Cure Kids of Being Afraid of the Dark
For many kids, there’s nothing scarier than the unknown of a dark room. Luckily, there are ways to help your child overcome the terror they feel as soon as you turn out the light. You can chase the beasts away for good, just in time for the spooky Halloween season.
bedroom, escort them back to their own bed and help them relax. Their own bedroom must become a safe space.
The first step to curing a child’s fear of the dark is to find out exactly what they’re afraid of. Ask your child what scares them, using open-ended questions. Don’t belittle or dismiss their specific fears. As trivial as it may seem to you, it’s all too real to your kid. A simple statement like “I can see you’re really scared” can go a long way. Then, you need to ensure your child feels safe in the dark. Spend some time with them after the lights are off, calmly reassuring them that they’re safe in their bedroom. Show that there’s nothing to be afraid of, whether by shining a light into the closet or taking a look under the bed — with the child looking too — to prove there’s nothing to worry about. Empower them to banish their fears themselves. If they get frightened and run into your
Only give your child healthy snacks before sending them to bed. Sugars and processed foods activate brain activity, putting your kid on high alert. Try vegetables, nuts, or string cheese. Of course, adding more light is always an option as well. Get a lamp with a dimmer that goes on their night stand or plug in a few fun night lights. Over the period of a few months, steadily decrease the amount of light in the room. Eventually, they’ll be fully acclimated.
BFR Training Is the Future of Athletic Recovery
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At HealthMasters, we’re dedicated to providing cutting-edge therapy solutions. We stay abreast of the latest technology and methodologies to ensure we give you the upper hand while conquering your injury and taking concrete steps to live pain-free. One of the most thrilling and effective techniques we’ve implemented in recent years is called personalized blood flow restriction (BFR) rehabilitation , a growing trend across physical therapy and high-performance athletes alike.
high-intensity exercises. These exercises can result in strain and damage, which is the last thing a patient needs during recovery.
With BFR rehabilitation, we utilize a device called the Delfi Personalized Tourniquet to safely restrict blood flow during exercises. Basically, this lowers the intensity threshold of exercise, allowing the patient to build those vital type II muscle fibers with much less weight resistance, thus reducing risk of injury. Not only that, but BFR training has been shown to greatly increase growth hormone secretion, which is a key component in protecting tendons and muscle structures during exercise. Overall, BFR training results in a large increase in protein synthesis within the muscles while simultaneously reducing muscle damage. This allows the patient to build muscle more effectively, with less risk than traditional exercise. BFR isn’t just an excellent tool for ordinary patients looking to get back on their feet and out of therapy. It also helps high- performance athletes looking to safely return to training and improve their overall performance. If you’re interested in using BFR to build strength and eliminate injuries (both present and future), come on in to HealthMasters today. We’ll determine whether BFR is right for you and get you on a robust recovery plan as soon as possible.
During a patient’s recovery, it’s vital that they build muscle in those areas of their body that are causing them pain and further injury. In most cases, traditional resistance exercise is sufficient. With ordinary exercise, use of the muscle (at a certain threshold of weight or resistance) stretches the structures within, resulting in greater strength. One difficulty is that targeting these faster “type II” muscle fibers (the ones involved in explosive strength and muscle mass) requires very
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