her daughter Vivie’s education in the finest boarding schools and universities, while keeping her profession as a Madam a secret. When Vivie, a “modern woman,” comes home to acquaint herself with her mother for the first time in her life, she challenges her mother in a two-woman battle of ideals between upper-class expectations and lower-class realities. In what is one of George Bernard Shaw’s most controversial plays, Mrs. Warren must attempt to reconcile with her disapproving daughter in a story sprinkled generously with sharp comedy and biting social commentary that remains relevant today.
Community Profile – VIU ElderCollege
VIU ElderCollege offers a variety of quality learning opportunities by providing a forum for the sharing of information and knowledge in communities served by Vancouver Island University. It is available to everyone 50+, regardless of academic background. With the support of Vancouver Island University, the program is run with volunteers who participate as instructors, Saturday Speakers and committee members assisting to keep the program relevant and growing. It is community oriented and relies on input from course participants to offer programs that are of interest. Join the thousands of mid-Island residents who have benefitted from VIU ElderCollege. Register today!
Fall and Winter Activity Guide Now Available
The City of Nanaimo’s Fall and Winter Activity Guide is here! Within its pages you will discover over 1,000 programs that are sure to keep you active as the days get shorter and colder. There are classes in arts, crafts, dance, fitness, first aid, music, language, wellness, outdoors, sports, swimming and skating and community event details. Studies continually show the benefits of being active and socializing as an important part of being healthy – both physically and emotionally. Need some ideas to keep you active? Contact our recreation experts or visit our website.
Games of Chance
Many people find gambling fun and exciting… you never know if you are going to win big! It is important to understand the reason why you never know if you are going to win big. It is because all gambling games are influenced by chance; the outcome of the games cannot be controlled or predicted with certainty. If a game’s outcome was certain, it wouldn’t be gambling. Gambling games are designed to favour “the house” meaning the game operator or vendor. This is true for casino games, online games, horse racing, bingo, sports and lottery games.
Product Profile: VoxxLife Wearable Technology
Great Socks for All has introduced pain relief and enhanced balance to the people in Central Vancouver Island for over two years. You may have seen the VOXXLife booth at expos and markets around the community. A Canadian, searching for drug free pain relief for his mother’s MS symptoms, spent several years and millions of dollars analysing brainstem functionality and the peripheral nervous system. The result of the research is a very specific sequence and pattern of neuroreceptor activation on the bottom of the feet. This pattern is incorporated into VOXXLife socks and insoles. Benefits include enhanced pain relief and management, especially PDN pain, enhanced postural stability and balance, improved mobility and higher energy levels
5 Common Myths About Professional Home Care
When considering professional home care for a loved one, family caregivers have to sift through an overwhelming amount of information, making it difficult to know what is true and what isn’t. “Bayshore has been providing care for over 50 years”, says Chris Swift, Care Manager at Bayshore Home Health, “and we’ve heard many myths about professional home care.”
• A family member is the best person to care for an aging loved one.
• Home care is only for people who are sick.
• Home care means a loss of independence.
• Home care isn’t a long-term solution.
• Seniors with dementia aren’t good candidates for home care.
Read more about these myths at: Wellnessnews.ca
Holistic Health – What is it?
As professionals we want to help. From a holistic approach, we want to understand your concerns from a mind, body, spirit and emotional connection. Whether it be from body pain, low mood, or an interruption in sexual functioning, we seek to understand various factors that may be affecting you, preventing you from being your best self. We recognize that when people experience distress, this can impact other parts of their lives, and the people around them. Holistic health works to develop a map to healing that integrates support for the various parts of your health in order to promote optimal wellness.
What Happens During a Physio Assessment?
Your physiotherapy appointment begins in a private office with your therapist where you can discuss your presenting issue along with your goals and social/medical history. During this time any medical reports can be reviewed. Your therapist will take you through an assessment observing things like gait, range of motion, strength and functional movements. A working diagnosis is reached and together with the therapist you will come up with a treatment plan. Treatment may include massage, joint mobilization, dry needling and/or exercise therapy. At Fresh Tracks we reserve a full hour one-on-one in order to complete a comprehensive history, assessment and treatment.
Scalp Micropigmentation (SMP) Treatment
Did you know that SMP is the most cost-effective, and least-invasive treatment for hair loss? Ideal for individuals interested in recreating their hair line and providing greater fullness to thinning hair. Many have undergone surgical hair restoration and did not get the desired hair density – patients are seeking to camouflage their hair transplants! This non-invasive method of depositing pigment into the scalp creates the appearance of tiny hair follicles or short hair stubble, perfect for clients with a receding hairline, Alopecia, Androgenic Alopecia (pattern-baldness), general thinning-hair, and scalp scarring.
