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12 saturday aug 3 2002 economist sun stouffville tribune living glamour cam cost more than money staff photosteve somerville not all nail salons offer the same type of service when it comes to the health of the client cutrate work can lead to health problems nailing the bad ones no licensing body for nail salons by linda johnson staff writer nature may have given us fingernails for purely practical reasons but that has never prevented many of us from turning them into fashion accessories and even if youre not the kind of person who wants her nails to match her handbag they still say a lot about your personality they may also tell you something about your health in all the buffing shaping lengthening and painting we forget theyre part of the living body and underneath the pearl coating can be serious problems along with the rest of the personal service industry the number of nail salons has been growing there are 393 in york region alone while theyre all officially subject to inspection if offi cials arent aware of them nobody is overseeing them anyone can open up a nail salon said selina pittman a health inspector with the york region health depart ment in any personal service whether its hair waxing facials ear piercing body piercing tattoos or nails its not a rec ognized profession so there are no standards theres no licensing body for these people one of the big problems with artifi cial nails is the glue used to attach them see chemical page 13 inventor creates new step for road to recovery machine being used to help people with brain injuries by linda johnson staff writer richmond hill inventor lonathan brillert had already spent more than four years and more than 100000 on his all- inone fitness machine when he decided to put the whole thing on hold as it turned out it wasnt on hold for long not once he had mentioned the invention to dr avi nativ who runs a rehabilitation clinic soon after the machine was part of the regular equipment in the doctors clinic exercise sitting it seems everybody loves it you can exercise your whole body sitting mr brillert said to my knowledge no other machine exists like this the machine called the biomech is now at the neurogym in downsview where its being used to help people who havesuffered brain injuries paraplegics and others who are undergoing rehabilitation while most exercise machines focus on strengthen ing one muscle mr brillerts invention allows a person to do 10 different exercises the biotech which works by air cylinders is designed to be used as a fitness or rehabilitation machine the person sits in it and calls up an exercise then the appropriate assembly moves into place mr brillert said die machine offers a more practical way to provide rehabilitation its about helping people who have an inability to move move again witih people who have mus cle deficiencies if their brain doesnt send a signal to the mus cle any more you can reestab lish new pathways to the muscle and in order to do that you have to train the muscle he said so people who have partial move ment can redevelop those mus cles and lead a more normal life with standard equipment he said it takes a long time to go from one machine to another because patients are not very mobile this cuts the time in half so its more efficient especially if you have to get the patient out of a wheelchair its also good for small clinics he said which dont have room for a lot of large exercise machines the biomech is fully equipped to do both testing and training it provides biofeedback see creator page 14 the biomech created by richmond hill inventor jonathan brillert is being used both to rehabilitate people and as an exer cise machine octol sr 25 26 and 27th markham fairgrounds the home show with a difference featuring f pet pavilion in the kitchenhealthy lifestyle centre kidsmart building renovation interior design decor ii call today to secure prime exhibit space at this y lll fl riianno d sales building event fs ii wwwmarkhamhomeshowcom homes 1 ufxtt roofing aluminum windows 905 6421908 ext 232 18882117288 ext 232 i im i publishing group