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 […]
Complementary Therapies Are An Invaluable Tool For Wellness By Kimberly Burns, OTR/L, CLT When people ask me what I do, I tell them I’m a Pain Management/Wellness Practitioner who provides consultations about self therapy techniques that can be done at home. I am a huge proponent of complementary therapies, because they work, both for me and for my clients. According to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), complementary therapies refer to those utilizing a nonmainstream approach together with conventional medicine. When someone’s illness or disease is managed solely by physicians and prescription drugs, they may be setting […]
Kimberly Burns Now A Certified Lymphedema Therapist. Kimberly Burns, OTR/L, CLT, was recently certified as a Lymphedema Therapist. Lymphedema is the swelling of a body part caused by the abnormal accumulation of fluid in the body which causes chronic inflammation in the tissues of your body. Lymphedema is poorly understood and many doctors and therapists do not have advanced knowledge of the disease and will overlook it as “just swelling”, and that it will go away with a cold pack and elevation of the affected body part. Chronic edema has serious effects on mobility, range of motion and activities of […]
Friday, April 10, 2015
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