Inflammation By Kimberly Burns, OTR/L, CLT Inflammation ….. Latin “inflammo”, meaning “to set on fire, to torch, kindle”…. If you’re living with inflammation, these words have great meaning. Ancient Greeks describe it as the “internal fire”. Imagine walking over burning coals. Now imagine that feeling all over your body. According a MedicalNewsToday.com article, “Inflammation is the body’s attempt at self-protection; the aim being to remove harmful stimuli, including damaged cells, irritants, or pathogens – and begin the healing process” We can recognize inflammation after a cut or injury because the area becomes reddened, hot and often painful yet inflammation isn’t […]
April Is Occupational Therapy Month! What Can Occupational Therapy Do For You? By Kimberly Burns, OTR/L, CLT The World Federation of Occupational Therapists provides the following definition of Occupational Therapy: “Occupational Therapy is a profession concerned with promoting health and wellbeing through occupation. The primary goal of Occupational Therapy is to enable people to participate in the activities of everyday life. Occupational Therapists achieve this outcome by enabling people to do things that will enhance their ability to participate or by modifying the environment to better support participation.” When we hear the word “occupation”, we almost automatically think of something […]
Breathe In A Healthy Lifestyle: It’s A Matter Of Technique By Kimberly Burns, OTR/L, CLT Many people know that breathing is important, yet are unaware of the importance of how you breathe. When you think about it, a few key words like “pursed lip breathing” or “deep breathing” may come to mind. An important muscle to breathing is the diaphragm. a body partition of muscle and connective tissue; specifically: the partition separating the chest and abdominal cavities in mammals, according to merriam-webster.com. It assists in breathing through movement. Most of us don’t really know how our breathing apparatus works or […]
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
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