Volunteer Opportunities: Hand Exercise

Volunteer Manitoba Dept: The following is a list of volunteer opportunities advertised in the Winnipeg area. For more information about these listings, please contact the person/organization directly. You may also call 204 477-5180 ext. 230 to set up an appointment to see an interviewer at Volunteer Manitoba. Email: noreen.mian@volunteermanitoba.ca or visit our website: www.mbvolunteer.ca for other available volunteer opportunities, according to Winnipeg Free Press. The University of Manitoba department of physical therapy needs volunteers for a home-based hand exercise treatment study. Volunteers between 30 to 60 years of age who are diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis of the hands, own and are able to use a home computer, and are willing to attend four sessions for approximately 45 to 60 minutes each time at the Rehabilitation Respiratory Hospital, 800 Sherbrook St., are invited to participate in a home-based hand exercise study. Volunteers will need to perform a set of gentle mobility and strength exercises for the hands at their homes at convenient times for 15 to 20 minutes, four times per week for six weeks. After the sixth week, all volunteers will be invited for a two-hour group interview session to share their experiences on the hand exercises they performed. Information: Cynthia at cynthiaswarnalatha@gmail.com or 330-0302, Dr. Barbara Shay, PT. PhD 787-2756 or Dr. Tony Szturm, PT. PhD at 787-4794 and john Woods / George Pasieka, left, and SSCOPE executive director Bob Rempel in the organization s thrift shop. Related Items Articles Helping to work through the stigma (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.