physiquality blog: exercise during the 4th trimester, or how moms can start exercising after birth
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- Aug, 02, 2019
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I barely remember the bleary-eyed days after my son was born. It was almost a week between when my labor started and we brought the baby home from the hospital, and it took a solid two weeks after that to start feeling human again. Sleep deprivation is no joke. But the one thing that was […]
Read Morephysiquality blog: can physical therapy help with infertility?
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- Jun, 05, 2017
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Infertility is one of the most personal problems a woman can have. Once a couple has decided they are ready to take the leap and become parents, and then have months and perhaps years without a pregnancy, it can be demoralizing. After a series of knee surgeries in my early 30s, my husband and I […]
Read Morephysiquality blog: proper nutrition during pregnancy
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- Jun, 15, 2016
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This is something that I worried about a lot when I was pregnant. When you get pregnant at 38, you know that your body is not going to snap back as well as those who get pregnant in their twenties. (And, spoiler alert, it did not.) So I was quite careful to eat healthy foods […]
Read Morephysiquality blog: aerobic exercise is essential for pregnant women
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- Mar, 16, 2016
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This is one of many wellness topics that I feel passionate about. I had some friends that felt that getting pregnant gave you a free pass, that you could eat whatever you wanted because you were eating for two, and you were supposed to gain weight. I got pregnant at 38. I knew that mine […]
Read Morephysiquality blog: ways to keep your blood pressure under control
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- May, 01, 2014
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As someone who has always exercised and tried to live a healthy life, I have been fortunate to have relatively low blood pressure (even throughout pregnancy, I averaged 110/70 most days). But I have watched both of my parents fight high blood pressure as they age, so I know a healthy lifestyle alone may not […]
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recent ramblings
- launching a new website: Friends of the University Park Public Library September 18, 2020
- learning as a librarian from prior Presidents September 8, 2020
- physiquality blog: strengthening to reduce back pain August 21, 2020
- learning as a librarian: one presentation down, and plenty to come. I hope. August 10, 2020
- physiquality blog: physical therapy in the age of COVID-19 July 20, 2020