Nicole Struthers
nicolestruthers.bsky.social
Nicole Struthers
@nicolestruthers.bsky.social
Combined MPT/PhD student @WesternU @westernuFHS. Nature-based interventions, physical therapy, musculoskeletal & planetary health. #EnviroPT #planetaryhealth #MSK
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"We all know that more physical activity improves mental and physical health, but gardening supercharges those benefits."
Loved being interviewed for this wonderful BBC feature on how gardening can improve elder health.
#healthybynature #PaRx
@bcparksfoundation.ca @cape-acme.bsky.social
How gardening can help you live better for longer
Research shows gardening preserves cognitive function, helping you live well for longer. Now, dementia patients are reaping the benefits with "care farms" prescriptions.
www.bbc.com
May 13, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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🔔 NEW at Health Promotion International

Barriers and facilitators to implementing nature prescriptions for child and youth health: a scoping review

✍️ Sophie Paquet, Nicole A Struthers, Anna Gunz, Lesley Gittings

OPEN ACCESS doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf039
April 30, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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None of my co-authors have joined me on BlueSky yet! New paper hot off the press (still in press really) showcasing our years of work studying #cryoneurolysis for #spasticity

journals.lww.com/ajpmr/abstra...
Measuring the Efficacy of Percutaneous Cryoneurolysis in... : American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
intramuscular branches of 59 adults with upper extremity spasticity refractory to or plateaued on botulinum therapies. Maximal passive range of motion (ROM; V1), active ROM (AROM), and Modified Ashwor...
journals.lww.com
April 1, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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Public engagement with health and climate change is on the rise around the world www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Thank you @gchalliance.bsky.social and your 210+ member organizations!
Public engagement with health and climate change around the world: a Google Trends analysis
Despite growing recognition of the importance of people engaging with the health dimensions of climate change, we know surprisingly little about the levels of public engagement around the world. We ad...
www.thelancet.com
March 20, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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friendsofeba.com
February 1, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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I have some capacity = i've never had less capacity

Apologies for the late reply = it's a miracle you're getting anything

No worries = very many worries
January 28, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Misinformation and disinformation—whether it's about vaccines, climate change or politics—is ranked the top global risk over the next 2 years:
weforum.org/press/2024/0...
When it's coming from government, it's even more dangerous.
Thank you for this strong statement @cmadocs.bsky.social.
January 28, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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Move more, age well: prescribing physical
activity for older adults t.co/7F5Cy8EKFw
January 28, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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My latest editorial for the @ijohomelessness.bsky.social Journal dives into the recent right-wing attacks on Housing First and permanent supportive housing.

Check it out at:

ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/ij...
Editorial: When Science Faces Politics | International Journal on Homelessness
ojs.lib.uwo.ca
December 17, 2024 at 5:42 PM
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Too much of a procrastinator to start; too much of a perfectionist to finish
December 9, 2024 at 6:22 PM
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Advancing Planetary Health Through Interspecies Justice: A Rapid Review

New paper examining opportunities to advance justice in 'planetary health' by engaging literature on interspecies justice. With Kira Johnson, Maya Gislason, @dsilvaphd.bsky.social, and Chris Buse

www.mdpi.com/2078-1547/15...
Advancing Planetary Health Through Interspecies Justice: A Rapid Review
Planetary health definitions are clear about advancing human well-being, aiming for the highest standard of health worldwide. Planetary health recognizes human health is dependent on natural systems; ...
www.mdpi.com
December 3, 2024 at 9:10 PM