July 13, 2015 | Kate Montgomery | Make A Comment | Education, Ergonomics, Health, Prevention & Self Care, RSI / Carpal Tunnel
China is the first country to declare an epidemic on internet addiction. The movie Web Junky shown tonight (7/13/2015) on PBS will depict China’s treatment and stance on subject. Children and young adults spending are over 8-11 hours a day on the internet. Read this article – 11 symptoms of internet addiction.. are you one of
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February 9, 2014 | Kate Montgomery | Make A Comment | Ergonomics, Health, Musicians, Prevention & Self Care, RSI / Carpal Tunnel, Sports & Fitness
How To Locate A Practitioner ~ Click on the link to see the list of practitioners. Since 1992, I have compiled lists of organizations/practitioners to help those who suffer from carpal tunnel syndrome and other repetitive strain injuries of the upper body. Insurance companies may not always cover them, but the body needs touch,
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February 9, 2014 | Kate Montgomery | Make A Comment | Ergonomics, Health, Musicians, Prevention & Self Care, RSI / Carpal Tunnel, Sports & Fitness
The Big News on sites now is about the studies done on the hazards of sitting for prolonged periods of time and how it affects your health. I have read and written articles on what long hours of sitting can do to the body’s posture. Here is a great depiction of when you don’t sit
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September 6, 2013 | Kate Montgomery | Make A Comment | Ergonomics, Health, Prevention & Self Care, RSI / Carpal Tunnel
I was reading an article in the September MONEY magazine and it was great to see that this is subject is being talked about. The cost for musculoskeletal injury is out of control and can be prevented when a few cost effective tools are used. It does not take much to set up your office
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July 31, 2013 | Kate Montgomery | Make A Comment | Ergonomics, Health, Musicians, Prevention & Self Care, RSI / Carpal Tunnel
With the advent of technology, is it now a contributing factor to rising health risks and costs to the employer? A recent article posted from the Management Liability Insights Conference in Advisen FPN. “A decision this summer by the American Medical Association to classify obesity as a disease, instead of a condition, has heightened concerns
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July 7, 2013 | Kate Montgomery | Make A Comment | Health, Musicians, Prevention & Self Care, RSI / Carpal Tunnel
The new “Health Care Act” that will go into affect in 2014 – how do you feel about it? Alternative Therapies changed my perspective and my life on non-traditional Health Care. From 1970 to 1984, I was a respiratory therapist. I saw things that made me never want to go into a hospital again. Patients
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May 6, 2013 | Kate Montgomery | Make A Comment | Health, Musicians, Original Amethyst Infrared Bio-Mat, Prevention & Self Care, RSI / Carpal Tunnel, Sports & Fitness
My personal journey with pain: I have had a break through and wanted to share this. To me it is miraculous. After 5 months of being in pain, not able to sleep and not able to walk around the block, I am on my way back to functioning and looking forward to hiking and biking
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April 9, 2013 | Kate Montgomery | Make A Comment | Ergonomics, Health, Musicians, Prevention & Self Care, RSI / Carpal Tunnel, Sports & Fitness
Over the last several years numerous articles about “The Sitting Too Much”, and sitting for prolonged hours are again coming to light. Research on the physiologic health risks are piling up. The research is pointing to a strong association between sitting and chronic disease. “Inactivity physiology — the study of what the body does when
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March 28, 2013 | Kate Montgomery | Make A Comment | Education, Ergonomics, Health, Musicians, Prevention & Self Care, RSI / Carpal Tunnel
As we have moved from the age of our grandfathers and grandmothers doing manual tasks, the technological age has people sitting 8-10 hours a day. The CHAIR has become the culprit where what we sit in reflects our discomforts. 80% of the American workforce sits at a desk Sit as they drive to work –
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March 20, 2013 | Kate Montgomery | Make A Comment | Ergonomics, Health, Musicians, Prevention & Self Care, RSI / Carpal Tunnel
“Alternative therapies – Acupuncture and chiropractic care have benefited some patients but their effectiveness remains unproved. An exception is yoga, which has been shown to reduce pain and improve grip strength among patients with carpal tunnel syndrome.” Question: Where is muscle (massage) therapy in this equation? I think they forgot that the muscle system is
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