Study Uses Yoga to Reduce Risk of Falling for Parkinson's Patients
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OPINION SPORTS ARTS & CULTURE ‘You’ romanticizes toxic Men’s basketball set to host Art and Science Exhibition relationships Boise State Broncos accepting entries Vol. 128, No. 81 Tuesday, January 29, 2019 page 6 page 7 page 11 Colorado State University students flow into warrior I position during a Vinyasa class in this file photo from September 2013. A Colorado State University study pairs yoga and occupa- tional therapy to reduce the risk of falling for patients with Parkinson’s disease.COLLEGIAN FILE PHOTO Study uses yoga to reduce risk of falling for Parkinson’s patients By Charlotte Lang with the Raintree Athletic Club therapy part of the program and apy (MY-OT) program—a fall therapy that was focused on @ChartrickWrites in Fort Collins and her advi- partner with the class. risk self-management program identifying and reducing risk sor, associate professor Arlene Swink’s research follows for individuals with chron- factors improved both the bal- Patients with Parkinson’s Schmid, to study the combined a study Schmid conducted in ic stroke,” Swink wrote in an ance and risk factor manage- disease incorporated a fusion of effects of occupational therapy 2014 on the impact of yoga and email to The Collegian. “She ment. yoga and occupational therapy and yoga on such patients. occupational therapy on those had discovered that yoga im- Swink then proceeded to into their routines as part of a The study took place at an who have experienced a stroke. proved balance (but not fall risk search for similar effects in recent Colorado State Univer- adaptive yoga for Parkinson’s The 2014 study also focused on factor management), and group Parkinson’s patients, adapting sity study to reduce their risk of program at Raintree Athletic and showed positive results for occupational therapy improved the occupational therapy part falling. Club, Swink said. She had been reducing the risk of falls. fall risk factor management of Schmid’s program to fit the Laura Swink, a Ph.D. student volunteering at the program— “My advisor, Dr. Schmid, (but not balance).” needs of those with Parkinson’s in occupation and rehabilita- led by Jennifer Atkins—and de- first developed the Merging Swink wrote that, together, disease. cided to adapt the occupational Yoga and Occupational Ther- yoga and group occupational tion science, has been working see PARKINSON’S on page 5 >> Tuesday, January 29, 2019 2 | Collegian.com FORT COLLINS FOCUS Andrew Taggert and Alex Pall of the Chainsmokers perform at the 2019 Winter X-Games in Aspen, Colorado.SEE MORE ON PAGE 13. 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When Canvas Stadium opened With its beer and wine li- in 2017, CSU brought in more cense approved by the City of than 192,000 fans through the Fort Collins last Thursday, both fall, breaking its all-time season of CSU’s major sports arenas record. now serve alcohol, with Moby The construction of the Loft Arena’s new Loft now selling follows a decline in attendance beer and wine to of-age CSU at CSU basketball games, in fans. the Mountain West Confer- The Loft holds around 300 ence and across the NCAA as a people, one-fourth the capaci- whole. Through last year’s first ty of the New Belgium Porch at ten home games, average atten- Canvas Stadium. dance was 3,217. Average atten- Unlike the New Belgium dance in the 2016-2017 season Porch, the Moby Loft is open to was 3,926. Attendance in the all fans at games, not just those 1990s hovered around 6,000. with an extra membership. The All alcohol purchased in the only way to get into the New Loft must be consumed there, Belgium Porch during games is similar to the Ramskeller in the to spend an extra $200 on top Lory Student Center basement. The area is standing room only Fans watch the Colorado State University basketball while drinking beer at the new Loft in Moby Arena. of an existing season ticket, ac- PHOTO BY DEVIN CORNELIUS COLLEGIAN cording to the University’s Ath- and offers the sole location in letics department. the arena where alcohol can be Construction on the Loft be- season-tickets had never been 7:00 p.m. The women’s basket- CSU Athletic Director Joe consumed. gan in November 2018 with the offered there. ball team will host the Air Force Parker said in an interview If successful, a second Loft removal of bench seating on the Moby Arena’s next event Falcons Saturday at 2:00 p.m. with Mile High Sports the Loft could be built on the east con- west concourse that was used will be CSU’s men’s basketball Stuart Smith can be reached made sense “with the success of course, Parker told Mile High for overflow seating for sell-out team against the visiting Boise at [email protected]. the New Belgium Porch.” Sports. games. 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So far, the college science center, career center weathered turbulent campus diversity programs, he said. accomplished so much. She said has raised $10 million and en- and Olympic-sized pool and protests over sexual assault and In 2013, Occidental drew the board encouraged Veitch to rolled the first two recipients; tennis center.