Hands-on Wellness Occupational Therapy

04/05/2023

Keep an open mind, be willing to learn & if something resonates, apply it! It can be a small change like eating a green salad for lunch instead of a sandwich, drinking more water, walking up the stairs instead of taking the elevator, taking time to stretch your body after a workout, or using your MFR balls on your tight spots for 5 minutes after waking up in the AM. Small steps!! 🥇…….🐢💨

02/28/2023

If you HAVE to shovel the white stuff today, here’s how to do it if you’re recovering from an injury and in the strengthening phase of your rehab:

Warm up with gentle range of motion only stretches, maybe even a hot pack before you go out and hydrate before you start. Obv wear as much support as you can (sport tape, brace, workout gloves, whatever is appropriate for your injury) and be mindful of your grip (don’t grip super tightly with the fingers, keep wrist in neutral as often as you reasonably can). Smaller shovelfuls and take your time/go slowly and pay attention to your injury if it starts to hurt. Take short rest breaks (like you would between sets) more often than you think you need them. And if it’s truly a LOT, break the task up over hours (or even days if that’s on option). If you’re sore after, pls ice (don’t skip it bc you’ve been out in the cold); inflammation sets in slowly so you want to head it off at the pass a few hours later. Basically, treat it like an exercise session for your injury and not a marathon to endure. 🙃 Good luck all & enjoy the snow! ❄️

11/06/2022

"Neuroscience research shows that the only way we can change the way we feel is by becoming aware of our inner experience and learning to befriend what is going inside ourselves."
- Bessel van der Kolk, The Body Keeps The Score. Myofascial release (MFR) helps us to become more aware of what we feel in our bodies. With more awareness there is the opportunity to heal!

08/06/2021

Stop at the pond on your way into the clinic and check out the butterfly 🦋 ballet at Hands-on Wellness OT!

06/29/2021

More range of motion.
Improved performance.
Greater ease in your body.
This is how:
Myofascial release (MFR) is performed to alleviate pain and dysfunction that is the result of shortening or tightening in the connective tissue (fascia) caused by injury, trauma, inflammation or poor posture. MFR differs from conventional stretching in that it is done with prolonged, continuous holds by the therapist.
Conventional stretching only affects the elastic and muscular portions of the tissue, providing temporary results.
The Hands-on Wellness OT’s form of MFR releases fascial layers restores greater flexibility, helps with pain reduction, improves athletic performance and enhances overall wellbeing.

06/22/2021

Come get a Hands-on Wellness MFR treatment: you'll be receiving the John Barnes’ unique form of gentle MFR to release fascial layers to restore greater flexibility, help with pain reduction, heal old injuries, improve athletic performance and enhance overall wellbeing. MFR differs from conventional stretching in that it is a very gentle form of hands-on bodywork, done with prolonged, continuous holds by the therapist where each position needs to be maintained for 3 to 5 minutes for a true and permanent change in the tensile integrity of the muscles and fascia. Conventional stretching only affects the elastic and muscular portions of the tissue, providing temporary results.

06/08/2021

Working on regaining full digit extension after a 3rd metacarpal ORIF with some RESISTANT adhesions to the EDC. This patient has 4 weeks post-op and has made fantastic progress. 🤘🖖✌️🤞Sport tape for optimal prox phalanx alignment is an extra ✨boost✨ to normalize motion of the 3rd ray.

05/06/2021

Just a quick note to let you know that I’ve decided to fundraise for Islamic Medical Association Of North America Inc to assist in providing emergency medical aid (oxygen supplies, etc) to India, and I’d really appreciate your support.

You can donate to my JustGiving page by clicking here: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/michelle-d1?utm_source=Sharethis&utm_medium=fundraising&utm_content=michelle-d1&utm_campaign=pfp-email&utm_term=e2440c6997e341b79108d8785e3ec304.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to Islamic Medical Association Of North America Inc, so it's the most efficient way to give - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

02/25/2021

Researchers at Stanford have shown in a new study that love can mediate pain by stimulating the same areas of the brain normally targeted by pain-reducing medications. Granted, it IS the *head-over-heels-passionately-in-love* kind of love that stimulates the nucleus accumbens, a key reward center, but the research is promising and paves the way for more work in this field. It reinforces what clients experience at Hands-on Wellness OT with EFT work: when they work with SELF-love and forgiveness, there is a reduction in pain, a decrease in stress and anxiety, and a greater sense of ease in all they do. To try a FREE 15 minute EFT discovery session for yourself, call 845-915-0115 or click the link in the bio.

02/25/2021

Although inflammation is a normal (and absolutely necessary) part of the healing process, did you know that in some people inflammation persists throughout their recovery *even if* they don't do anything to irritate the delicate healing structures? There are 3 key nutrients and food groups that you can consume RIGHT NOW that will actively fight inflammation and help your body in the recovery process. Don't leave your recovery in the hands of someone without medical training to guide your nutrition - see a certified hand therapist (CHT) and certified health coach to gently bring balance back to your system and support your healing.

02/04/2021

Just received my second dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccination! 💪Get the 💉 folks so we can get to herd immunity levels and this nightmare can be over! ✌️

12/16/2020

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12/01/2020

After an upper extremity injury many people feel that they cannot continue to do yoga, especially if their doctor gave them a weight-bearing precaution. But having a yoga 🤸‍♀️practice has many benefits (as long as it’s done safely), 🧘‍♂️including improving core strength, managing stress during recovery, maintaining social networks and fostering a spirit of adaptability and resilience. Come and see a CHT (certified hand therapist) and upper extremity specialist with advanced training to show you how to modify asanas and sequences to avoid weight on your upper body, and, once you’re cleared for weightbearing, how to start to introduce weight safely in different wrist positions. ✨🕉🙏🕉✨

11/30/2020

“Mommy wrist”?! A certified hand therapist can help! Positions that stress the wrist & hand after baby is born include: lifting baby up with thumbs out and all the weight of baby in the web spaces... 😳 or carrying your baby on your wrist and not switching sides frequently enough ... 😣 or lifting or lowering baby or the car seat using your wrist and not your whole arm. 😰. During pregnancy some women also experience carpal tunnel during the third trimester which is associated with generalized edema (swelling). A certified hand therapist can help reduce symptoms of all of the above. Call now for a same day, private treatment space appointment!

11/26/2020

Love yoga but hate your wrist pain? The wrist is a complex structure and there can be many reasons for wrist pain and the “No pain no gain” adage is not always the best answer to addressing the wrist. A certified hand therapist (CHT) is an expert on upper body injuries and can be your first stop on the path to assessing why you have wrist and hand pain - no doctor’s referral needed for evaluation of your injury! Single patient occupancy clinic in a beautiful setting close to Goshen, Chester & Warwick NY. www.handsonwellnessot.com

11/20/2020

Thank you Paramahansa Yogananda for your legacy! Jai Guru✨🙏🧘‍♂️🕉🙏✨ https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2020-11-19/self-realization-fellowship-paramahansa-yogananda-los-angeles-history

11/19/2020

. Your DNA is NOT your destiny! Find real solutions from a medical professional & certified health coach to make lasting changes safely and with complete confidence.