Exercise may slow progression of ALS

( University of Alberta – Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation ) Exercise showed a positive impact on mice, genetically altered to present familial ALS, slowing the disease significantly and converting fast twitch muscle, shown to be more vulnerable to degeneration in ALS patients, to slow twitch muscle. Professor Kelvin Jones at the University of Alberta has won an ALS Canada Discovery …

Prescription For Exercise – Should Questions About Physical Activity Be A Part Of Doctor Visits?

People visit physicians to get or stay healthy, but should questions about physical activity be a part of these visits, too – every time? The American College of Sports Medicine and its Exercise is Medicine program think so. So does Indiana University physical activity expert NiCole Keith. “Doctors ask their patients about cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption and dietary habits, because those …

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