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mary ann: the exercise program you are about to do is effective for any age, but it was specially designed for anyone needing slow, gentle movement. all you need is a chair that touches your back while your feet are flat on the floor. if your back doesn t touch, put a pillow behind for that necessary back support. if you have your exercise band and towel, put them on the back of your chair. now, get ready to sit and be fit. hi. i m mary ann wilson. i m so glad you could be here today. i hope you ve been enjoying all the brain and neurological exercises we ve been doing. we ll be getting a little bit more of that, but first let s work on your posture. let your arms just hang down. get into good alignment. and you re going to start by looking from one side to the other. now press the palms down. now squeeze the shoulder blades. press. and squeeze. this is a wonderful exercise you can do wile you re watching tv. push down and then squeeze the shoulder blades. and one more
- for you or someone you love, for care in the home, we re here. we re interim healthcare, and when it matters most, count on us. - hi, and thanks so much for joining us. i m leeza gibbons. where does wisdom come from? kind of a tricky question. we ve all met young people who are wise beyond their years, but on the flip side, being older doesn t necessarily make you wise, does it? the real value of wisdom happens when you share it with others, and we re fortunate because we re about to meet some very sage people. it s an opportunity you won t want to miss, so join us as my generation explores the ways of wisdom. we all know kareem abdul-jabbar as a basketball superstar, but now he s scoring major points off the court as a champion of knowledge. diane roberts tells us why this legendary athlete still has game. [whistle blows] - kareem abdul-jabbar holds a number of titles in the national basketball association among them, 1969 rookie of the year, 19 time all-star, 2 time nba
mary ann: the exercise program you are about to do is effective for any age, but it was specially designed for anyone needing slow, gentle movement. all you need is a chair that touches your back while your feet are flat on the floor. if your back doesn t touch, put a pillow behind for that necessary back support. if you have your exercise band and towel, put them on the back of your chair. now, get ready to sit and be fit. hi. i m mary ann wilson. we ll be working on some of our driving skills and using our eye exercises to help us with that. there will be times that we ll separate the eye and head movements. there will be other times when we keep them both together. all right. are you ready? sit up tall. lift up the shoulder. roll it forward. and now, all around. lift up this shoulder. roll it forward and back and then all around. now, squeeze those shoulder blades. and push down. one more time. a quick squeeze here, and push. now in you re pretty good alignment. just
(dr. peter salgo) welcome to second opinion where each week our healthcare team solves a real medical mystery. when we close this file in a half an hour from now, you ll not only know the outcome of this week s case but you ll be better able to take charge of your own healthcare and doctors will be able to listen to patients more effectively. i m your host, dr. peter salgo. and you ve already met our special guests who are joining our primary care physician, dr. lisa harris. lisa, it s good to see you back. (dr. lisa harris) good to see you, peter. (peter) now nobody on this team knows this case and i m going to get right to work. let me tell you a little bit about elaine. elaine is fifty-six years old and she s been a smoker for thirty years. three years ago, elaine went to her primary care physician, lisa, and she had the following symptoms. she said, i m short of breath with even small amounts of activity. i ve got trouble climbing stairs. i have to stop and catch my breat