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LiveSmart: Parkinson’s Patients See Improved Mobility, Speech with LSVT Program

November 17, 2022 Robert Webster Jr.

The LSVT BIG and LOUD programs are research-based approaches to improve movement and speech in patients with Parkinson’s disease and other neurologic disorders,

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LiveSmart: LSVT Big – Specialized Parkinson’s Therapy Improves Mobility

June 30, 2022 Robert Webster Jr.

For many individuals living with Parkinson’s Disease, physical therapy is crucial to moving well and for longer periods of time. The groundbreaking LSVT BIG approach can make a huge difference.

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LiveSmart: Working From Home? Take Care to Maintain Good Posture

July 8, 2020 Robert Webster Jr.

An increased number of Americans are working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic and their makeshift offices – at dining room tables, on the couch, even perched on the bed – is leading to an epidemic of complaints about headaches and neck/back pain.

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LiveSmart: Watch Your Step! Learn How to Reduce Your Fall Risk

August 30, 2018 Robert Webster Jr.

Falls are the leading cause of fatal injury and the most common cause of nonfatal trauma-related hospital admissions among older adults. The key to fall prevention is identifying why individuals are prone to falling and then managing the underlying risk factors.

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LiveSmart: Step Up and Decrease Your Risk of Falling

March 1, 2018 Robert Webster Jr.

Falls are more common and cause more injury than many realize. Each year, more than two million people are treated in emergency departments nationwide for non-fatal falls.

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