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Tending to Body and Mind to Stay Strong

5/7/2019

 
As we get older, it is important to keep moving as well as to listen to our bodies and our minds.  At some point, we all have to cope with pain management, stress reduction and falls prevention.  And we have to keep challenging ourselves by remaining active through gentle and moderate exercise.

For ways to tend to body and mind, BAiP has a variety of resources that you may download below.

Gathered from many of our presentations, the resources here include:
  • An overview of complementary and alternative medicine
  • An introduction to mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR)
  • How to manage pain
  • How to cope with chronic pain such as meditation, relaxation, massage therapy
  • A brochure on fall prevention (see also a video here and here)
  • Information about arthritis exercise
  • How to prevent and get up from falls (scroll down)
  • How to get a good night's sleep

The information here is compiled from several presentations.  "Healthy Aging and Mobility" presented on December 6, 2018, featured a useful presentation which you may view here.

“Move It or Lose It!” presented on February 27, 2014, featured Barbara Greenberg, a certified trainer for Tai Chi for Arthritis; physical therapists Angela Bonita and Kearns Julian; and Vishwa Prakash, a master trainer for laughter yoga.

On February 16, 2012, our panel “Improve your Health-A Mind, Body Spirit Workshop” was presented by doctors and fitness instructors from Mount Sinai's Martha Stewart Center for Living, led by Patricia Bloom, MD.

On November 18, 2010, BAiP presented “Don’t Let Pain Take Over: Strategies for Coping with Chronic Pain” featuring Dr. Carl Grey, a fellow in palliative medicine at Mt. Sinai Medical Center and JD Elder, BS, LMT, who coordinates the massage therapy program at Mount Sinai School of Medicine.


meditation_122210.pdf
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mbsr_122210.pdf
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relaxation_122210.pdf
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j_elder_presentation_111810.pdf
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pain_lecture_-_c_grey.pdf
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massage_therapy_122210.pdf
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Falls Prevention Resources

On September 13, 2017, BAiP held the successful panel "Making Sure Fall is Just a Season: Falls Prevention."  The panel generated a lot of resources on how to prevent falls, including a directory of additional organizations.

Compiled below are the handouts as well as the presenter's slides with thanks to Linda Iennaco for "Balance and Bones."  Download the items below and do your own fall risk assessment, then figure out what your next best move it to prevent a fall by building upper and lower body strength, performing the chair rise exercise, and strengthening your bones through dietary choices.

And finally, if you do fall sometime down the line, there's a document below that can help prepare you to train for the best method to get up.
fall_risk_assessment.pdf
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fall_prevention-nycdohmhnews9-04.pdf
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how_to_get_up_from_a_fall.pdf
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additional_resources_on_falls_prevention.pdf
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170913_presenter_iennaco_slides_balance_and_bones.pdf
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chair_rise_exercise.pdf
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calcium_rich_foods.pdf
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Sleep Resource
On April 25, 2019, BAiP held a presentation by Daniel A. Barone, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology and Associate Medical Director of the Weill Cornell Center for Sleep Medicine at Weill-Cornell Medical College, entitled "Get Your ZZZ’s: An Overview of Sleep and Sleep Disorders."  The talk included a discussion of insomnia, sleep apnea, disorders related to underlying medical problems, changes that come with aging, and how to sleep without medication. A similar talk of his is embedded below for reference.

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