MEET YOUR RECOVERY TEAM!
Keith Dalton is a physical therapist who works with orthopedic deficits to return back to their daily lives without pain or limitation. He has worked with patients from all walks of life including college and professional athletes. He has training in dry needling, myofascial release, applied functional science and dynamic taping. JASON KEIGLEY is a physical therapist who works with various orthopedic, neurological, and vestibular pathologies by improving patient’s functional deficits. Jason got his certification in Functional Dry Needling fromKinetacore and certification in Applied Functional Science from the Gray Institute. ALEX DARBY graduatedwith her Doctorate of Physical Therapy inMay of 2018. She is very passionate about exercise and enjoy doing CrossFit, and is excited toworkwith residents of her hometown of New Iberia. MATT LOPEZ is a physical therapist that specializes in outpatient orthopedic rehabilitation. He has spent the last 7 years working at Iberia Sports and Rehabilitation treating all types of injuries including joint replacements, sports and work injuries, as well as, chronic pain patients.
TRY THIS RECIPE! RAINFOREST SMOOTHIES INGREDIENTS • 3/4 cup frozen mango chunks • 3/4 cup frozen pineapple chunks • 1/2 cup frozen chopped kale • 2 cups reduced-fat milk or plant-based milk • 2 tbsp honey DIRECTIONS In a blender, purée the ingredients until smooth. Divide between 2 glasses. Enjoy!
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REMEMBERING TO BE GRATEFUL DURING HARD TIMES
Feeling thankful can improve your health in both direct and indirect ways. Some research shows that the experience of gratitude can induce a sense of relaxation, improve the immune system, and decrease blood pressure. But grateful people also tend to cultivate better health habits, like eating more nutritious food, exercising, and avoiding risky behaviors. In addition, the optimism that stems from gratitude can create a healing attitude: research shows that people with optimistic attitudes have better outcomes after medical procedures. Robert Emmons, an internationally renowned scientific expert on gratitude, has found that acknowledging the good in life has a tendency to amplify positive emotions, such as joy and contentment, because it helps us slow down. “I think gratitude allows us to participate more in life,” he says. “We notice the positives more, and that magnifies the pleasures you get from life.” Consider the last time you had a good
cup of coffee—did you pay attention to thewarmth of the cup on your hands, or the feeling of pleasure as you took the first sip? It’s easy to ignore these small moments of positivity in our day as we rush from one activity to another, but stopping to appreciate themmakes them more powerful. Practicing gratitude can alsomake you better equipped to handle the difficulties of life that inevitably arise. In fact, according to Emmons, it’s anessential part of theprocess of healing fromtrauma. Evendespair can bemitigated by the experience of appreciation for the good, however slight it might be. This sense of thankfulness for the small blessings helped themmaintain their humanity despite experiencing tragedy. Recent MRI studies have mapped the gratitude circuitry in the brain, which activates a sense of reward, fairness, and decision-making—all aspects that help facilitate survival and post-traumatic growth.
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