by Karen Morgan | Apr 28, 2022 | General Health, Life Journey, Pain Management, Physical Therapy Success Stories
This week I have created a guest blog entry at https://well-woman-blog.com . The topic is the effects of stress and anxiety on our experience of pain. Visit Gena’s site to read my latest blog and to even read some of Gena’s other blog entries. Be...
by Karen Morgan | Mar 1, 2022 | General Health, Pain Management, Physical Therapy Success Stories, Sports Injuries
There are good reasons medical professionals don’t treat those closest to them. Ego, relational dynamics, and just deep caring can obscure the objectivity of both provider and loved one, especially the more that is at stake. As you have learned by now, I care very...
by Karen Morgan | Oct 17, 2021 | General Health, Life Journey, Physical Therapy Success Stories
Or, Listen to the Husband I was midway to the gate, hurrying to the barrier between me and the snarling dog that was straining against its chain. When it broke free, hurtling towards me like a rocket, the adrenaline dump inside of me kicked my legs into overdrive. The...
by Karen Morgan | Oct 3, 2021 | Physical Therapy Success Stories
Or, How Strong Glutes Help Us I was sitting on my Uplift stool, wobbling away on its rounded base while documenting my patient’s progress. She was a colleague whose sense of humor was quickly ushering her into friendship territory. Nevertheless, I wasn’t...
by Karen Morgan | Sep 17, 2021 | General Health, Life Journey, Physical Therapy Success Stories
Is your anger a Volcano or a Balloon? I took up kickboxing the week or two before Lockdown March 2020. It would prove to be an effective method for caring for myself on several levels. It released my frustration, my mental fatigue, and allowed me to kick the crap...
by Karen Morgan | Sep 1, 2021 | General Health, Life Journey, Pain Management, Physical Therapy Success Stories
What if the healing within a patient wasn’t all about the patient? What if successful outcomes occur, in part, because we providers get our eyes opened to the bigger picture of the journey traveled by our patient? What if this enhanced awareness of the person we...