It has been a great year on Breaking Free. We’ve had hundreds of thousands of visitors and more than 1,000 comments from our readers. I wanted to take a little trip down memory lane and hit some highlights from 2010. . . . . Popular Podcast Interviews I had…
Some people have the opinion that using the Wii is a work out. In many cases, very little movement is required for certain Wii games. For example, if you play Super Mario Brothers all you have to do is press the Wiimote buttons or tilt the Wiimote. Consider this, sitting…
Yesterday I was talking to someone about Alzheimer’s disease. After a while the woman said to me, I have never heard any Alzheimer’s caregiver use the word “we” all the time like you do…. By Bob DeMarco Alzheimer’s Reading Room I asked, what do you mean? She said when…
Drug rehabilitation never works in a matter of a few weeks, or even a few months. On the contrary, drug addiction is a resilient disease, and drug rehabilitation programs can only succeed if they prepare patients for a lifetime of drug recovery. In that sense, the drug rehabilitation center…
On December 10, 2010 52 physical therapists and 3 practice administrators completed and graduated from EIM’s Executive Program in Private Practice Management done in strategic partnership with Private Practice Section of APTA. In addition, 51 were confered their Doctorate in…
Original Source of Graduates of EIM’s Executive Management Program and…
From an exclusive interview with the WSJ : BAGHDAD— Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki ruled out the presence of any U.S. troops in Iraq after the end of 2011 , saying his new government and the country’s security forces were capable of confronting any remaining threats to Iraq’s security, sovereignty…
Heroin addiction treatment is more intricate than any other substance dependence. This is largely because of several long term and short term side effects of drug on the human body. In fact, people report about bouts of depression, clouded thought, slowed functioning of the central nervous system as well…
With only a few days left in 2010, it’s time to start planning your 2011 New Year’s Resolution. What is it going to be this year? Do you have any ideas? Any plans in mind for the upcoming year? Any goals you would like to achieve in 2011? Many…
At Senior Living Residences , individuals with Alzheimer’s disease have the opportunity to participate in ‘courses’, designed to meet the specific needs of the adult learner with memory loss, through the Reconnections program . The Reconnections Program is a curriculum-based adult learning program with courses focused on the residents’…
You get to decide. To continue to vent about the same things over and over, or to be a catalyst of change….. By Bob DeMarco Alzheimer’s Reading Room Most people resist change. Get up the same time in the morning, go to work, come home. This is a pattern…