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Page 4 The Clarington/Courtice Independent, Bowmanvillc, Saturday, July 25,1998 LIFESTYLE TIPS Health care savings CFLRI: The Researchers in Active Living Physical activity has a beneficial effect on a wide range of illnesses, and is therefore a powerful strategy in containing health care costs. At the request of the Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute. the Conference Board of Canada recently calculated the annual reduction in health care costs resulting from an increase in physical physical activity. Three diseases were examined: ischemic heart disease, diabetes type II and colon cancer. Health Canada's estimates of the direct cost of treating illness consist of four components: hospitals, hospitals, physicians, drugs, and research. In 1993, these costs added up to $2.3 billion for ischemic heart disease. $572 million for diabetes type II and $255 million for colon cancer. In the same year, ischemic heart disease accounted for 21.8% of all deaths in Canada. Diabetes- types I and II combined--was responsible for 2.4% of total mortality, and colon cancer accounted for 2.2%. Research has shown that less active individuals are 1.6 times more likely to contract ischemic heart disease than active individuals. individuals. Also, less active individuals are 1.2 times more likely to develop type II diabetes and colon cancer. Based on this knowledge, the Conference Board examined the gross impact on annual health care costs of a hypothetical one- percentage-point increase in the number of persons who are physically physically active in Canada. This assumption is not unreasonable, given that between 1981 and 1995. the proportion of physically active Canadians increased by about one percentage point every vear. from 21% to 37%. According to the Conference Board, a one-percentagc-point increase could potentially save $10.2 million for ischemic heart disease. $877,000 for diabetes type II and $407,000 for colon cancer each year (all figures in 1993 constant dollars). Not all these potential savings can he translated into actual savings, however. For example, an individual saved from ischemic heart disease due to increased physical activity may contract another disease that will have its own set of treatment costs. In addition, some medical treatment may change over time, becoming more expensive on a per-patient basis. As a result, even though fewer patients arc contracting the disease, health care savings may not necessarily occur. Despite this, savings may still be achieved. Moreover, other known benefits of physical activity--such as improved mental health-- which were not quantified in the Conference Board study, may well yield significant savings of their own. In the face of increasing medical costs, population aging and shrinking budgets, new ways of containing the costs of medical care need to' be explored. Rediscovering disease prevention through regular physical activity as a means of reducing health care costs may well he a powerful strategy in that direction. recommended prescription- Physical Activity Take it régulai to treat aches and pains. heart disease and obesity. Sharing a Healthier Future™ with . panncipacnan 4 This article is provided hy the Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute in collaboration with htnicipA CTION. Quality Body Work Quality Painting FREE ESTIMATES ON BOTH INSURANCEAND NON-INSURANCE WORK Open 5 Days a Week Monday through Friday 166 King St. East Telephone 623-3396 OJ.P. by Telma R. Grant r.p.t. Your Feet are "Gateways" to Your Knees, Hips and Back QUESTION: Telma, I am starting to get the idea that I should come and see you if I have flat feet and let you examine my feet. I have enjoyed three articles on flat feet. How do you mean that flat feet can cause a problem in my knees, my hips and my back? I do not quite understand understand that. Put down the newspaper newspaper and stand UP. Take your left foot, roll the arch in and keep it rolled. Now walk. Right away you'll feel a pull in your leg, either in your knee, hips or in your back. This is an example of how a flat foot affects your walk, and how your walk will, in turn, affect other areas of your body. A person person with flat feet is actually walking on his/her arches. Multiply this little demonstration demonstration by the number of steps a person will take in life, and the picture for complications from flat feet becomes very clear. Everybody rolls in on their arches when they walk, but It's only for an Instant and only to transmit the weight from our heels to our toes for the push-off, Walking normally, the heel will strike and then we roll through the mid-foot, It flattens flattens for an Instant, but then when we push off again we should bo pushing pushing off with the toes. But a flat foot will cause the walker to push off the flattened arch, A strain on the knee results because the motion pulls on the knee, If loft uncorrocted, the muscles running from the knee to the hip are affected. Now hip pain will surface. II loft uncorrocted the pain will spread to the ' ack and the body will try t to compensate. Depending on the "solution" the body tries, neck pain and headaches headaches could be just around the corner. Another possibility possibility is that a flat foot will predispose the sufferer to heel and foot problems and we talked about that in the last article. Through writing about this condition, I hope I have made my readers more aware of the dangers of leaving it untreated. We learned that children can be helped and the good news is that physiotherapy will also help adults. Where the foot is flattened flattened because the person is actually walking on their inside arch, but the arch remains in good condition, orthotics are critical to support. support. that arch and stop it from flattening any further. I do, however, suggest physiotherapy as a treatment treatment before jumping into orthotics. Why? Orthotics will not correct the muscular imbalance that has caused the flat foot. The physiotherapist physiotherapist will examine the foot, your knees and your back and will emphasize muscles that help to stabilize stabilize or correct the flatness of the foot. One of the most Important sets of muscles in this case Is the PELVIC, the HIP, the BACK and the ABDOMINAL muscles. By training those muscles to bo a little stronger, we can help support the hips, the back, the knees and ultimately the flat foot, The numbers are promising: In 80% of cases treatment will correct the problem, Grant Physiotherapy Is located at: 214 King St. E„ Bowmanville (905) 623-2783 PUTTING PEOPLE IN MOTION «jp, Zellers Faces Peterborough in Soccer Semi-final The Zellers Darlington Under-12 girls' soccer team went into the semifinal semifinal of the League Cup against Peterborough on July 19, a confident bunch after notching their first win of the season the day before. Merissa Partington started in net after recording recording the shutout the day before. Peterborough started started strong and applied early pressure. Sally Bellcrose was a rock on defense and sent Christina Ellul on a nice run down the wing. Jana Cryderman controlled the midfield, constantly sending balls through to her. forwards. Kourtncy Penfound and Amanda Leonard dominated in front of Merissa, clearing balls from danger. Peterborough scored to go ahead 1-0 just before half time. Emily Dewsbury had a strong game on wing and Lisa Gilmore controlled her side of the midfield. Early in the second half, Candace Allen fought off a couple of defenders to blast one past the Peterborough goalie after Christina beautifully passed the ball into the goal area. Minutes later, Kathleen Moore barely missed on a free kick. Katie Turvill stopped a Peterborough breakaway and calmly cleared the ball out of danger. Jana Cryderman lofted a long pass to the far post that Mandi Buma just deflected wide in the net. Amanda broke up another dangerous dangerous attack just before Merissa hauled in a deflection. deflection. Kathleen had another free kick and it was tipped inches wide by their goalie. With the game tied there were two, ten minute overtime halves. Minutes into the first OT, Peterborough scored on a long high shot to go ahead 2-1. In the second half, Darlington pressed looking looking for the equalizer. After a number of near misses, Zcddy's were awarded a free kick just outside the eighteen yard line. Jana tapped the ball to Kathleen who sent a missile high over the Peterborough goalie. 2-2 tie. The dreaded dreaded shoot-out. Kathleen calmly hammers Zcddy's first shot into the corner for a 1-0 lead. The next Peterborough shooter fires over the net while Jana was robbed on her attempt. Peterborough scored, but Lisa Gilmore replied with a well played shot to give the home side a 2-1 lead after three shooters each. Merissa stopped the fourth Peterborough shooter and Christina was robbed on her attempt. Peterborough had one last try to tie up the shoot-out. Merissa made another save! The players rushed on to the field to pick up Merissa and carried her off the field on their shoulders. The girls soaked Captain Zcddy to celebrate their semi-final win. They're going to the League Cup final! MOSPFRT 'peedway '►si MOSPFRT Speedway Be! Saturday Night Racinfl im Qiissii. mrnmw* INCLUDING KING of the HILL - SPECTATOR RACING C/A/DERTGTvRS MEEmiODTFjtDS QmRmmSf vir MRHyAi KG MIc CMHA Calendar Winners The following are the Clarington Minor Hockey Association winners for the month of July. Dennis McDonald $300, M, Ruth Waterbury $40, John Wood $40, Dear. Driver $100, Heather Kohn $40, Silvana MacLellan $40, Sharon Harper $40, Robert Cox $40, George Warman $40, Donna Henderson $100, Mike McGrath $40, Pete Maartense $40, Tom Sulyma $40, Virginia Bint $40, Paul McVety $40, Harvey Aselstine $100, Joseph Mallett $40, Monica Folk $40, Angela Cameron $40, Kim Erb $40, Lome Finney $40, John D. Sautnér $100, Tena Wyld $40, Brian R. Bittort $40, Tony Pillion $40, Bill Campbell $40, Kim Van Dusen $40. Aces in Newcastle The hot spell may have broken, but not the hot games of golf being played at the , Newcastle Golf Course. Tom Gill, of Port Hope, aced his first hole-in-onc on the 141 yard, second hole, using a nine iron, on Friday, July 17. His playing playing partners were Steve Stuart, of Gores Landing, and K.L. Harris, who watched the shot land eight feet away and roll in. It was worth the drive to Newcastle for Bob McKee of Toronto, because he aced the 123 yard, number 17, on Saturday, July 18. Long time playing partners David Thompson and Maret Sadcm-Thompson, of Whitby, and Gary Webb, from Newtonvillc, witnessed witnessed Bob's nine iron shot for the second hole- in-onc of his career. On Sunday, July 19, Tony Kiriazakos, from Scarborough, aced his first hole-in-one at Newcastle's 17th hole, Fred Worslcy, also of Scarborough, and his son, Rick, . from Newcastle, witnessed the high pitching wedge shot on the 123 yard, par 3. 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