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NeuroSask Training – LIVE Virtually Twice a Week!

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Join us for our a NeuroSask exercise sessions

Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4pm, Eastern 

Seated movement class starts at 4:00pm with stretching session to follow at 4:30. A virtual program tailored to people with neurological conditions for physiotherapy-guided movement and social-connection.

NeuroSask is a Saskatchewan led initiative through the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Medicine in collaboration with the MS Society of Canada, Parkinson Canada, Spinal Cord Injury Saskatchewan, Office of the SK MS Clinical Research Chair, and Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation.

REGISTER  HERE

We use zoom for our sessions. This video provides a brief overview of using zoom including how to access meeting links, change your username, raise your hand, and mute/unmute your mic. Tip for zoom sessions – If you are ever experiencing a bad connection during one of our sessions, try leaving meeting and logging back in. For whatever reason this seems to be working.

Suggestions and questions can also be sent to neurosask@usask.ca

PRE-RECORDED VIDEOS

Movement:
https://youtu.be/pu4fpU5hEtY
https://youtu.be/6KwNAWo0zVg

Cardio:
https://youtu.be/qwd0s14BqWs

Stretching:
https://youtu.be/4qoTwesp-NM

Resistance training:
https://youtu.be/nSyO34UNa3c

Lower body exercises:
https://youtu.be/ixnQSylVCmI

 

SOURCE: Rehabilitation Science at University of Saskatchewan

 

 

 

 

 

 

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