Simulation exercise ensures staff prepare for suicide situations
South Texas VA's “Reach Out” room simulation exercises test the staff's knowledge of items that could pose harm to patients or staff.
Clinical trial explores exercise as pain management technique for lung cancer survivors
An innovative clinical trial out of the Baltimore VA Medical Center called Exercise Rehabilitation in Veteran Cancer Survivors is examining the role of exercise in managing neuropathic pain in lung cancer survivors. Neuropathic pain, which includes numbness, tingling, pins and needles sensations, sensitivity to touch, and/or muscle weakness is common after surgery and chemotherapy in lung cancer survivors. “Lung cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers [...]
Gerofit – Supervised exercise program for Veterans
Gerofit can include individual and group-based exercises such as balance and strengthening classes. Program may include treadmills, bicycles, elliptical machines, and stair climbers.
Helping Veterans with therapeutic exercise and holistic interventions
Kinesiotherapy provides therapeutic exercise and holistic interventions to improve well-being and functional abilities for America’s Veterans. It was used to treat more than 100,000 Veterans in 2019.
Veterans: Exercise online at your pace on your schedule
Gerofit is a personalized exercise program developed specifically for older Veterans. It’s available free, 24/7. It’s on the VA YouTube page. Here’s all the information you need to add some healthy active time to your day.
VA kinesiotherapy – exercise and interventions
After battling the COVID-19 virus, a 74-year-old Veteran received specialized rehabilitation from a VA Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services Kinesiotherapy Team. He went home in early August.
Live Whole Health: Self-care episode #30 – Upper Body Chair Exercise
Practicing yoga in a class is an excellent self-care practice, but sometimes it just isn't possible to grab a mat and head to a studio. Yoga teacher and Whole Health Coach, Katherine Hillgren, from the St. Louis VA Medical Center, suggests that a home practice, like chair yoga, is a suitable replacement in a pinch.
Live Whole Health: Self-care episode #26 – Lower Body Chair Exercise
When we practice yoga, we experience ease and well-being. Chair yoga offers a more accessible way to experience the union of our body, mind and breath.
Smart diet and exercise help Veteran lose 100 pounds
Fear was a great motivator for Marvin Williams. His younger brother died from a heart attack, a sad wake-up call telling him to do something about his weight. He did. So far, he’s lost 100 pounds.
Testing a Chinese mind-body exercise as a therapy for Gulf War Veterans
VA researchers are studying whether tai chi, an ancient Chinese mind-body therapy, can help relieve the chronic pain, fatigue, and other symptoms experienced by many Gulf War Veterans.
Older Veterans with PTSD take part in exercise program aimed at easing symptoms
Innovative research at the Durham VA is exploring the benefits of physical exercise for older Veterans with PTSD.
Parkinson’s patient finds relief from pain through exercise
This Army Veteran was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2009 and the effects of the disease left him with hip pain. Initially, he sought relief from anti-inflammatory drugs, rest and physical therapy—but nothing was working until he started exercising.
