Postponed Surgery? You’re Not Alone

Postponed Surgery? You’re Not Alone As the days and months go by and one day blends into the next, one thing is for sure – Covid 19 has changed our daily lives in a way we could never have imagined, only a few months ago. We long to get back to the way things were […]
Walking. Not just for women only

Walking. Not just for women only A lot of men see walking as an exercise reserved for the fairer sex or for older men who can only handle a less strenuous form of physical activity. They are more inclined to go work out at the gym or go out for a jog or a run. […]
LIVE WEBINAR – FACTORS RELATED TO FALL PREVENTION

Factors Related to Fall Prevention Improve Balance, Endurance and Confidence – Innovative Use of Evidence-based ACTIVATOR Poles (specialized Nordic walking poles) in Factors Related to Fall Prevention – 1 PDU. Webinar with Occupational Therapy Association of California. Outline: – Review current Nordic walking and Activator research related to fall prevention. – Highlight the positive outcomes […]
LIVE WEBINAR – HOW TO BRING A DEVICE TO MARKET

HOW TO BRING A DEVICE TO MARKET WEConnect International WEConnect International is an organization of 10,000 women-owned business in 120+ countries. Their mandate is to bring global opportunities women-owned enterprises. Urban Poling is proudly 100% women-owned by Mandy Shintani based in Vancouver and Diana Oliver in Toronto and is a WEConnect certified company. Urban Poling […]
POWER UP YOUR CLIENTS USING URBAN POLING & PRI

POWER UP YOUR CLIENTS using Urban Poles & Postural Restoration! This webinar will introduce the evidence based benefits of Nordic walking which include improved posture, core activation, and joint pain reduction. Jon Schultz, MPT, OCS, PRC describes how using the Urban Poling technique can promote the 3-dimensional movement that should normally occur through our pelvis and rib cage and pump our […]
Active Living for Older Adults, Vets & Aged Care/SNF Webinar – Rehab Professionals

Active Living for Older Adults, Vets, Senior Living & Aged Care/SNF Discover how to instill wellness and promote active living with a state of the art program from Canada. Evidence-based ACTIVATOR℗ poles improve balance, posture, core strength and mobility for older adults. This webinar will review researched benefits, gait assessment lab results and demonstrate innovative seated/standing […]
Global Online Conference – 2020 Insight into Parkinson’s

The international 2020 INSIGHT into Parkinson’s – Future Frontiers will be held on April 1-3rd. It will include international speakers from Australia, UK, India, Africa and Canada and over 5,000 participants are expected. Mandy Shintani, OT & Gerontologist and founder of Urban Poling will be presenting on Nordic walking for improving posture, balance and walking […]
Therapy Break by PMD Alliance Interview on Walking Poles for Parkinson’s with OT & Gerontologist Mandy Shintani

I was very honored to be interviewed on Therapy Break with the PMD Alliance on pole walking, Nordic walking, urban poling or walking poles for Parkinson’s for fitness and rehabilitation. Therapy Break™ is an interactive, online video discussion featuring a subject matter expert with knowledge relevant to living well with Parkinson’s disease. I was interviewed […]
Nordic Walking Pilot Trial – McGill University
Canadian Physiotherapy Association, May 2010. A003 –Nordic walking for geriatric rehabilitation: A randomized pilot trial S Figueiredo,(1),(2) L Finch,(2) M Jiali,(2) S Ahmed,(1) A Huang,(3) and NE Mayo(1),(2),(3) 1)Faculty of Medicine, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, Qc, Canada2)Division of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University, Montreal, Qc, Canada3)Faculty of Medicine, Department of Geriatrics, […]