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Gardener
Advice-Occupational therapy
Gardening without stiffness

Gardening helps to preserve and improve health. This activity allows you to exercise, increase flexibility, improve coordination, dexterity and balance, gain strength, and even reduce stress and improve morale.

In Quebec, 35% of 9-year-olds complain of back pain and 50% of 13- to 16-year-olds report having back pain at least once a month. But 50% of young people wear a backpack that is too heavy (more than 20% of their weight, which is almost 9 kilograms […]

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Advice-Occupational therapy
Time management: a useful tip to prevent overwork!

Between work, household chores, shopping, homework for the youngest, swimming lessons for the oldest, it is sometimes difficult not to feel overworked or even overwhelmed by events! Our productive society imposes us a busy lifestyle, which greatly contributes in raising our stress level. […]

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Advice-Occupational therapy
Shoveling without getting hurt

Shoveling is a very demanding activity in the cardiovascular and muscular areas. We often do this task without preparation and aiming to complete it as soon as possible. Unfortunately, this way of doing things increases the risk of injury and accidents. […]

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