08/12/2015

International Left-Handers Day

Mark your calendars because tomorrow, August 13th, is International Left-Handers Day! International Left-Handers Day is a special time of the year where friends and families show how proud they are to be left-handed and also raise awareness of several issues left-handed individuals deal with in a right-handed dominant world. According to the Huffington Post, lefties…
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08/05/2015

Keys To Breaking A Habit

Breaking a habit is a tough task to accomplish whether it be smoking, biting your nails, or drinking diet soda. Even though diet soda may seem harmless to the body, it turns out it is the complete opposite. Many diet sodas feature a common artificial sweetener called Aspartame. Aspartame, also known as Nutrasweet and Equal,…
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07/29/2015

Locks of Love Charity Donation

Over the last two years, I decided to grow my hair out to donate to the Locks of Love Organization. Locks of Love is an organization that is devoted to helping every child suffering from medical hair loss. Most recipients are financially disadvantaged children, ages 21 and under, who suffer from long-term medical hair loss…
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07/22/2015

How To Create A Safer Environment In Your Community

Recently I participated in a built environment experiment in which many participants self-reported several dangerous and unsafe recreational paths in their community. The projects ranged from analyzing the safety of intersections to figuring out how we can make drivers more aware of their obligations when approaching school zones. For my project, I decided to analyze…
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Gait Speed Chart

07/08/2015

The Relationship between Gait Speed and Overall Health

The assessment of gait is a common practice in a Physical Therapy clinic. From an individual’s abnormal gait pattern, a health professional can determine muscle weakness, impaired proprioception, balance or gait issues involved with a disease, and changes in somatosensory function. Gait and balance abnormalities occur in 14% of individuals over the age of 65 and in 50% of individuals over the age of 85