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Exercise

• Breakdance. Fun and athletic.
  • Breakdance [W]
  • Breakdance Crew [breakdancecrew.com]
    • Moves List. With little videos.
• Physical exercise [W]
  • Aerobic exercise (with oxygen, endurance) and Anaerobic exercise (without oxygen, strength)
  • Calisthenics
    • Press up
    • Squat (exercise)
  • Delayed onset muscle soreness
  • Functional training
  • Isometric exercise
  • Range of motion
  • Sport agility
  • Strength training
    • Resistance training
    • Weight training
      • Weight training exercises
    • Sports
      • Power Lifting. Squat (top of thigh to top of knee), Bench Press (down to chest and up), and Deadlift (lift off floor to standing with hands down).
      • Weightlifting. Snatch (lift to deep squat with hands up and then straighten legs) and Clean-and-Jerk (clean = {deadlift to chest} to up).
  • Stretching
  • Warming up
  • Water intoxication. Balancing water and salt intake and output.
• Yoga
  • Asanas pdf by Yoga North [yoganorthwinnipeg.ca/Pieces/AsanaList.pdf]
  • Santosha.com. 'the Sanskrit word for contentment, is your online resource for the tools, supplies and knowledge that will help deepen your practice of Yoga, Meditation and conscious living.'
    • Yoga Postures Step-by-Step [santosha.com/asanas]
  • Yoga [W] = "yoke" = union; unite. Yoga is one of the six major schools of Hindu philosophy. "Karma Yoga (yoga of Action), Jnana Yoga (yoga of Knowledge), Bhakti Yoga (yoga of Devotion), and Raja Yoga (yoga of Meditation) are considered the four different paths of Yoga."
    • Hatha yoga
      • List of Hatha yoga postures
      • Asana
  • Yoga Journal [yogajournal.com]
    • Poses
• Miscellany
  • beastskills.com
  • MyFit.ca. "Exercises, Diets, Workouts and Nutrition Fitness Information".
    • "Weight Training / Lifting Exercises | Exercise Pictures - Workout Exercises"
  • Bob Whelan's Natural Strength [naturalstrength.com]. 'The Home of Physical Culture. We Build Muscle The Olde Fashioned Way... We EARN It!'
    • The Key to Might & Muscle
  • Exercise Prescription on the Net [ExRx.net]. 'a free resource for the exercise professional, coach, or fitness enthusiast.'
  • FitDeck.com. Very simple: A deck of cards where each card has a different exercise.
  • Sports-db.com. "Your training video exercise guide".
  • Sports Coach [brianmac.demon.co.uk]. 'provides information on the many topics related to developing athletic ability and coaching expertise.'
  • topendsports.com. "the sports and science resource".
  • Testosterone Nation [t-nation.com]
  • Different kinds of Push Up [home.cogeco.ca/~adunevein/push_ups.html]

Gear

• Dick's Sporting Goods [dickssportinggoods.com]
• shapeupshop.com

Health

• Anatomy
  • Anatomical.com. 'Anatomical Chart Company'
  • Henry Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body (1858) [bartleby.com/107/]. The classic.
  • McMurtrie's Human Anatomy [mcmurtriesanatomy.com]. While this site is just undergoing development, I'm sure that the site will be great since his book, McMurtrie's Human Anatomy Coloring Book (2006) [amazon.com/...], which I have, is excellent.
• Chicago
  • Chicago Home Fitness [chicagohomefitness.com].
    • 'Your complete source for treadmills, ellipticals, exercise bikes, spinners, rowers, steppers, home gyms, weight machines, free weights, accessories, and other home exercise equipment.'
    • 2000 N. Clybourn Ave. Chicago, IL 60614. 773-770-0162.
    • 1555 N. Halsted St. Chicago, IL 60622. 312-943-2300.
• CPR (Cardiopulmonary resuscitation). Related: ECC (Emergency Cardiovascular Care) and AED (Automated External Defibrillator).
  • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) [W]
  • Learn CPR: You can do it! [Depts.Washington.edu/LearnCPR]
• Official
  • CDC.gov. Centere for Disease Control and Prevention.
  • DHHS.gov. US Dept. of Health & Human Services.
    • NIH.gov. National Institute of Health.
      • NLM.NIH.gov. US National Library of Medicine.
        • MedlinePlus. 'Trusted Health Information for You'
  • Red Cross
    • International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent [IFRC.org]
      • American Red Cross [RedCross.org]
        • American Red Cross of Greater Chicago [ChicagoRedCross.org]. 2200 West Harrison, Chicago, IL 60612. chiweb@usa.redcross.org. Phone: 312-729-6100. Fax: 312-729-6304.
        • Prepare.org. 'a website brought to you by the American Red Cross and other community-based organizations to help you and your family prepare for natural and human-caused disasters.'
  • WHO.int/en/. 'The World Health Organization, the United Nations specialized agency for health, was established on 7 April 1948. WHO's objective, as set out in its Constitution, is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. Health is defined in WHO's Constitution as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.'
• Wikipedia
  • Human anatomy
    • Systems
      • Circulatory system: blood circulations with heart and blood vessels
      • Digestive system: processing food with mouth, stomach and intestines
      • Endocrine system: communicating within the body using hormones
      • Immune system: defending against disease-causing agents
      • Integumentary system: skin, hair and nails
      • Lymphatic system: structures involved in the transfer of lymph between tissues and the blood stream
      • Muscular system: moving the body
      • Nervous system: collecting, transferring and processing information with brain and nerves
      • Reproductive system: the sex organs
      • Respiratory system: the organs used for breathing, the lungs
      • Skeletal system: structural support and protection through bones
        • Human skeleton. [I've contributed to this one!]
        • List of bones of the human skeleton
      • Urinary system: the kidneys and associated structures involved in the production and excretion of urine
    • Anatomical terms of location
    • Anatomical terms of motion
    • Human anatomical terms
    • Gray's Anatomy
  • Nutrition
• Miscellany
  • Cure Zone [CureZone.com]. 'Educating instead of medicating'
  • DEBRA (Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Association of America) [DebRAa.org].
    • I saw the Channel 4 documentary The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off, which chronicled the life and death of English EB sufferer Jonny Kennedy. It was very moving.
    • 'This Web site is your entry point to the only national non-profit organization dedicated to both promoting research to find new treatments and a cure for Epidermolysis Bullosa and providing information and support for people with EB and their families.'
  • GodServer.com. 'Web's Largest Alternative Health and Spiritual Directory'
  • Good sleep, good learning, good life [SuperMemo.com/articles/sleep.htm]
  • HealthNewsDigest.com. 'Current and breaking news on health, science & technology, medicine and the environment'
  • IronCompany.com. The place online to buy fitness equipment, especially stuff related to free weights.
  • KidsHealth.org. 'the largest and most-visited site on the Web providing doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence.'
  • Museum of Menstruation and Women's Health [mum.org]. A wee bit more fun then looking up the Menstrual cycle on Wikipedia.
  • Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma (NISMAT) [nismat.org]
    • 'the first hospital-based facility dedicated to the study of sports medicine in the country—was established at Lenox Hill Hospital in 1973. Since its founding as a research, teaching and clinical center, NlSMAT's approach to the treatment of athletic injuries has brought a new perspective to the relationship between exercise and fitness in all age groups. Its ongoing work provides information relevant to everyone who participates in exercise or sports, whether it is a child at play or an elderly person exercising to keep fit, a weekend athlete or a marathon runner.'
    • Lots of nifty stuff such as these:
      • NISMAT Athletic Trainer's Corner: RICE [nismat.org/traincor/rice.html]. The famous Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation.
      • Physical Therapy Corner: Tennis Elbow - Lateral and Medial Epicondylitis [nismat.org/ptcor/tennis_elbow/] 
      • Physical Examination of the Shoulder [nismat.org/orthocor/exam/shoulder.html]
  • PDRHealth.com. 'part of Thomson Healthcare [thompsonhealthcare.com], which offers a wide range of e-solutions, publications, drug databases, and communications vehicles to pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, physicians and other healthcare providers, and managed-care organizations.'
  • Tennessee Craniofacial Center [craniofacialcenter.com]
    • 'The Tennessee Craniofacial Center, part of the Erlanger Health System, is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Center, led Larry A. Sargent, M.D., specializes in the evaluation and treatment of patients of all ages with craniofacial deformities.'
    • Amazing before and after photos.
  • "The Anatomy of a Head Injury" [http://www.ahs.uwaterloo.ca/~cahr/headfall.html]
  • trusera.com. A social site for health issues. "Trusera is an online health network where you can find and share real-world experiences. Come experience the Power of Been There.™"
  • WebMD.com. 'the leader in providing services that help physicians, consumers, providers and health plans navigate the complexity of the healthcare system. Our products and services streamline administrative and clinical processes, promote efficiency and reduce costs by facilitating information exchange, communication and electronic transactions between healthcare participants.'
    • Medscape.com. 'Medscape offers specialists, primary care physicians, and other health professionals the Web's most robust and integrated medical information and education tools.'

Health Clubs

Health Clubs, Fitness Centers, and Gyms. Workout in a gym whether big or small. Workout at home or anywhere as well. Don't forget your local parks too. I'm mostly listing clubs that have locations local to Chicago and I'm familiar with.

• Lists
  • Healt Clubs & Gyms in Chicago [http://chicago.citysearch.com/search?gcats=200&cats=374]
  • Health Clubs, Fitness Centers & Gyms | Chicago, Illinois IL [http://www.healthclubdirectory.com/health_clubs/clubResults/IL/Illinois/Chicago/]
• National chains of clubs. Oddly no official Gold's Gyms or Powerhouse Gyms in Chicago.
  • Bally Total Fitness [http://east.ballyfitness.com/]. Around 20 just in Chicago.
  • Crunch. Around 5 just in Chicago.
  • World Gym.
    • worldgymchicago.com or chicagoworldgym.com. Around 3 just in Chicago.
  • XSport Fitness [xsportfitness.com]. Open 24/7. Around 20 just in Chicago.
  • YMCA [ymca.net]. Established in 1844. They almost always have swimming pools and they're almost always inexpensive.
    • YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago [ymcachgo.org]. Aroud 20 just in Chicago.
      • Lake View YMCA [lakeviewymca.org]. 3333 N Marshfield, Chicago, IL 60657, (773)248-3333. Program schedules.
      • McCormick Tribune YMCA [mctriby.org]. 1834 N Lanwndale Ave, Chicago, IL 60647. (773)235-2525. 5 block east of Pulaski Road. No swimming pool.
• Local clubs
  • Cheetah Gym [cheetahgym.com]. Around 3 locations
  • Chicago Fitness Center (CFC) [chicagofitnesscenter.com]. # 3131 North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60657. 773-549-8181.
  • East Bank Club (EBC) [eastbankclub.com]. Hi end. Swimming. 500 North Kingsbury Street, Chicago, Illinois 60610, (312) 527-5800.
  • Lakeshore Athletic Club (LAC) [lsac.com]. Around 4 locations.
  • Lincoln Park Atheletic Club (LPAC) [lpaconline.com]. 1019 West Diversey Parkway, Chicago, IL 60614, 773.529.2022
  • Union League Club of Chicago (ULCC) [ulcc.org]. Hi end. Established 1879. Swimming. 65 W. Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60604. 312-427-7800.

Healthcare Industry

• AAFP.org. American Academy of Family Physicians.
• HealthLawyers.org. 'Leading health law to excellence through education, information, and dialogue, the [AHLA] American Health Lawyers Association (Health Lawyers) is the nation's largest, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) educational organization devoted to legal issues in the healthcare field.'
• AMA-Assn.org. ' From tobacco to adolescent health, from AIDS to Medicare, the American Medical Association speaks out on issues important to patients and the nation's health. AMA policy on such issues is decided through its democratic policy-making process, in the AMA House of Delegates, which meets twice a year.'
  • Copyright Notices for material with CPTs
• JCAHO.org. 'The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits nearly 16,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. An independent, not-for-profit organization, JCAHO is the nation's predominant standards-setting and accrediting body in health care. Since 1951, JCAHO has developed state-of-the-art, professionally based standards and evaluated the compliance of health care organizations against these benchmarks.'
• MedicalPayments.com (aka Info-X-Inc.com ). 'Over 800 hospitals and hundreds of physician groups across the country rely on Info-X — today's leading supplier of medical necessity intelligence -- to quickly resolve compliance and reimbursement issues, reduce Medicare denials and potential fraud, shorten revenue cycles and cut operating costs.'
• IngenixOnline.com. (aka MediCode.com). 'Ingenix simplifies the complex business of health care through a comprehensive suite of coding, billing, reimbursement and compliance products. We offer a wide array of formats and services, including Web-based tools, books, desktop software, and print and electronic updates. '
• WWMedical.com. Worldwide Medical. 'Matching primary care and multi-specialty clinicians to practice settings since 1969'

Healthcare IT

• AMIA.org. 'The American Medical Informatics Association is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) membership organization of individuals, institutions, and corporations dedicated to developing and using information technologies to improve health care.'
• EMRUpdate.com. 'There are over 400 electronic medical record products on the market today. This site serves to list and compare the existing electronic medical records currently available. We offer a forum for feedback and a comparison table of over 70 of the most popular EMR products on the market. This site is not sponsored or associated with any of the vendors.'
• HL7.org. ' Health Level Seven is one of several American National Standards Institute (ANSI) -accredited Standards Developing Organizations (SDOs) operating in the healthcare arena. Most SDOs produce standards (sometimes called specifications or protocols) for a particular healthcare domain such as pharmacy, medical devices, imaging or insurance (claims processing) transactions. Health Level Seven's domain is clinical and administrative data. Our mission is to: "To provide standards for the exchange, management and integration of data that support clinical patient care and the management, delivery and evaluation of healthcare services. Specifically, to create flexible, cost effective approaches, standards, guidelines, methodologies, and related services for interoperability between healthcare information systems." '
• IMIA.org. 'The International Medical Informatics Association is an independent organization established under Swiss law in 1989. ... IMIA plays a major global role in the application of information science and technology in the fields of healthcare and research in medical, health and bio informatics.'
• List of Medical Clearinghouses [W]
• MedPlus.com. 'an established leader offering products and services that enable health care professionals to efficiently collect, store, retrieve and manage medical information'
• PCC.com.
  • "Calculating Fee Schedules to Optimize Your Revenues"
• VistA (Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture). One of the closest things to a standardized EMR/EHR. Related to VA (Veterans Affairs) hence "VistA" instead of "Vista". This is the open source version of the DHCP (Decentralized Hospital Computer Program) that the VA has been working on since the early 1980s.
  • Wikipedia
    • Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture
    • VistA has a MUMPS database backend
      • Caché by InterSystems
      • GT.M
      • MUMPS. Massachusetts General Hospital Utility Multi-Programming System. Used since 1966.
  • Miscellany
    • Hardhats.org. 'a web site dedicated to fostering a virtual community for the worldwide users of the VISTA software!'
    • InterSystems.com
    • VistA-Office.org. 'An evaluation version of Vista-Office EHR, a new high-quality electronic health record (EHR) system for use in small physician offices, has been released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS). CMS, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs have collaborated to configure VistA, the VHA's electronic health record technology, to the private physician office setting.'
    • WorldVistA.org. 'seeks to make healthcare information technology more affordable and more widely available worldwide. In particular, WorldVistA is focused on further developing and supporting the growing global VistA community. '

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