Accessible Housing: There Ought to be An Ordinance
The issues around accessible housing are kind of a mess.
The checklist for ideal accessibility (and downright requirements) is huge: ground-level or with an elevator,...
Smart Homes Get Smarter
Bill comes home, parks his car in the garage, gropes for the keys to the door, wheels into a dark home and fumbles to...
Independence And Mobility In Later Life
Maintaining my independence and mobility in later life is a priority for me. As we age, our mobility begins to waiver and it can...
What can I do to help lessen the pain?
You’re not sure when it started, but you’ve noted an aching pain running down the back of your right leg lately. Come to think...
Gardening After Total Knee Replacement
Summer is in full swing and that means tending to your garden.
Weeding, tilling and pruning are just a few of the constant tasks we...
Being active in your 60s will help maintain your mobility during the golden years
It’s funny how we sometimes notice things happening in clusters. When you buy a new car, suddenly the same car seems to be all...
If you have jaw pain, chew on this
Jaw pain, often known as TMJ (temporomandibular joint) dysfunction, is tenderness of the temporomandibular joint, located on the side of one’s face, just in...
Fall into good habits this fall
It seems like our article on taking the pain out of spring cleaning ran just a few weeks ago, but alas, it has been...
Maximizing your mobility – Is your headache also a pain in the neck?
A headache is one of the most common pains experienced by the general population. They can range in intensity from mildly annoying to completely...
Maximizing Your Mobility – Balance is the key to life
Each year, one in every three adults age 65 and older falls.
Falls are a common and often a devastating problem among older adults. The...
Choose. Change. Combine
Each EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK focuses on a particular topic related to sustainable mobility, the so-called focal theme.
Local authorities are required to organise activities for their citizens...
PASTA project seeks examples of promoting walking and cycling in cities
The EU-funded PASTA project is seeking best practice examples from European cities on walking and cycling.
The idea is to bring together measures that have...
