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Articles by Karena Wu
A Recipe for Resilience: Boosting Health and Well-Being in Restaurant Teams
Yet, a proactive approach to wellness can transform the workplace, fostering healthier, happier, and more productive teams. Drawing from years of experience as a physical therapist, I’ve identified strategies that restaurant owners and managers can implement to support their staff’s well-being. Here’s how you can create a culture that values and prioritizes employee health, both physical and mental. We have found that stretching reduces back pain and wrist strain.
Shoulder Health: Postoperative and Preventive Orthopedic Programs
This is our UK/International web site. Do you want to go to the US/Canada site? The amount of free time we have in our world is shrinking. The people in the developed world spend more time sitting than ever, and a sedentary lifestyle is hard to avoid. The global number of people suffering from chronic musculoskeletal conditions is astounding and ever-growing. There is no time to be suffering with joint pain and not functioning like your best self.
“5 Lifestyle Tweaks That Will Dramatically Improve One’s Wellbeing”, with Karena Wu and Dr. William Seeds
Trying new activities. We are all guilty of taking the easy way and doing what we know. Muscle confusion and doing new things increases neural synaptic activities which are healthy for the brain body connection. Making it a point to do different exercises can get your body in better shape and open up your mind. I had the pleasure of interviewing Karena Wu. Karena is a native of Los Angeles, California.
5 ways to beat post-Thanksgiving bloat while traveling
This post contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. We may receive compensation when you click on links to those products. Terms apply to the offers listed on this page. For an explanation of our Advertising Policy, visit this page. Tis’ the season for traveling. We all know that making it from A to B can be frustrating, but you should also keep in mind that traveling can do damage to our bodies.
Bone Fracture or Bruise?
You’re in the shower, the soap and hot water running down over you and you’re thinking about your day in the kitchen. What are the numbers in the front of the house, what last minute prep needs to be done, who’s showing up to work and any specials for the future. Suddenly, you slip just a little, but enough to whack your elbow or knee on the shower wall and ouch! Did you either fracture your bone or give yourself a bone bruise? What is the difference and what do you do now?
If You Took A Hiatus This Winter, Here's How To Spring Back In - Women's Running
Here’s your spring awakening: less hibernation and more exercise! But the start of spring doesn’t mean you can suddenly sprint and lift like Jillian Michaels. If you had a strength-training stalemate all winter, the body is likely to lose some of its tone, condition and/or flexibility, so without easing your way back into active routines, injuries can easily pop up.
Cupping as a Modality
Many stayed up late watching the nonstop coverage of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. We heard about the winners, the losers and the amazing feats of physical athleticism. But what was even bigger than Michael Phelps' 21st gold medal? What is the hottest talk in the rehabilitation world? The answer is "cupping." Professional athletes work their bodies non-stop.
Myofascial Decompression: Western Medicine's Cupping Treatment
If you watched the Olympics, you probably saw what looked like circular hickeys on many athletes, including gold medalist Michael Phelps. These marks came from a traditional Chinese medicine treatment called cupping. ‘Cupping’ is all the rage right now for pain, stiffness, and muscle, tendon, and fascia dysfunction. So what is it exactly and why do people wear those bruises so proudly? Chinese medicine focuses on ‘qi’ or energy pathways (meridians) in the body.
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