RMA Featured Speaker Carolyn Cole: “The Importance of Fitness and Home Safety for Seniors”

Falls with resultant injuries are the unheralded assassins of older adults. In 2007, falls occurred in approximately 40 cases per 100,000 adults. But falls don’t “just happen” and people don’t fall merely because they get older. Contributory risk factors include muscle (particularly leg) weakness, impairment of balance and gait, a fall in blood pressure when one stands up, unsafe footwear, vision problems and excessive medications. Continue Reading →

Interview with Dr. Christopher Rigling: A Longtime Psychologist is New in Greenwich

His name may sound familiar. Dr. Christopher Rigling is married to the Hamilton Avenue School Principal Cindy Rigling, profiled on GFP last December. The couple met as undergrads studying psychology at SUNY Binghamton. After earning a B.A in Psychology from Binghamton University, Dr. Rigling went on to earn his Psy.D. from the Graduate Institute of Professional Psychology at the University of Hartford. And, after finishing his doctorate in Clinical Psychology, he completed a residency in Psychology at the Institute of Living in Hartford. Continue Reading →