mOTivation with mikayla

With 80% of the adult population having low back pain at some point in their life and 90% of those cases being a recurrent problem, it is extremely important to educate clients on these statistics and teach them proper posture and body mechanics. If people knew there is a 300% increase in intra-disc pressure within the first three hours of the day, they would probably think more about their additional taxing habits. This is important information for everyone, but especially vital for someone who already has faulty posture and poor body mechanics. The accumulation of habitually bad posture wears on the ligaments, discs, and muscles that support the natural alignment of the spine. Knowing what causes back pain, becoming aware of your own postural habits and body mechanics, and then correcting them will prevent work-related injuries, prevent painful disc herniation, maintain range of motion and functionality at the spine, and ultimately, promote engagement in occupations.  As an OT,...

One of the most visually and musically appealing ads I have ever seen was for an Apple MacBook Air. Normally seeing an ad more than a couple times sends my mind elsewhere, but this one never gets old. Watch for yourself,  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7iI7YmIr30 , and you'll see what I'm talking about. The beautifully crafted visual of a thin laptop floating and flipping through the air and being carefully unveiled by a soft sheet reminded me a lot of an aerial silk dancer I once saw as a kid. The colors were natural and calming and the angles the laptops made were so satisfying to watch. The visual input first undergoes transduction via photoreceptors in the retina. This information then travels through the thalamus and into the primary visual cortex located in the occipital lobe. This takes up a substantial portion of the brain, so it is not surprising this is what stuck with me long after seeing this ad initially. From here, the visual information will travel through do...

What a suspenseful read! We read a short story about a bet made between a peculiar old man and a prideful soldier. After the soldier offered to light the old man's cigar, the old man refused and bet him that his lighter could not light ten times in a row. If the old man lost and the lighter successfully lit ten times in a row, the old man would give the soldier his Cadillac, but if the old man won, the soldier would lose his pinky finger. The reason the soldier even took the bet in the first place was because he couldn't think of any use at all for his pinky finger, but he couldn't be more wrong! If the soldier had lost the bet, he would be missing more than just his pinky finger. He would be missing a lot of grip strength and control. His ability to light his cigarette with ease would decrease significantly due to not being able to grip it tightly before flicking it. By the end of the story, the soldier is saved by the man's wife bursting through the door. After la...