Ep 155 – Empowering Patients with Activator Poles with Diana Oliver
Episode description
💭”In a PT setting, you can use the poles for gait retraining, to restore movement and build muscle mass, and to improve balance.’’ - Diana Oliver
Our guest, Diana Oliver is a dynamic business professional with an extensive background in marketing, sales and fitness. She has a passion for promoting the many health benefits of Urban Poling, which stems from her personal experience. Diana combined Urban Poling with other positive lifestyle choices to regain a healthy weight and improve her cardiovascular health following two strenuous pregnancies. Her positive recovery has instilled a drive to help change the face of health care in Canada. In 2012 she became a certified Urban Poling instructor and taught classes in her own Pilates business. In 2014, she became co-owner of Urban Poling.
📚You will learn about:
What pole walking is and its health benefits
What Activator Poles are and how they differ from other walking poles
How the Activator and Urban Poling techniques work and ways to integrate them into clinical practice
The benefits of Activator Poles in general and as an alternative to canes, walkers, and crutches
Contraindications to consider when using Activator Poles
🔎 Diana Oliver’s resources of information:
Social Media:
💻LinkedIn: Urban Poling Inc.
🐦 Twitter: @UrbanPolingInc
📸Instagram: urbanpoling
📱Facebook: Urban Poling
🎥Youtube: Urban Poling
🎥Link to interview on Youtube
👉Here is the link for the quick survey
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📩Email mariana@ptprotalk.com
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