Greetings
Welcome to the May newsletter from ISSA PHYSICAL THERAPY & WELLNESS.
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While carrying out activities such as daily chores, working, running errands, or taking care of children, maintaining good posture may be the last thing on a person’s mind. However, neglecting your posture could lead to health problems over time.
There are specific muscles in the body, known as postural muscles that help keep the body upright. Bad posture may lead to overstretching of some muscles, while others may become stiff and tight.
When standing, bending, or lifting objects improperly or slouching while sitting, postural muscles begin to overwork. If this happens, muscle pain and joint damage may develop. Research shows that a large number of people suffer from back pain as a result of bad posture.
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Are you benefiting from ergonomics in the workplace?
Ergonomics refers to ensuring that work tasks fit an individual just as well as the individual fits the work tasks. Applying ergonomic principles has been shown to prevent workplace injuries and improve work performance. In order to have good ergonomics, risk factors must be identified, reduced, or eliminated. The following resource can help you identify and reduce some of the more commonly known ergonomic risk factors.
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We love this quote:
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”
– Thomas Edison. #keepgoing
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Managing Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, inflammatory form of arthritis that is classified as an autoimmune disease.
This refers to a condition in which the immune system begins to attack joint tissue and sometimes other organs in the body.
Our patient guide will discuss how RA develops, how this condition is diagnosed, and how RA can be treated.
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New members added to the ISSAPT team!
We are very excited to introduce you to our new receptionist, Jessica Rafeedie, who started in May and our new full-time PT, Erika Mesenbourg, who will start June 8th.
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Jessica graduated from Mount Saint Mary’s University in 2009 with a BS in Psychology and is working towards her MA in elementary/special education. She spends most of her time outside of the office playing with her two children and running.
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Erika comes to us with 11 years of experience in a outpatient orthopedics setting. Her manual therapy skills, clinical experience and passion for helping others are the qualities that we look for in a therapist that is taking care of our patients. Check out her bio!
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