Latest from the blog

Go To The Blog
Quick Facts Image

Quick Facts

The fall related hospitalization rate for Residential Care was 3.6 times higher than the hospitalization rate for falls occurring outside residential care.
 Continue Reading >
Find More Facts

Blog Search Results

Blog Search Results
Your search found 25 Results

Global News: Can exercise be a form of medicine?

http://www.hiphealth.ca/blog/global-news--can-exercise-be-a-form-of-medicine--1154-1153
By Elaine Yong, Global News - October 11, 2013

Dr. Alex Scott wins a 2015 UBC Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement Award

http://www.hiphealth.ca/blog/Kudos-Alex-Scott-2015

CHHM’s Erin Macri takes 1st place in UBC’s Faculty of Medicine 3-Minute Thesis (3MT)

http://www.hiphealth.ca/blog/chhm-s-erin-macri-takes-1st-place-in-ubc-s-faculty-of-medicine-3-minute-thesis--3mt-

Getting a Brain Boost Through Exercise

http://www.hiphealth.ca/blog/Weight training might slow cognitive decline: study-1015
NY Times - April 10, 2013 - text adapted from the article by GRETCHEN REYNOLDS http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/10/how-exercise-may-boost-the-brain/

The value of weight-bearing exercise

http://www.hiphealth.ca/blog/the_value_of_weight-bearing_exercise
Gunnar Mossberg, San Diego Union Tribune

Doctors should consider exercise a fifth 'vital sign'

http://www.hiphealth.ca/blog/doctors-should-consider-exercise-a-fifth--vital-sign--914
VCH Connect - July 11, 2012

It's not obesity that's killing us – it's the lack of exercise

http://www.hiphealth.ca/blog/it-s-not-obesity-that-s-killing-us---it-s-the-lack-of-exercise
Sarah Warwick, The Guardian, November 28, 2011

Exercise in Youth Boosts Bone Strength Later

http://www.hiphealth.ca/blog/exercise-in-youth-boosts-bone-strength-later
Health Day interviews Dr. Stuart Warden and CHHM Director Heather McKay on active children and long-term bone health

What type of exercise is best for maintaining strong bones?

http://www.hiphealth.ca/blog/what_type_of_exercise_is_best_for_maintaining_strong_bones_
The Globe and Mail - May 22, 2009

Exercise and health: An interview with Professor Karim Khan

http://www.hiphealth.ca/blog/exercise-and-health--an-interview-with-professor-karim-khan
April Cashin-Garbutt - news-medical.net - September 12, 2012

Olympics spur calls for doctors to see exercise as 'vital sign'

http://www.hiphealth.ca/blog/olympics-spur-calls-for-doctors-to-see-exercise-as--vital-sign--906
Marlene Habib, CBC News - July 5, 2012

Exercise, diet, precautions are key in preventing seniors from falling

http://www.hiphealth.ca/blog/exercise,_diet,_precautions_are_key_in_preventing_seniors_from_falling
Carly Weeks, Globe and Mail

Lancet Article - Sport and exercise as contributors to the health of nations

http://www.hiphealth.ca/blog/sport-and-exercise-as-contributors-to-the-health-of-nations-908
The Lancet, Volume 380, Issue 9836 - July 7, 2012

International symposium on exercise to promote cognitive health and functional independence

http://www.hiphealth.ca/blog/international_symposium_on_exercise_to_promote_cognitive_health_and_functional_independence

Can group medical visits promote physical activity and treat depression?

http://www.hiphealth.ca/blog/GMVs-for-depression
If a single medicine could prevent or treat numerous diseases, including depression, would you take it? Would you recommend it to your friends, to your family? If there ever were a ‘silver bullet’ to better health it would be physical activity. As a medicine, physical activity is described as a “polypill”–a single treatment effective in improving a wide variety of outcomes, including risk of several cancers, heart disease, diabetes, as well as depression.

Dr. Bob Sallis on his recent visit to CHHM and walking in BC

http://www.hiphealth.ca/blog/dr.-bob-sallis-on-his-recent-visit-to-chhm-and-walking-in-bc
In June 2014 Dr. Bob Sallis—world leader in the Exercise is Medicine Movement—visited CHHM as the first leg in his province-wide tour.

Meet Professor Guy Faulkner – Featured Researcher for November

http://www.hiphealth.ca/blog/Meet-Prof-Faulkner
Earlier this year, the Centre for Hip Health and Mobility welcomed Professor Guy Faulkner to our Core Research Membership. Take a moment to learn a bit about his work.

Dr. Joanie Sims Gould featured on CBC's Go Public and BC Almanac

http://www.hiphealth.ca/blog/dr.-joanie-sims-gould-featured-on-cbc-s-go-public-and-bc-almanac
Investigative Journalist Erica Johnson of CBC's Go Public interviewed the Centre for Hip Health and Mobility's Dr. Joanie Sims-Gould to help shed light on how the quality of home care can vary greatly between regions in British Columbia. Dr. Sims-Gould points out that "what you receive is often based more on where you live than on what you need."

UBC and CHHM are honoured to host Dr. Steven Blair as a guest catalytic visitor

http://www.hiphealth.ca/blog/dr-steven-blair-internationally-renowned-physical-activity-expert-furthers--exercise-is-medicine--in-bc-1095
Dr. Steven Blair, internationally renowned physical activity expert, furthers "Exercise is Medicine" in BC

‘Take five long walks and call me next week’

http://www.hiphealth.ca/blog/-take-five-long-walks-and-call-me-next-week--1106-1105
Prescribing exercise to patients is a proven medicine, visiting expert tells health professionals

Erin Ellis, Vancouver Sun - August 28, 2013

Job Posting: Group Appointment Facilitator

http://www.hiphealth.ca/blog/job-posting--group-appointment-facilitator
Exercise is Medicine Project seeks Group Appointment Facilitator

Devising a new model for hip fracture recovery

http://www.hiphealth.ca/blog/devising-a-new-model-for-hip-fracture-recovery
UBC Medicine - VOL 8 NO 1 - Spring 2012

Are older women more hip to be fit?

http://www.hiphealth.ca/blog/are-older-women-more-hip-to-be-fit
Watching television is one of the most popular, yet also one of the most sedentary, daytime companions of our time. Physical activity, in contrast to sedentary behaviour, is a comprehensive term that encompasses household tasks, activities of daily living, and leisure time physical activity, including exercise and sports.

Dr. Steven Blair, internationally renowned physical activity expert, furthers

http://www.hiphealth.ca/blog/dr.-steven-blair-internationally-renowned-physical-activity-expert,-furthers--exercise-is-medicine--in-bc-1094
UBC and CHHM are honoured to host Dr. Steven Blair as a guest catalytic visitor.

Resistance training may stave off dementia

http://www.hiphealth.ca/blog/resistance-training-may-stave-off-dementia
CBS News, New York - April 25, 2012
Copyright © 2015 Centre for Hip Health and Mobility