Better Mobility Lab

Don’t miss Hope for Hypermobility 2026 🦓 📅 April 25, 2026 | 🕘 9 AM – 1:30 PM Join us for a patient-centred education day focused on advocating for care for people living with HSD and hEDS.  📍 Attend in person or online 🔗 cumming.ucalgary.ca/labs/better-mo…

"Perhaps female employees held their female bosses to a double standard, expecting them to be more understanding, nurturing, and forgiving (traditional "feminine" traits) than male bosses." - Prof Sharon Mavin #WomenInMedicine emerald.com/gm/article-abs…

Meet Shakuntala Devi, the “human calculator” #WomenInSTEM en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakuntal…

Have you been watching the Paralympic Winter Games and feel inspired to up your fitness game? @NCHPAD offers some great online adapted exercise videos to get you started. youtube.com/watch?v=Dtybib…

🗣️ A message from ISPRM President Gerard Francisco: ⏳ Mar 12: Early Bird deadline for #ISPRM2026 in Vancouver! 🇨🇦 🧠 Mar 12: Spasticity SIG Journal Club on the 1964 Ashworth paper. 📰 SOON: A major update on the NEW official ISPRM Journal! Don't miss out! #Physiatry #MedTwitter

Everyone plays a role in creating a barrier-free Canada. 🤝 Discover how the Accessible Canada Roadmap can help each of us in our efforts to build a more accessible future for persons with disabilities. canada.ca/en/employment-… #AccessibleCanada

Finding ways to safely be active matters. Grace's #LDSMore is all about movement: "I love to swim—indoors and outdoors!" #LDSAwarenessMonth #LoeysDietz2026 #LoeysDietz #LoeysDietzAwareness #LoeysDietzSyndrome #Swimming

ParaSport® Ontario Partner Spotlight - Since 1929, the @ova_updates (OVA) has been at the forefront of promoting, educating and ensuring the quality of the sport of volleyball in Ontario.

Recovery from ACL surgery is a marathon, not a sprint! This infographic provides an overview of the phases of recovery and the milestones to hit to get back into the game, read more in Arthroscopy ow.ly/TGGT50YnBho

Amid injustice and inequality, do we dare celebrate? Yes. Because celebration honors women who speak up, stand up and demand justice. This #IWD2026, we celebrate those who choose to take action in a world that expects silence: unwo.men/aiyu50Yrzaf #ForAllWomenAndGirls

3 days left to save! Early Bird pricing for #ISPRM2026 ends March 12. Join the global rehab community this May in Vancouver—big ideas, mountain views, hockey, and maple syrup included 🍁 Register now👉 zurl.co/Mu4J9

Join the Libin Cardiovascular Trainee Organization (LCITO) for Confessions of a Scientist on Mar. 20, 2026. This event will feature Dr. Satish Raj, Dr. Amy Johnston, Dr. Alan Martino and Dr. Kara Nerenberg. Register today: events.ucalgary.ca/libin/event/51…

New ACP papers say health care must be more accessible and inclusive for patients and physicians with disabilities , via @EurekAlert! @ACPinternists eurekalert.org/news-releases/…

Improving accessibility in Canada starts with collaboration. If you have a project idea to improve accessibility in your workplace or community, apply for funding today: canada.ca/en/employment-… #AccessibleWorkplace

Milano Update - Natalie Wilkie takes BRONZE Women's Sprint Standing — her third medal of the Games, completing a full set of colors here and her 10th career Paralympic medal! Canada advances in Curling and Sled hockey! Overall standings 8! 🥇🥈🥈🥈🥉🥉🥉🥉

We’re proud to award an Impact Grant to Ranita Manocha at the University of Calgary to expand ICanWALK©, a free app that teaches safe walking aid use. New educational videos and translations in five languages will help 1.2M+ Canadians use walkers, canes, and crutches more safely

Meet Dr. Sofia Ionescu, Neurosurgeon #WomenInSTEM sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

What if cancer treatment could be as precise as a beam of light? 💡 Hadiyah-Nicole Green is turning physics into hope — using laser technology to target cancer cells in a whole new way. It’s innovation rooted in science and driven by purpose. 🔗ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/search/researc…

@UCalgary -led study reveals a genetic factor behind who may and may not benefit from opioids prescribed for pain ucalgary.ca/news/ucalgary-…

We are recruiting participants for a research study! The purpose of this study is to look at how female hormones affect the knee in people with HSD/hEDS across the menstrual cycle 🦵 Interested in participating or want to learn more? Email us at bettermobilitylab@ucalgary.ca