Without a healthy amount of movement, friction and influence during the healing process, scar tissue may later disrupt how the body moves around it, so maintenance is needed as soon as an incision or wound heals over, Kathlyn Hossack writes.
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The issue with scar tissue
Fit to Farm: Left to form unattended, a scar may inhibit your range of motion
Data shows more needs to be done to keep kids safe on the farm
Kids FarmSafe Week, a new public awareness campaign, runs May 13-19
We can all agree that farm safety is more prominent now than a few decades ago. But while Canadian farms are becoming safer, hazards still exist, and it’s clear that there is still a long way to go with farm safety — particularly when it comes to children and youth. The latest Canadian Agricultural Injury […] Read more
Unexpected trips and falls are major causes of injury
To help prevent this try these exercises to build awareness of the feet
Unexpected trips, stumbles and falls are major causes of injury risk for the vast majority of people, and the risk tends to go up as we age. The passage of time does often come with a regression of things like balance, body awareness and control. Degeneration of joint structures, soft tissue and neurological ability physically […] Read more
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