…change and a safer, more responsive community for all. Keynote Speaker: Dr. Kim Stanton In Dr. Stanton’s recent report Independant Systemic Review: The British Columbia Legal System’s Treatment of Intimate…
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Richmond Therapeutic Riding Society
…to people with disabilities, horseback riding can be adapted appropriately in most cases. Reported benefits include improved balance and co-ordination, increased confidence and a sense of achievement. Once RTRA has…
Bruce Willis Diagnosed with Aphasia
…the past, had made comments on the actor’s memory challenges. The Los Angeles Times reported that in recent years, accommodations were made on film sets because of these struggles. Willis…
Island Health, Stroke Clinic
This is an outpatient clinic for any patient who has physical problems resulting from stroke. A doctor’s referral is required in order to access the program. A Consultant Physiatrist will…
Island Health, Spasticity Clinic
This is an outpatient clinic for patients who have problems with spasticity resulting from a stroke, Cerebral Palsy, Multiple sclerosis, Acquired Brain Injury or a Spinal Cord Injury. A doctor’s…
Dr. Lily Wenya Zhou – Neurologist (Mandarin)
…Helping those people is incredible,” says Dr. Zhou. “When we catch those people early and provide care for them, we can reverse the problem completely. Consultations with Dr. Zhou are…
Stand Up For Mental Health
Stand up comedy performed by mental health consumers & people with brain injuries. In the “Stand Up For Mental Health” course, mental health consumers turn their problems into stand up…
How Walking in Nature Changes the Brain
…of psychological problems than people living near parks and that city dwellers who visit natural environments have lower levels of stress hormones immediately afterward than people who have not recently…
How Your Brain Heals Itself
…problems long thought irreversible. There are newly effective therapies, leading to improvement in, and sometimes even complete cures, for conditions ranging from stroke to traumatic brain injuries, learning disorders and…
The Impact of Brain Injury on One’s Inner Calendar
Forgetting something here and there usually isn’t a problem. It happens to everyone. Memory loss is often associated with aging. People say things like, “My memory isn’t what it use…