One way I would teach proper posture and body mechanics is to use the broomstick demonstration. I would have the client place the broomstick behind their back and to make sure that it is touching their head, back, and bottom at all times as they perform various movements. This will ensure that everything is in good alignment. Another way I would do so is by providing modification to tasks such as reaching, pulling and pushing and turning to promote good body mechanics and avoid injury.
Friday, May 29, 2020
Posture and Body Mechanics
Proper posture and good body mechanics are extremely important to an individual's wellbeing. One reason it is good to teach this is because poor posture can contribute to abnormal development of bones and muscles. Poor posture can also lead to decreased awareness of body positions due to sensory loss. Proper body mechanics can help with decreasing injury risks and back pain. Good posture promotes comfort and alignment, along with optimizing your vision and breathing.
One way I would teach proper posture and body mechanics is to use the broomstick demonstration. I would have the client place the broomstick behind their back and to make sure that it is touching their head, back, and bottom at all times as they perform various movements. This will ensure that everything is in good alignment. Another way I would do so is by providing modification to tasks such as reaching, pulling and pushing and turning to promote good body mechanics and avoid injury.
One way I would teach proper posture and body mechanics is to use the broomstick demonstration. I would have the client place the broomstick behind their back and to make sure that it is touching their head, back, and bottom at all times as they perform various movements. This will ensure that everything is in good alignment. Another way I would do so is by providing modification to tasks such as reaching, pulling and pushing and turning to promote good body mechanics and avoid injury.
Monday, May 25, 2020
My Favorite Advertisement
An advertisement that really sticks out to me would definitely have to be the Doritos commercial of the 2010 Super Bowl. It is my all time favorite!! It was so funny and entertaining to me. I think that I love it so much because Doritos are my favorite chips and I felt where the kid was coming from. It is about a little boy's mom boyfriend coming over. The little boy was already giving the man the evil eye. The man compliments the woman followed by getting one of the little boy's Doritos. The little boy slaps him and says, "Put it back. Keep your hands off my mama, and keep your hands off my Doritos.
The part of my nervous system primarily involved would be my temporal lobe, but more specifically my hippocampus. The hippocampus is responsible for your long term memory. It is a commercial that I remember from over 10 years ago. It has been stuck with me ever since. I believe that my amygdala is also involved due to how overprotective I was over my mom as a kid. Your amygdala is responsible for your emotions. I did not like when my dad would try to hold her hand. I would get upset and cry when I couldn't hold her hand, haha. It was very interesting thinking about my favorite advertisement and linking it back to my nervous system, with the information I have learned from our Neurobiology course. Now I feel like I have to watch the video a million times more, because it was so funny but yet so relatable.
Here is a link to the commercial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYZoOyo5alY
The part of my nervous system primarily involved would be my temporal lobe, but more specifically my hippocampus. The hippocampus is responsible for your long term memory. It is a commercial that I remember from over 10 years ago. It has been stuck with me ever since. I believe that my amygdala is also involved due to how overprotective I was over my mom as a kid. Your amygdala is responsible for your emotions. I did not like when my dad would try to hold her hand. I would get upset and cry when I couldn't hold her hand, haha. It was very interesting thinking about my favorite advertisement and linking it back to my nervous system, with the information I have learned from our Neurobiology course. Now I feel like I have to watch the video a million times more, because it was so funny but yet so relatable.
Here is a link to the commercial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYZoOyo5alY
Thursday, May 14, 2020
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
"Man from the South"
I thoroughly enjoyed reading the short story about "Man from the South". The story was very intriguing, and I even found myself reading in the accent the older man was portrayed to have. The elderly man decided to bet a young sailor who was hanging out at the pool. He told the young sailor if he could light his lighter 10 times in a row that he would give him his green Cadillac car. But, if the sailor couldn't, he would chop off his little finger. The older man felt as if it was a little thing he could afford.
If the sailor lost the bet, it would in fact be a big deal if he no longer had his little finger. This could impact the sailor's daily life engagements. It would cause impairment to the ulnar nerve, which innervates the pinky and half of the ring finger. I believe that this will affect the sailor's ability to properly hold a gun, or his occupation of work. Due to his pinky being gone, it would cause him to lose a significant amount of his grip strength.
A strategy that might help the soldier regain independence in operating a gun would be to work on strengthening his remaining fingers. This can be through using grip strength tools such as pinch blocks or squeezing putty with various resistances. A modification that could be made for his gun is to consider him using one that does not have to be held, but could rest on his shoulders for more mobility.You could also add something to the gun that would take place of his little finger to where his knuckle could rest and hold the gun up.
If the sailor lost the bet, it would in fact be a big deal if he no longer had his little finger. This could impact the sailor's daily life engagements. It would cause impairment to the ulnar nerve, which innervates the pinky and half of the ring finger. I believe that this will affect the sailor's ability to properly hold a gun, or his occupation of work. Due to his pinky being gone, it would cause him to lose a significant amount of his grip strength.
A strategy that might help the soldier regain independence in operating a gun would be to work on strengthening his remaining fingers. This can be through using grip strength tools such as pinch blocks or squeezing putty with various resistances. A modification that could be made for his gun is to consider him using one that does not have to be held, but could rest on his shoulders for more mobility.You could also add something to the gun that would take place of his little finger to where his knuckle could rest and hold the gun up.
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