Wendi Paterson Inspiration Award – March 2020
On October 7, 2014, my life changed in an instant. I was involved in a catastrophic car accident that left me clinging to life. This accident left me with multiple lifelong injuries. I did not realize how very ill I was. I thought that I would rise out of my wheelchair, and walk ‘tomorrow,’ however, that ‘tomorrow’ has […]
Parkinson’s + Poles = Powered UP
We would like to introduce and give a heartfelt thank you to Emma Kyriacou for writing the following blog post and hope that her experience with the ACTIVATOR poles helps those who have or know someone who has Parkinson’s disease. Please read her story below. My name is Emma Kyriacou. I’m a 41-year-old woman living […]
Wendi Paterson Inspiration Award – February 2020
This blog features the remarkable spirit of John Fenton, an 87-year-old who’s been setting the bar high year after year, by participating in The Coldest Night of the Year walks and raising money for a beautiful cause. So far, John and his team have raised over $50K in support of the Yonge Street Mission […]
HOME CARE PLAN Blog by Mosaic Home Care Services
Arranging private home care is more than hiring a caregiver. It involves an assessment of the person’s social and emotional needs and identity, their abilities and their wider medical history. While home care is mostly non-clinical, care services should also be sensitive to a person’s medical conditions. It is all too easy to lose sight […]
FALLS RISKS Blog by Mosaic Home Care
Supporting Identity and its Opportunity for Expression May be a Better Way of Looking at FALLS RISKS Person centered home care requires sensitivity to the character, identity, wishes and abilities of the person. Much care provision is still overly focused on completing set tasks, on illness, “age” and the many risks posed by daily living. Person […]
Therapist Innovation Round Table – Happy Hour Event – Feb 13, 2020 (Denver, CO)
Therapist Innovation Round Table Happy Hour Are you a therapist interested in learning how to invent a new rehab tool from start to finish? While treating a patient, have you ever thought, this is a great idea, but how do I make it a reality? If the answer is yes, then be sure to join […]
World Stroke Day
Today marks World Stroke Day and Urban Poling is proud to say that stroke clients can absolutely benefit from pole walking–as many already do. For those of you who may not know, stroke is a neurotraumatic injury which typically affects one side of the body a lot more than the other. Stroke clients often experience […]
March of Dimes – Aphasia Camp
On Oct 5, 2019 Urban Poling was a proud member of the March of Dimes Aphasia Camp, which was held in Haliburton, Ontario. We were fortunate to be walking with so many brave warriors and discussing the many benefits pole walking provides. To all the participants who came out and walked with us, thank you […]
Twitter Contest Award Winners!
Congratulations to our 4 “caption-this” contest award winners! Last month we announced the winners on our Twitter page, where we ran a creative-caption-this contest. We’re excited to be giving away wonderful prizes like brand new poles, accessories and a Tim Hortons gift card to our lucky 4. Thank you for entering, we look forward to […]
Wendi Paterson Inspiration Award – September
For this month’s Wendi Paterson Award winners we would like to acknowledge two inspiring personalities, Katherine Combaluzier and Lorene Hughes, owner of Scary Bunny Be Fit who have truly shown what it means to rise strong. Congratulations ladies for being such strong role models! Lorene Hughes Lorene Hughes is the owner of Scary Bunny Be Fit and operates […]