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What's Happening at the RMTAO Early Bird Insurance Rates End Next Week Early bird pricing on Professional Liability Insurance, if purchased through the Trisura Portal, is available until next Sunday, September 15th. 
Join the movement. Log in to the RMTAO website and renew your association membership. STRiVE - New CMTO Quality Assurance The CMTO has recently announced STRiVe - their new Quality Assurance program. This program was designed to ensure compliance with minimum standards including the Standards of Practice, and to support each RMT to be the best that they can be.
All RMTs are obligated to complete and submit specified STRiVE components on an annual basis between September 1 and November 30.  RMTAO members have access to discounted GoodLife Fitness memberships for themselves, and up to three additional family members living at the same address. Be sure to purchase or renew your GoodLife Fitness Membership by September 16 at 12 p.m. to guarantee an October 1 start date. The memberships are available for $475 for the year, from October 1, 2019 to October 1, 2020. This represents almost 50% in savings for a membership that you can use at all GoodLife locations. If you already have a GoodLife Fitness membership through the RMTAO, don't forget to renew it with your RMTAO membership! It expires on October 1, 2019. If you already have a GoodLife membership, and would like to transfer over to our corporate rate, please email the RMTAO at info@rmtao.com. You can select the number of GoodLife memberships you’d like when renewing your membership by choosing the flex membership option, or add a GoodLife membership at any point online. Read more... September is Arthritis Awarness Month which is an opportunity to educate and inform the public about this costly and chronic condition that affects millions of Canadians. Ankle & Foot Dysfunctions - Early Bird Ends Next Week! The early bird rate for Ankle and Foot Dysfunctions ends next week!
Plantar heel pain in middle-aged and older adults: population prevalence, associations with health status and lifestyle factors, and frequency of healthcare use. Background: The objectives of this study were to estimate the population prevalence and distribution of plantar heel pain in mid-to-older age groups, examine associations with selected health status and lifestyle factors, and report the frequency of healthcare use. Methods: Adults aged ≥50 years registered with four general practices were mailed a health survey (n = 5109 responders). Plantar heel pain in the last month was defined by self-reported shading on a foot manikin, and was defined as disabling if at least one of the function items of the Manchester Foot Pain and Disability Index were also reported. Population prevalence estimates and associations between plantar heel pain and demographic characteristics, health status measures and lifestyle factors were estimated using multiple imputation and weighted logistic regression. Healthcare professional consultation was summarised as the 12-month period prevalence of foot pain-related consultation. Results: The population prevalence of plantar heel pain was 9.6% (95% CI: 8.8, 10.5) and 7.9% (7.1, 8.7) for disabling plantar heel pain. Occurrence was slightly higher in females, comparable across age-groups, and significantly higher in those with intermediate/routine and manual occupations. Plantar heel pain was associated with physical and mental impairment, more anxiety and depression, being overweight, a low previous use of high-heeled footwear, and lower levels of physical activity and participation. The 12-month period prevalence of foot pain-related consultation with a general practitioner, physiotherapist or podiatrist/chiropodist was 43.0, 15.1 and 32.8%, respectively. Conculssions: Plantar heel pain is a common, disabling symptom among adults aged 50 years and over. Observed patterns of association indicate that in addition to focused foot-specific management, primary care interventions should also target more general physical and psychological factors that could potentially act as barriers to treatment adherence and recovery. Thomas, M. J., Whittle, R., Menz, H. B., Rathod-Mistry, T., Marshall, M., & Roddy, E. (2019). Plantar heel pain in middle-aged and older adults: population prevalence, associations with health status and lifestyle factors, and frequency of healthcare use. BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 20(1), 337. Read the full article...The Learning Curve - The RMTAO Education Series 
Upcoming Community Networks and Related Activities The RMTAO has created a new feature on RMTAO.com for Community Networks. Members and non-members, once logged on, can access information about the latest upcoming network activities right on their home page! Don't see a Community Based Network near you? You can contact Laura Fixman at laura@rmtao.com to learn more about starting one! Barrie Community Based NetworkDate: Wednesday, September 11, 2019 Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Location: Sakana House, 750 Big Bay Point Rd., Barrie, ON Topic: BREAKING NEWS!!! CMTO just released STRiVE. So let's talk about it! Check your email for the latest CMTO email. Let's chat about HST revocation and the RMT/ACT website. As always, other topics welcome Contact: Jennifer Hewitt, jenniferhewittrmt@gmail.com Read more about the event Guelph Community Based Network Peel-Halton Community Based Network London Community Based Network |
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