BEING GRATEFUL IS GOOD FOR YOU! GRATITUDE AND HEALTH. Research shows that the experience of gratitude can induce a sense of relaxation, improve the immune system, and decrease blood pressure. Grateful people also tend to cultivate better health habits, like eating more nutritious food, exercising, and avoiding risky behaviors. The optimism that stems from gratitude can create a healing attitude: research shows that people with optimistic attitudes have better outcomes after medical procedures. GRATITUDEANDJOY. Robert Emmons, an internationally renowned expert on gratitude, has found that acknowledging the good in life has a tendency to amplify positive emotions, such as joy and contentment. “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 the warmth of the cup on your hands, or the feeling of pleasure as you took the first sip? Stopping to appreciate these small moments of positivity makes them more powerful. GRATITUDE AND RESILIENCE. Practicing gratitude can make you better equipped to handle the difficulties of life that inevitably arise. Many people with life-threatening illnesses report decreased distress and increased positive emotions when they practice gratitude. 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.
OCTOBER IS NATIONAL PHYSICAL THERAPY MONTH AND IT IS ALSO BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH National Physical Therapy Month Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Pain is personal. Treating pain takes teamwork. Choose more movement. Choose better health. Choose physical therapy (#ChoosePT) to address pain, increase mobility, recover from injury, and prevent future injury and chronic disease. Contact us today at 773.799.2795 to schedule your Complimentary Injury Screen with one of our physical therapists!
About 1 in 8 U.S. women (about 12%) will be diagnosed with breast cancer over the course of her lifetime. As of January 2019, there are more than 3.1 million women with a history of breast cancer in the U.S.
Wewantyoutoknowthatwe’reonyourteamandpushingforyourrecovery! DidYouKnowThatPhysicalTherapyCanHelpYouOrYourLovedOne? Cancertreatment (radiation,chemotherapy)optionscan leadtowearisome side effects both physically and psychologically. Studies show that a comprehensive Physical Therapy plan of care through all the phases (prior, during and after) has been proven to minimize, and even eliminate the side effects of radiation and chemotherapy. Physical Therapy Treatment Can Include: • Postural training and specific exercises to address muscular imbalances and de conditioning • Individualized strength, mobility and endurance programs with patient - specific goals to improve function and quality of life • Skilled hands on (manual) treatment to the joints, muscles, fascia and scar tissue • Manual lymphatic drainage, compression bandaging, evaluation for garments, and instruction in self-care for swelling Source: https://www.breastcancer.org/symptoms/understand_bc/statistics
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