Patient + PT = A Strategy For Success
PAT I E N T+P T = A S T R AT E GY F O R S U C C E S S
It is essential a person realizes they need an exercise strategy, not unlike a financial strategy for retirement, to really answer the question, “How do I avoid the typical body breakdown tendencies as I get older?” I truly believe the body is built well but it does have key requirements it must maintain to hold its efficiency in movement. Muscle is at the heart of this strategy and training it is the science and art of physical therapy. Physical therapists aremovement specialist and organizing yourmuscle system for performance and control is how life can become much more comfortable, enjoyable and interesting. Yes, you will have to work at it and devote your own time to make good things happen but is this not true of most things in life where your effort yielded a positive outcome and a great deal of satisfaction in accomplishing a goal? There is an old saying, “Happiness is the overcoming of not unknowable obstacles toward a known goal.” As PTs, we identify the obstacles and provide the knowhow to overcome and you reap the joy of reaching a goal, perhaps one you had given up on . We call this active care as opposed to passive care (medication, rest, massage, adjustments, injections, surgery, etc.). Ultimately, we need an active care strategy to navigate the pitfalls of time and aging. Passive care has a place in one’s recovery after an injury but it should not be the only tool in our toolbox.
Perhaps the best tools in life relate to knowledge which can be used over and over as needed, kind of like the gift that keeps on giving. Herein is described a true result, one that got to the core of the problem and rectified it. Muscle is your ally in the battle with gravity. Muscle works best as a team effort where good muscle organization promotes efficiency in movement. This is what your body hadwhen younger and it declinesmore due to imbalances inmuscle strength and tightnessmixing together to disorganize movement and function. You cannot change osteoarthritis or your age and when these are given as the only reason why you hurt then it is a bit disheartening to feel there is not much you can do but medicate and curtail your activity. Seeing muscle as something that is upgradable renews a sense of hope in your future. Asking the question, “How do I avoid what looks likemore difficult times ahead with pain, stiffness, weakness and reduced ability to handle my day and life,” can be the beginning to a better future if you are willing to take action. Today is a newday, a newopportunity. Consider getting a consult at Full Potential or a prescription from your doctor for PT, invest in yourself and get a strategy for the future to handle your body’s problems. Like a good financial plan, it will pay you back over and over. Isn’t that the definition of an investment?
Seasonal Recipe
Ingredients • 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour • 1/2 tsp baking powder • 1/2 cup chocolate hazelnut spread • 1/2 cup sugar • 1/2 cup brown sugar • 1 egg • 1 tsp vanilla extract • 3/4 cup chopped toasted hazelnuts C H O C O L AT E H A Z E L NU T B I S C O T T I Instructions Preheat oven to 375˚. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Set aside. In another bowl, combine butter, chocolate hazelnut spread, sugar, and brown sugar. Using an electric mixer, cream ingredients together, about 4 min. Add egg and vanilla and beat until smooth, about 1 min. Using a wooden spoon or rubber spatula, stir in flour mixture until mixed. Add hazelnuts and stir until mixed. Spoon out the cookie dough onto a cookie sheet, spacing the mounds about 4” apart. Use the tines of a fork to flatten the cookie dough. Bake until lightly golden around the edges, about 10-12 min. Use a metal spatula to transfer the cookies to a wire rack and let cool. • 1/2 tsp baking soda • 1/4 tsp kosher salt • 1/2 cup butter, softened
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