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Performance Health, through their Thera-Band Academy, is sponsoring an evidence-based practical workshop for rehabilitation professionals around the US beginning this fall. Participants will improve their clinical decision making and take away immediate clinical applications based on the latest research on therapeutic exercise.

Akron, OH (PRWEB) September 25, 2012

Using inexpensive and readily available equipment, the workshop will help improve clinical decision-making and problem solving skills for rehabilitation professionals at all levels including athletic trainers, physical and occupational therapists, as well as PTAs and COTAs. The intensive workshop includes lecture and hands-on lab activities using progressive elastic resistance and progressive proprioception exercises using exercise balls and balance training devices. Participants will learn the scientific basis for impairment-based exercise progressions including state of the art EMG analysis and proper patient positioning for appropriately-dosed exercise prescription. This updated course also includes hands-on applications for flexibility and soft tissue mobilization. Participants will improve their clinical decision making and take away immediate clinical applications.

Evidence-based practice is a very common mantra among rehabilitation professionals today. Over 12 years ago, the Thera-Band Academy was formed to help link evidence to practice, by establishing a comprehensive database of research that supports commonly-used products in the clinic such as resistance bands and exercise balls. In addition to having evidence, its important to share that evidence with other rehabilitation professionals through continuing education such as this, stated Dr. Phil Page, Director of Clinical Education and Research for Performance Health. We are pleased to work with CIAO Seminars to deliver this in an economical and accessible manner to rehabilitation therapists around the US.

Click here to view the workshop locations, dates, agenda, and presenters bios, and to register for the workshop.

The workshop was developed to help support evidence-based practice with readily available equipment like resistance bands and exercise balls, continued Page. The workshop emphasizes immediate clinical applications based on the latest research from around the world. We are certain that this workshop will be beneficial and successful on many levels, plus provide exposure for the Thera-Band Academy and what we do. The Academys web site connects healthcare professionals and consumers to the ever growing body of research, protocols and exercise.

About CIAO

Career Improvement & Advancement Opportunities, Inc. (CIAO) is owned by Lesley Mateer, M.A. CCC-SLP. The organization is committed to taking care of fellow therapists by providing local, affordable, quality continuing education courses that enhance therapists' marketability and skills, ultimately benefiting patients. CIAO's courses and services provide a network that facilitates support personally, clinically and professionally.

About the Academy

The Thera-Band Academy was formed to scientifically document the benefits of resistance exercise and pain relief, guide the company in its development of new products and exercise programs, and to promote therapeutic exercise and pain management through professional and consumer education. The Academy web site is a unique resource that connects healthcare professionals and consumers to the ever growing body of knowledge on exercise. Registration is free and provides access to the largest database of rehab exercises, protocols, research and education in the world.

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The study: Active video games that get kids dancing and boxing may provide significant cardiovascular benefits and calorie burn. A study published online today in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine noted the physiological changes in 18 boys and girls aged 11 to 15. The children played two Kinect games: Dance Central and Kinect Sports Boxing as well as sedentary video games.

During the Dance Central game energy expenditure increased 150 percent over resting rates, and during the boxing game it went up 263 percent. Compared to passive video gaming, the rates were 103 percent and 194 percent higher, respectively. Researchers also saw improvements during the active games in heart rate and peak oxygen uptake, both markers for cardiovascular health.

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What we already know: Exercise physiologists have had high hopes for active video games ever since they came on the market, believing they might be a great way to get sedentary kids to move. With childhood obesity rates at alarming levels, practically anything that encourages exercise is welcome. Early games however, promoted little activity, and controllers were cumbersome and got in the way.

However, as games evolved they allowed kids to really step it up. A 2011 study in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine journal found that games such as Dance Dance Revolution and Sportwall helped kids burn more calories compared to walking on a treadmill at 3 miles an hour. The advent of controller-less Kinect games (the system uses a webcam-style sensor) allows players to move more freely.

What this means for you: If you want to get your couch-loving kids to move, you might try giving them what they already love: video games. Make sure theyre games that encourage moderate to vigorous exerciseyou could even try them yourself.

The study authors wrote that while the results of these games were good, theres no data to tell if children will still use them several months or even a year down the road. Even if they are,its a good idea to introduce kids to different types of age-appropriate games and workouts that train various muscles and stave off boredom.

Do you think active video games are a good way for kids to get exercise? Let us know in the comments.

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Featured Article Academic Journal Main Category: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health Article Date: 30 Sep 2012 - 6:00 PDT

Current ratings for: Kids' Exercise Interventions Show Negligible Impact

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We have known of the rising obesity and overweight crisis for some time, and researchers have done numerous studies that show the more physically active children are, the more likely they are to have a healthy weight (as measured by body mass index, BMI) and to stay active and maintain a healthy weight through adulthood.

This has led to the development of interventions, or programs that deliberately aim to increase levels of physical activity in children by providing them with extra exercise sessions, for instance in school time or afterwards.

But so far, studies of those interventions show they are not successful in improving children's BMI.

For their review, the authors searched recognized databases and references lists for peer-reviewed journal studies that matched their requirements. They had to be examining interventions designed to increase activity levels in children aged 16 and under that lasted for at least four weeks, and measured results objectively, using accelerometers.

30 randomized controlled trials that took place between January 1990 and March 2012 matched these requirements. All the studies were matched on age, ethnicity, and socio-economic status, and the results were adjusted for gender and activity levels at the start of the intervention period.

Eight of the studies had included only overweight or obese children, while the rest included children from all BMI ranges.

The researchers assessed the effect of interventions on total physical activity and time spent on moderate or vigorous physical activity.

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By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter

THURSDAY, Sept. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Formal physical exercise programs for children have only a small impact on overall activity and thus on weight loss, British researchers report.

Their study raises questions about the best ways to help children attain or maintain a healthy weight.

"Physical activity interventions are not increasing physical activity sufficiently to impact on the body mass or body fat of children," said lead researcher Brad Metcalf, of the department of endocrinology and metabolism at Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry in Plymouth, England. "It is in everyone's interest to find something that works effectively," he added.

But other experts said instead of dismissing organized interventions as ineffective, policymakers should conclude that still more is needed to stem childhood obesity. In the United States, about 17 percent of children aged 2 years and older are obese.

"I disagree that the importance of physical activity to childhood obesity control, or health promotion, has been called into question by this study," said Dr. David Katz, director of the Yale University Prevention Research Center in New Haven, Conn.

On the contrary, "we have cause to question if we are doing enough to make routine activity the cultural norm, so that such programming can achieve greater effects," Katz said. "An intervention, no matter how good, can only achieve so much if not surrounded by cultural supports."

Katz also faulted the study for not including data from the many studies that show a significant benefit from exercise.

For the study, published in the Sept. 27 online edition of the BMJ, the researchers analyzed 30 studies conducted between 1990 and 2012 involving children aged 16 and under.

This type of study, known as a meta-analysis, is used to find common threads running through multiple studies. Problems with this type of analysis can arise from the weakness of any of the studies included and the difficulty of combining disparate data.

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Exercise Programs for Kids Seem to Have Little Impact: Study

By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter

THURSDAY, Sept. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Formal physical exercise programs for children have only a small impact on overall activity and thus on weight loss, British researchers report.

Their study raises questions about the best ways to help children attain or maintain a healthy weight.

"Physical activity interventions are not increasing physical activity sufficiently to impact on the body mass or body fat of children," said lead researcher Brad Metcalf, of the department of endocrinology and metabolism at Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry in Plymouth, England. "It is in everyone's interest to find something that works effectively," he added.

But other experts said instead of dismissing organized interventions as ineffective, policymakers should conclude that still more is needed to stem childhood obesity. In the United States, about 17 percent of children aged 2 years and older are obese.

"I disagree that the importance of physical activity to childhood obesity control, or health promotion, has been called into question by this study," said Dr. David Katz, director of the Yale University Prevention Research Center in New Haven, Conn.

On the contrary, "we have cause to question if we are doing enough to make routine activity the cultural norm, so that such programming can achieve greater effects," Katz said. "An intervention, no matter how good, can only achieve so much if not surrounded by cultural supports."

Katz also faulted the study for not including data from the many studies that show a significant benefit from exercise.

For the study, published in the Sept. 27 online edition of the BMJ, the researchers analyzed 30 studies conducted between 1990 and 2012 involving children aged 16 and under.

This type of study, known as a meta-analysis, is used to find common threads running through multiple studies. Problems with this type of analysis can arise from the weakness of any of the studies included and the difficulty of combining disparate data.

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DALLAS (1080 KRLD) A new Gallup poll this week shows people are exercising more frequently than they did in years past. But the type of exercise could be doing more harm than good.

Bobby Hart, a personal trainer and owner of Dallas Workout The Gym on McKinney Avenue says everyone is rushed these days, so the old way of working out by separating your cardio and strength training throughout the week just doesnt cut it any more.

Hart says fast-paced short cross-training workouts is the way to go these days. If you only have 30 minutes Hart will customize a total body workout in that amount of time.

Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Don Buford says that type of exercise doesnt work for everybody.

He says its a very rigorous exercise program and the results are good, which is why the programs are popular. But Buford says you have to be careful at the outset to make sure youre ready for such a program.

Buford says one problem is people are working to the point of exhaustion, so their exercise program is really working against them. He says one of the reasons theyre seeing injuries in some of these cross fit programs is people are not allowing their bodies to fully recover before their next workout.

Buford says, instead of building up their bodies, theyre actually breaking them down.

Both Buford and Trainer Bobby Hart say that because people are at different fitness levels, they should be assessed by someone.

Hart says the questions the trainer asks will differ based on the apparant fitness level of the person coming in. For example a person who is over weight or has high blood pressure have a more extensive interview than someone who has been working out a long time.

Dr. Buford says the old fashioned way of exercising might actually be the best option for some people. For the average person in their 30s or 40s, Buford recommends finding an activity that involves cardiovascular exercise.

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GLASTONBURY

It has been a long summer and you may have gotten away from your fitness programs for some fun in the sun. The parks and recreation department is offering exercise programs this fall to help you get back into shape.

The following programs will be offered through the end of the year:

All-In-One Fitness

All-In-One Fitness is a multi-level fitness class designed to sculpt and tone your body. The class will emphasize cardiovascular conditioning, resistive strength training and flexibility. The fee is $55 per person. Classes meets Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 6-7 p.m. in the Eastbury Elementary School gym. The class begins on Sept. 10 and runs through Oct. 22.

Morning Stretching & Yoga

Yoga classes for beginners and intermediate participants meets on Thursday mornings from 10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Classes start on Sept. 13 and run through Dec. 6. The class is $45.

Interval Training Class

This high intensity class will focus on endurance training, strength training and all-over body toning. The class meets Monday or Wednesday mornings from 9-9:45a.m. starting Sept. 17 and running through Dec. 3. The class is $49.

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Norfolk Recreation is offering fall adult exercise programs. Residents and non-residents arewelcome.

The classes are led by instructor Nanci Cahalane, a certified trainer/fitness counselor.

Programs include:

Strength training, 9 a.m. and Pilates-based exercises, 9:45 a.m. on: Mondays, Sept. 15, 24, Oct. 1, 13, 22, 29, Nov. 5, 19 and 26, and Dec. 3, 10 and 17; and Fridays, Sept. 21, 28, Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26, Nov. 2, 9, 16, , 30, and Dec. 7, 14. No classes on Mondays, Oct.. 8 and Nov. 12 or Friday, Nov. 23.

Combo Class: half an hour of strength training, half an hour of Pilates-based exercises), 6:30-7:30 p.m. on: Mondays: Sept. 17, 24, Oct. 1, 15, 22, 29, Nov 5, 19, 26, Dec 3, 10, 17, and Wednesdays: Sept. 12, 19, 26, Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24, Nov. 7, 14, 28, and Dec. 5, 12. No classes on Monday, Oct. 8 and Nov. 12 or Wednesday, Oct 31 and Nov. 21.

Ladies Light Hiking, 9:45-11 a.m.. Session 1: Thursdays: Sept. 13, 20, 27, Oct. 4, 11, 18 or Saturdays: Sept. 15, 22, 29, and Oct. 13, 20, 27. Session 2: Thursdays: Nov 1, 8, 15, 29, Dec 6, 13. (no hike on Nov 22 - Thanksgiving Day) or Saturdays: Nov 3, 17, and Dec 1, 8, 15, 22 (no hike on Nov 10 - Veterans Day weekend or Nov 24 - Thanksgiving Weekend).

Online registration starts on Wednesday, Sept. 5 at 10 a.m. To register go to http://www.virtualnorfolk.org/rec or call 508-520-1315 for more information.

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Posted by Eric ChaffinJuly 31, 2012 9:45 AM

Most of us know that our country is in the grips of an obesity epidemic. Doctor recommended diet and exercise programs have not controlled the problem, so pharmaceutical companies are hard at work coming up with other solutions. Last month, the FDA approved Belviq (lorcaserin) as a weight-loss drug for those with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater. More recently, the FDA approved Qsymia (phentermine and topiramate extended-release) for chronic weight management in addition to a reduced-calorie diet and exercise.

These drugs come with potentially serious side effects, and it seems like once again the public is taking part in a giant experiment. For example, federal officials are requiring post-marketing studies to look for evidence of increased heart disease or stroke risk in those who take Qsymia.

Concerns About Cardiovascular Risks

It was only about a year-and-a-half ago that the FDA rejected manufacturer Vivus first petition to approve Qsymia (pronounced kyoo sim EE uh). Among other things, the agency was concerned that the drug could increase the risk of heart attack and stroke. The FDA rejected Belviq in an earlier request for approval because of similar concerns.

Experts believe the agency has changed their position because of new data presented by the manufacturers, but also because of the ever-increasing health dangers associated with obesity. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than one-third of U.S. adults are obese, which can lead to heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and certain types of cancer.

In pre-approval studies, patients taking Qsymia who also made lifestyle changes lost an average of about 10 percent of their body weight after one year. Studies showed no evidence of increased cardiovascular risks. Critics note, however, that a similar drug, Fen-Phen, combined phentermine (an appetite suppressant) with fenfluramine, and was later taken off the market because of links to heart valve problems.

Concerns About Birth Defects

This time, the drug combines phentermine with topiramate, also known as Topamax, a drug currently prescribed to help control epileptic seizures and migraine headaches. In early 2011, the FDA warned that taking Topamax during pregnancy increases the risk of oral cleft birth defects such as cleft lip and palate. An analysis of the data shows that the risk is up to 16 times higher among women who take the drug than those who do not.

Many feel the warning came late, particularly women who took the drug in years past without the knowledge of the risks and gave birth to babies with birth defects. Hundreds of Topamax lawsuits were filed before awareness increased on the issue, but now the FDA has changed the classification from category C to category D risk, reflecting human data that confirms the fetal risk.

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July 27, 2012

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Elastic bands and exercise programs are a few of the many avenues available to consumers who would like to lose weight. However, new studies have been conducted on treatments that could lead to long-term weight loss. Researchers believe that the drug could help in losing weight and keeping weight off for longer periods of time.

The drug, which ups the bodys sensitivity to the hormone leptin, is featured in a recent edition of the journal Cell Metabolism. Leptin is a natural appetite suppressant. The drug has been examined in trials with mice and researchers believe that the findings could have implications for the development of treatments to target obesity in humans.

By sensitizing the body to naturally occurring leptin, the new drug could not only promote weight loss, but also help maintain it, explained senior study author George Kunos, a representative of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), in a prepared statement. This finding bodes well for the development of a new class of compounds for the treatment of obesity and its metabolic consequences.

In the past, leptin supplements alone have not been completely successful in helping to decrease body weight in humans. Its believed that the body cannot respond to it as it is desensitized to the hormone by cannabinoid receptors, which are found to produce feelings of hunger with the use of marijuana. As such, researchers believe that, if the canniboid receptors are blocked, this may lead to successful weight loss in the long-term.

Based on the knowledge of canniboid receptors, the investigators created anti-obesity drugs that could focus on cannaboid receptor type 1 (CB1R). In the first couple months of 2006, rimonabant, a CB1R-binding drug, was sold in Europe but sales were later discontinued due to psychiatric side effects like anxiety, depression, and thoughts of suicide. The scientists worked on developing a CB1R-targeting drug that would decrease the side effects and focus on CB1R without entertaining the brain. The new compound, JD5037, kept the appetite of obese mice low, leading to weight loss and increasing their metabolism health. The mice were also desensitized to the hormone leptin, which suppressed their appetite. The researchers saw that the mice did not demonstrate anxiety or other behavioral side effects.

Researchers believe that the new drug could be a possible solution to issues related to obesity.

Obesity is a growing public health problem, and there is a strong need for new types of medications to treat obesity and its serous metabolic complications, including diabetes and fatty liver disease, commented Kunos in the statement.

The research provided by the scientists at the NIAAA follows a host of studies on obesity. One study featured in the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants looked at the cardio risk factors that are found in children who are severely obese. Scientists from the VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam conducted a nationwide prospective study from July 2005 to July 2007. In the project, pediatricians reported all new cases of severe obesity in children between the ages of two to 18 years of age. These doctors were also required to complete a questionnaire on cardiovascular risk factors and sociodemographic characteristics. Within the study period, the investigators noted that 500 children were reported as having severe obesity. Of the children who were severely obese, 62 percent already showed one or more cardiovascular risk factors.

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