HEALTH
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JUNE 2017
YOUR
June 2017
AROUND ST. ANTHONY’S
4 Mercy affiliation set St. Anthony’s has announced plans to team with Mercy.
COVER STORY
6 End run around pain
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Football player is back in action again after repair to an injured knee.
FEATURE STORIES
8 Serving, smashing and still loving it
St. Anthony’s therapists help former badminton champion go out on top.
10 Having a ball
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Young athlete is back to full strength after excellent ortho care and therapy.
HEALTHY HABITS
12 Summer salad time Summer is the time to enjoy flavorful, nutritious fruits and vegetables.
MOVE IT!
14 Give tai a try!
Gentle tai chi boosts body and mind.
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Boost your brain with berries, greens, nuts When you snack, here’s another reason to choose healthy: Foods high in omega-3 fatty acids and phytonutrients known as flavonoids may help protect your brain from cognitive decline. Leafy greens, flaxseed oil, eggs and walnuts all are high in omega-3s, which may help preserve brain volume. A 2014 study published in Neurology found that postmenopausal women who had higher levels of the omega3 fatty acids also had larger brain volumes. Smaller brain volume has been linked to Alzheimer’s disease, as well as normal aging. And foods high in flavonoids are good for the memory. A 2012 study at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA found that older women who ate large amounts of berries delayed their memory decline by more than two years compared with women who consumed fewer berries. Colorful produce such as blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, spinach, kale, watercress, butternut squash, avocadoes, plums and red grapes are rich in flavonoids. Coffee, dark chocolate and red wine also are good sources.
Stressed out?
GET MOVING! 150 minutes of activity per week is recommended
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e all know that exercise is good for our bodies – but it’s also good for our minds. So forget about saying you’re too busy to fit it into your schedule. It doesn’t matter whether the activity is walking, aerobics or yoga: anything is helpful, say experts with the Mayo Clinic. Physical activity: • helps increase the production of your brain’s feel-good transmitters, or endorphins • can serve as “meditation in motion” – it’s easy to get lost in the motions and forget the cares of the day • improves mood, increases selfconfidence, promotes relaxation and helps lower symptoms of mild depression and anxiety. Always check with your physician before starting an exercise routine, and build your fitness level gradually. The Department of Health and Human Services recommends we devote at least 150 minutes a week to moderate aerobic activity such as brisk walking or swimming, or 75 minutes a week to vigorous activity such as running. Be sure to find an activity you enjoy, and draw up a schedule to make the program a priority.
Eating early helps fight body fat Eating dinner early, or skipping it entirely, may help people lose weight, recent research by The Obesity Society indicates. Researchers at Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, LA, followed 11 men and women with excess weight. For four days, the participants ate a set number of calories between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. Then, for another four days, they ate the same number of calories between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Following rigorous testing, researchers found the 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. schedule reduced daily hunger swings among
participants and increased the amount of fat burned at night. It also improved what they call “metabolic flexibility,” or the body’s ability to alternate between burning carbs and fats. “These preliminary findings suggest for the first time in humans what we’ve seen in animal models: that the timing of eating during the day does have an impact on our metabolism,” said Dale Schoeller, PhD, spokesman for The Obesity Society and Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin.
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Mercy and St. Anthony’s announce affiliation plans
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ercy and St. Anthony’s Medical Center have entered into a definitive agreement providing for an affiliation between two of the region’s leading health care providers. St. Anthony’s will affiliate with Mercy’s four acute care hospitals and 730 physicians across the greater St. Louis region. “St. Anthony’s leadership and legacy of quality, compassionate care aligns naturally with Mercy,” said Donn Sorensen, Mercy regional president. “Their strong presence in the growing south St. Louis County area enables us to work together to expand access and provide a more coordinated system of care for patients across the entire St. Louis region.” St. Anthony’s services are provided by 3,500 employees and nearly 670 medical staff members, including a 176-member physician organization. St. Anthony’s also operates four urgent care facilities, located in Arnold, Fenton, Lemay and Kirkwood. Mercy, named one of the top five large U.S. health systems in 2016 by Truven, an IBM company, serves millions annually. Mercy includes 43 acute care and specialty (heart, children’s, orthopedic and rehab) hospitals, more than 700 physician practices and outpatient facilities, 40,000 co-workers and more than 2,000 Mercy Clinic physicians in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma.
Stroke Program receives CARF accreditation
Shannon Elmore, Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant, demonstrates an electrical stimulation unit called the Bioness, to facilitate upper extremity function in stroke patients. The Acute Rehab unit has Bioness units for both the upper and lower extremities.
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or the first time, St. Anthony’s has applied for and received a three-year accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) International for its stroke specialty inpatient rehabilitation program. St. Anthony’s is one of only a few hospitals in the St. Louis metro area with a nationally accredited Primary Stroke Center, which means it has the expertise and technological resources to diagnose and treat any type of stroke within one hour of arrival. “As part of a Primary Stroke Center, we wanted to ensure our stroke patients received the best care throughout their stay at St. Anthony’s,” said Rhonda Morse, RN, MS, Manager of St. Anthony’s Acute Rehab Unit. For the fifth time in a row, St. Anthony’s Acute Rehabilitation Unit also has applied for and received a three-year accreditation for its adult rehabilitation programs. This designation represents the highest level of accreditation that can be given to a rehabilitation facility.
‘A way of life’
St. Anthony’s nurse honored with Excellence in Nursing Award Ashley Hrdlicka, BSN, RN, Clinical Resource Nurse in St. Anthony’s Neuro Stepdown Unit, has been honored with a 2017 Excellence in Nursing Award from St. Louis Magazine. She was among four nurses from St. Anthony’s who were finalists for the awards. “Ashley approaches nursing not as a profession, but as a way of life,” said her supervisor, Christine Seeley, BSN, RN, Nurse Manager of Neuro Stepdown. “For a nurse so young I have seen her provide compassionate care to patients and families during their most tragic moments in life and display empathy beyond her years. She accepts the often-difficult challenges in the unit with a positive attitude and can-do manner. If you have a loved one in the hospital, you want Ashley to be their nurse.” Ashley, 26, grew up in Columbia, Ill. “I have a wonderful, supportive, close family,” she said. “I am fortunate to have most of my extended family in the St. Louis area. I have three sisters; our mother always encouraged us to excel academically, while our father emphasized the importance of ‘our people skills.’ That’s why I believe I excel at nursing, because I am always wanting to learn more while I truly care about talking to my patients and getting to know them as people.” Ashley is studying to become a nurse practitioner at Goldfarb School of Nursing. She lives in Richmond Heights with her long-term boyfriend, Ethan, and her hobby is running: She is training for her fourth halfmarathon. | 5
AROUND INJURY
Kim Kinsella is back on the offensive
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Kim goes through drills at a recent practice session.
s a tight end for the Tier II National Championship team in the Women’s Football Alliance, Kim Kinsella tends to brush off aches and pains. So Kim, 31, kept playing after she injured herself in early April 2016 while playing for her team, the St. Louis Slam. She figured she had a torn meniscus in her knee since she didn’t exhibit signs of any other major knee injury. She underwent an MRI a few weeks later to decide if surgery was needed. To the surprise of Kim and the MRI technicians, it showed the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her left leg was torn to the point at which she was essentially playing without one. The ACL ligament connects the thigh bone to the shinbone and helps stabilize the knee joint. She also was suffering from a grade three sprain to her medial ligament (MCL), which is located on the inside of her knee, along with severe bone bruising and swelling on the joint. Kim talked with her doctors and decided to postpone surgery until after the season ended since she wasn’t exhibiting knee instability common with ACL tears. Four months later, Kim and the Slam won the Tier II National Championship at the end of July. “I had total control of my knee while I was playing,” Kim recalled. “It was a bit of a shock to realize I was able to do all these things without an ACL. My doctor said that the extensive musculature in my leg and around my knee was keeping everything in place, so it didn’t know anything was out of place.” She underwent surgery on the ligaments Aug. 18, and left the surgery center on a set of crutches. Four months of therapy followed with St. Anthony’s Outpatient Sports and Physical Therapy Services. “I think I used the crutches for two hours,” Kim chuckled. “When I went to physical therapy for the first time, my therapists Krysti Eckert and Lisa Ahlers told me I was further ahead of where normal people are on day one.”
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“Krysti is a ball full of energy, superbubbly -- she’ll help you figure out why it’s important to do what you need to do,” Kim said. “It was fun to show up at physical therapy and shock Krysti and Lisa by showing how much further I was than where I should be on paper.” Kim’s outstanding physical condition served her well during her therapy, said Krysti, who holds a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Boston University and has 23 years of therapy experience. “Initially after surgery, there’s a period of decreased weight-bearing activity,” Krysti said. “There’s a certain amount of swelling after surgery, so the knee can be unstable. Because Kim had such strength to begin with, she didn’t need as much time of nonor limited weight bearing. Once they start bearing weight a little more, the initial goal of the weight training is to regain the range of motion, then move into a strengthening phase. You don’t want to put too much pressure on the ligament as it’s healing. “She was very highly motivated: she would do everything we asked and then some,” Krysti said. Kim’s sessions began with closed-chain exercises such as stair-steps, and progressed to open-chain exercises such as leg lifts, advanced gait exercises, weightlifting and sport-specific drills. A state-of-the-art machine called a BTE Primus work simulator ensured the strength on the front and back of Kim’s legs was equal, and that the knee was stable and supported. “In my case, it was a matter of getting my leg strong,” she said. “It was weird to have something taken away from you and reintroduce it. You’re going to have pain in your knee until your work strengthens your knee. But all of a sudden I’m at practice, and I can do something as simple as high knees and warm-ups without pain. It’s nice that you can see that fast of a turnaround: it’s exciting.” A former Division I field hockey player and coach at the University of Delaware, Kim lives in the Kirkwood area. She now runs her own company, Kinsella Connections, where she works with athletes and their parents to help them navigate the recruiting processes of collegiate athletics. She also is back playing with the Slam, helping to defend its national title.
CARING
PROFESSIONALS:
St. Anthony’s Outpatient Therapy Services
No matter what the condition, St. Anthony’s outpatient therapy clinics offer a range of therapies – physical, occupational and speech — with professional staff who are focused on the best care possible for each patient. St. Anthony’s Sports and Outpatient Therapy Services has been rated higher in satisfaction by our patients than 93 percent of facilities in the central U.S. region. St. Anthony’s therapists have experience ranging from nine to 38 years, with many in the 20-year range. “One size does not fit all: each person whom we have the privilege of caring for has his or her own set of unique challenges,” said Jamie Nobbe, Director of St. Anthony’s Therapy Services. “We take the time to listen to our patients, perform a thorough assessment, and formulate a treatment plan that is tailored to their specific needs and goals. I am very proud to work with this exceptional team of rehabilitation staff.”
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Kennerly Physical Therapy, 9964-D • St. Anthony’s Sports & Tesson Road, Suite 120 Rehabilitation, 12639 Old • Orthopedic and Sports
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Serve it, Smash it,
Love it
S The therapists are GREAT. – MARY ANN BOWLES
he retired at the top of her game, with a team gold medal and two silver medals to prove it. With a half-century under her belt as a world-class athlete on the badminton circuit, Mary Ann Bowles broke her wrist while practicing for the inaugural Americas Masters Games in Vancouver in late summer 2016. Her steely resolve and hard work, with assistance from the therapists at St. Anthony’s Outpatient Sports and Physical Therapy, enabled Mary Ann to compete in and win awards from her final tournament. “My motto was to wear out rather than rust out, and that’s what I’ve done,” chuckled Mary Ann, 68. A retired Family & Consumer Sciences teacher, she lives in South County with her husband, Russ. “Mary Ann has trophies and medals and stories, and she’s rubbed elbows with the upper echelon of that sport worldwide,” said her therapist, Certified Hand Therapist Suzanne Dickneite. “Mary Ann injured her wrist while practicing for the Vancouver games. She started hand therapy after she had the pin removed from her wrist. The range of motion in her wrist and finger was significantly impaired. We used fluidotherapy, a method of dry heat; electrical stimulation; and massage techniques to prepare her tissues for passive stretching. She ended up achieving enough motion and strength to participate in the games. Even though she wasn’t fully recovered, we got her to a place of stability so she could compete.” Mary Ann also worked with St. Anthony’s state-of-the-art BTE Primus work simulator, which matches the user in movements that include gripping, driving and pinching to improve strength and functional use of the upper extremity. “Mary Ann is the most consistently positive, hard-working patient,” Suzanne said. “We worked with her to provide individualized care and specific exercises directed toward her sport that would help to achieve her goals. She was an amazing patient who stayed positive and never let her injury get her down.” Previously, Mary Ann relied on St. Anthony’s Sports and Therapy services for back and knee issues. After the tournament, she returned to finish her hand treatment. “The therapists are great,” she said. “The wrist is 95 percent recovered; there’s still a little pain, but I’m working on getting my wrist back to its original flexibility. I also went to a trainer at the gym and she gave me exercises.”
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Mary Ann Bowles retires from badminton on a high note
Mary Ann was in college and in need of a physical education credit when she was introduced to badminton. Since then, she has earned many titles worldwide and served as a badminton line judge during the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Ga. She has served as a badminton coach and is active in USA Badminton, the U.S. Badminton Education Foundation, Midwest Badminton Association and St. Louis Badminton Club. Her husband, Russ, is a badminton coach. Mary Ann also loves to read and is a big mystery fan; she works at a local bookstore in her spare time. She’s also an avid gardener. While she is hanging up the racquet, Mary Ann still will get her “badminton high” by watching games online and taking trips to tournaments. What many people don’t know is that badminton is not the sedate sport they played in their backyards. “The perception in this country is that players hit the birdie back and forth to keep it in play,” she said. “That’s not the point at all: the shuttle can be hit at over 200 miles an hour. Hitting the shuttle where the other person can’t get to it is a huge workout. It’s fast, it’s quick; it takes your breath away.”
Do you need a certified hand therapist? When the hand is no longer able to function properly due to traumatic accidents, disease, arthritis, fractures, repetitive stress or other conditions, St. Anthony’s certified hand therapists can help. St. Anthony’s has three certified hand therapists, each with more than 20 years of experience. Statewide, there are fewer than 150 certified hand therapists. A certified hand therapist is an occupational or physical therapist who has a minimum of five years of experience, with 4,000 hours in hand or upper extremity care, and who has passed a comprehensive test of clinical skills.
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HAVING
A BALL Brady Zavadil beats ankle fracture to return to school sports
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For years, the three siblings in the Zavadil family held an impressive track record with their activities in school sports: none sustained a broken bone. The youngest, Brady, shattered that record recently. “They’ve played just about every sport; we’ve been pretty lucky,” explained their mom, Theresa Zavadil. “Between October and December last year, Brady had two broken bones. It gave me a new perspective on people who deal with it all the time because of their kids.” Brady, who recently completed eighth grade at St. Catherine Laboure School, will be a freshman at St. John Vianney High School in the fall. Active in sports since second grade, he plays for a baseball team and two basketball teams; previously, he also played soccer. In October, Brady sustained a broken thumb after another player slid into his hand during a baseball game. In December, after receiving a medical release from the thumb injury to play basketball, Brady played his first post-injury basketball game with St. Catherine. He dribbled the ball up the court, jumped and took a shot, and when he came down for a rebound, he rolled his ankle and fractured the left fibula, or outer ankle bone. “That was a long day,” his mom noted. Fortunately, Brady’s injury didn’t require surgery or a cast; he wore a controlled ankle motion immobilizing device called a CAMwalker. His orthopedist, Robert Medler, M.D. of Premier Care Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, ordered physical therapy, and the Zavadils made four visits to Physical Therapist Peggy Eleeson at St. Anthony’s Outpatient Sports and Physical Therapy. “She was awesome: very patient, very descriptive,” Theresa said. “She would watch him and make sure he was doing the exercises right. She was very encouraging.” When Peggy first met Brady six weeks post-injury, he was having pain and stiffness and was not playing any sports or participating in physical education class. “Initially, my foot was not used to being out of the walking boot,” Brady said. “It hurt a lot at first, but gradually it got better and better.” Initially Brady was unable to walk on his foot without the boot, recalled Peggy, who has 25 years of experience as a physical therapist. “We worked on range of motion, stretching and flexibility, and how to walk properly without the boot on,” she said. “And we progressed to strengthening, high-level gait and balance activities, plyometrics (jump training) and activities to prepare him for returning to basketball and baseball.” Each week, Peggy provided Brady with specific instructions for exercises to do at home, so that he was able to advance in his goal of returning to his sports as soon as possible. “He was really motivated, hardworking and dedicated, and he had a great attitude,” Peggy said. “Each week he came back with improved strength and overall function, which made his overall rehab process smooth and steady.” Today, Brady is back to playing ball with his teams, pain-free. He looks forward to playing in a year or so at Vianney, as well. “I would say we are back on track,” Theresa said. “We had great care from everyone at the orthopedic office.”
ST. ANTHONY’S OFFERS
AN ARRAY
OF THERAPIES Because every patient is different, the therapy programs offered at St. Anthony’s Sports and Therapy Services are custom-tailored to each patient’s individual needs. The care plan uses a comprehensive, interdisciplinary team approach, and involves the patient and their family members as part of the team. “The key factor for us is helping patients return to their prior level of function, no matter what that happens to be,” said Krysti Eckert, a physical therapist with St. Anthony’s for more than 21 years.
Programs include: • • • • •
Amputee rehabilitation Hand therapy Injury prevention Job analysis Neurological and stroke rehabilitation
• Occupational therapy • Orthopedics • Physical therapy • Speech therapy • Spine care • Sports medicine • Vestibular/balance rehabilitation
For more information, please call (314) 849-2366 or visit stanthonysmedcenter.com
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healthy habits
Simple and Fresh
Summer salads provide flavor, nutrient boost
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n summer, juicy, ripe fruits and fresh vegetables abound; and there are many delicious ways to enjoy these nutrient powerhouses, notes Sarah Godbold, registered, licensed dietitian at St. Anthony’s. “As we look at our plates, let’s think, ‘Color the rainbow,’” Sarah advises. “Work to eat a variety of colors in produce each day to ensure your body receives the variety of vitamins and minerals it craves (and requires) for everyday health and happiness.”
Lettuce greens are a beautiful bed for diced or chopped fruits and vegetables, but a healthy salad also can be created without greens on hand. Search recipes for fruit salads, vegetable salads and combinations, such as the protein edamame mango salad on page 13.“Shop sales, shop your favorites, and shop for some new adventures in produce you or your family may not have tasted yet,” Sarah recommends.
Color the rainbow, 1, 2, 3: The key to making the perfect salad into a well-balanced meal is not only to think “color the rainbow,” but also to identify your three macronutrients, Sarah recommends. Piece your salad together by thinking, “carbohydrate, protein, healthy fat.”
1 Carbohydrates Fruits and vegetables offer that nutrient-rich carbohydrate source.
2 Protein Add protein to support satiety and maintenance of lean muscle mass, such as these excellent protein sources: • grilled chicken • turkey • grilled shrimp • canned tuna • salmon • almond slivers • sliced hardboiled eggs • beans (black, pinto, kidney) • edamame • chickpeas
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3 Healthy fat Choose a healthy fat source to top everything off. Fat is essential to good health; it aids the absorption of vitamins A, D, E, and K during digestion and supports both brain and heart health. Look for sources of Omega-3 fats and monounsaturated fats, such as: • fatty fish, such as salmon, tuna, or trout • eggs • flaxseed • walnuts, almonds, or peanuts • canola or olive oils • avocado
Tip: Salad dressings are a great way to incorporate fat in a salad, but be sure to make a dressing using a healthy fat source, such as in oil-based, vinaigrette dressings. If you’re looking for creamier dressings, try recipes that use Greek yogurt as the base.
Protein-Rich
Edamame Mango Salad
INGREDIENTS 14-ounce frozen bag Edamame (shelled soybeans), cooked per bag directions and drained well 1 medium cucumber, diced 16-ounce bag frozen mango chunks, diced 1 red onion, diced 16-ounce can reduced sodium black beans, drained and rinsed well 15-ounce can no-salt-added corn, drained and rinsed well 1 Tablespoon fresh basil, finely chopped 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar 1 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil ½ teaspoon red wine vinegar ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon black pepper Juice of 1 lemon Avocado, diced PREPARATION In a large bowl, mix edamame, cucumber, mango, red onion, black beans, corn, basil, and garlic. Drizzle apple cider vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt, black pepper, and juice of the lemon into the bowl; toss to mix everything well. Keep chilled in the refrigerator until ready to eat. Serve avocado on the side to use as a salad topping. Dig in and enjoy!
Serves 8 to 10 NUTRITION INFORMATION PER ONE-CUP SERVING Calories: 196; Fat: 6.5 grams; Carbohydrates: 26 grams; Protein: 8 grams; Sodium: 118 milligrams Recipe from Sarah Godbold, RD, LDN, CPT
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move it!
Good for Gentle tai chi boosts body and mind
KYM HUIE, on tai chi:
It is a PERFECT EXERCISE.
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Sign up for a tai chi class at St. Anthony’s by calling 314-ANTHONY, or register online at stanthonysmedcenter.com/classes-events
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t started as a form of Chinese martial arts and uses specialized movements based on alignment. Tai chi also is an amazing weight-bearing exercise, notes Kym Huie, a tai chi instructor for more than 30 years. “It improves people’s balance,” Kym said. “Besides the physical balance issues, it can help with bone density issues, because we’re weight-bearing in tai chi. Tai chi also helps with deep breathing, and studies have shown that tai chi helps with fighting off dementia and strengthening cognition or the ability to think. Tai chi is very much a memory exercise, and it can help with anxiety, stress and depression.” The slowness fools people, Kym said. “They don’t realize how much exercise is involved because you’re moving in slow motion,” he said. “You’re constantly using your body weight to exercise, so with tai chi it’s almost like being a weightlifter. It is a perfect exercise, especially for people who don’t want to get down on the ground. Tai chi can even be done from a chair: you’re not going to get quite the benefits as when you’re standing, but you can still get all the mental benefits when you practice from a chair or wheelchair. Tai chi is a gentle form of exercise for people who have musculoskeletal problems or issues such as arthritis or a hip or a knee replacement. “When you do tai chi long enough, in 15 to 20 minutes you can start to get a little chemical release of endorphins, the feelgood chemicals from exercise. And though we may never get rid of all of our pain if we have arthritis or a bad knee or hip, we can reduce our pain levels by deep breathing and getting this endorphin release, and it helps manage our pain. “The philosophy of tai chi teaches us to be flexible and adaptable and have the ability to change and not be fixed in our ways. A lot of times we can’t change what happens, what life deals us; but we can determine how we deal with what life gives us. From a continuous, regular practice of tai chi, we find the blood pressure normalizes.” When seeking a tai chi class, Kym recommends talking with the students, not the teacher, and visiting the class. There are no state or national certifications for tai chi instructors. “Come in and watch a class and see what they’re doing,” he advises. “Some people teach tai chi as a martial art; some people teach it just as a health art. Make sure, if you’re just interested in the health benefits of tai chi, that you’re in a class that’s going to focus in on those health benefits.”
Give tai a
try!
To see if tai chi might be helpful for you, Kym advises checking for stress, tension and balance issues: How long does it take to inhale and exhale? If you’re under a lot of stress, you’ll probably be breathing more shallowly. Check for tension in the upper body: chest, neck, back and shoulders. Check your balance by shifting your weight to one heel, then lifting your knee. Try to count to five seconds.
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