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ACTON 374 Queen St. Acton, ON 5198530502 GEORGETOWN 39 Main St. S. Downtown Georgetown 9057020418 Over 10,000 locations worldwide. curves.com Baynes Physiotherapy Georgetown Telephone: 905-873-4964 232A Guelph St., Unit 10 Georgetown (next to Ares Restaurant) Baynes for your pains! Cathy Gallagher General Manager 324 Guelph St., Georgetown 905-702-1774 .www.powerzone.ca cgallagher@powerzone.ca Q:How do I get my children activethis summer? A:Routine is so important with ourchildren in todays society. We need to keep our children active through consistent out door activities and a solid fitness program. Children should enjoy the summer and all the great activities that come with it such as walking, biking swimming and other outdoor activities. Power Zones Get fit and healthy program has taken on three youths, at no charge. We have given them a solid fitness regime to follow as well as proper eating plan for a three month period. We are offering summer student memberships so call us to get your child on the road to fitness! Spin-A-Thon Saturday May 31st Call Power Zone for details. SEE OUR AD ON HEALTH PAGE 5 LivingHEALTHY www.haltonhealthcare.com A free public education event presented by: The Skin Cancer Epidemic Tuesday, May 27, 2008 ~ Both events are at the Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital 327 Reynolds St., Oakville. Displays and refreshments 6:30-7:00 p.m. Presentation at 7:00 p.m. To reserve your seat for this FREE seminar or for more information please call 905-338-4379 or 905-873-0111 Ext. 4379 or email: elittle@haltonhealthcare.on.ca The Treatment of Asthma How To Gain Good Control Thursday, June 12, 2008 2 HEALTH CARE - Wednesday, May 21, 2008 GET FIT & GET HEALTHY Walk of Hope for Schizophrenia Society Schizophrenia Society of Ontario-Halton & Peel Region invites you to go to www.schizophrenia.on.ca to register individ- ually or as a team for its 5K Walk of Hope 2008, on Sunday, May 25, 12:30 p.m. at Coronation Park, Oakville. Info: Marina Sue- Ping, Schizophrenia Society of Ontario, Halton/Peel Regional Office, 905-338-2112 or e- mail: msue-ping@schizophrenia.on.ca Osteoporosis support group meets Georgetown Osteoporosis Support Group meets on Monday, May 26, 7-9 p.m. in the upstairs cooking room at The Real Canadian SuperStore, Guelph St. If you have osteoporosis or osteopenia, or would like to learn more information about this condition, come out and join the Osteoporosis Support Group at their monthly meetings. Support and exchange information with other individu- als who have this condition. Guest speakers will be arranged. Info: Pam Lowden, 905-702-9276. Spin-a-thon to aid Heart & Stroke Foundation Power Zone hosts its first Spin-a-thon on Saturday, May 31, 12-4 p.m. in the front parking lot (rain date June 1), Four hours of spinning to great music. All proceeds to Heart and Stroke (minimum donation $100/bike). Sign up solo or with a partner at the PZ reception desk. In Brief Are you dizzy? You are not alone. Dizziness, properly termed vertigo is one of the most common reasons for doc- tors visits in the USA and Canada. Unfortunately, treatment for verti- go usually consists of medications that generally are not very effective. Most people end up lying in bed until symptoms clear, losing days, even weeks of work and daily activities. People can feel dizzy for many different reasons. It is important to initially have this investigated by your doctor. Vertigo is a false sense of move- ment and is usually described as a spinning sensation. Anyone who has been on a merry-go-round will have experienced vertigo. When vio- lent whirling is experienced from small movements of the head or posi- tion changes such as rolling over in bed it becomes debilitating. If you have been living with these symptoms it is likely that your life has changed drastically. If your doctor has determined that the problem lies in your inner ear and you are sensitive to position changes you have most likely been given a diagnoses of BPPV or Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo. This is caused when s m a l l c r y s t a l s inside the inner ear become dislodged and float around causing a false sense of movement. These crystals can break loose after even a slight trauma to the head or an ear infection. It is very common in people aged 55 and over. As we get older the gel substance that holds the crystals in place tends to dry out, allowing the crystals to dislodge. The good news is that there is treatment! The treatment for BPPV consists of a very simple and safe maneuver of the head which forces the ear crystals back into their proper location in the inner ear. This treatment is very effective and symptoms of vertigo usually disappear immediately. The maneuvers can be performed by physiotherapists who are specially trained in deal- ing with disorders of the inner ear. There are other problems that can occur in the inner ear. Labyrinthitis and vestibular neuritis are other common diagnoses. These can also be effectively treated by a trained physiotherapist. Treatment is covered by most extended healthcare plans and is provided in the com- fort of your own home. Jenni Veneruz is a Registered Physiotherapist with advanced training in vestibular rehabilitation. She is the founder of IN FOCUS, a mobile treat- ment center dedicated to the treatment of vestibular problems. For more infor- mation, or to book an assessment and treatment session, call 905-702-7891 or e-mail veneruz@swdsl.com Are you dizzy? A physiotherapist can help JENNI VENERUZ Special to The IFP