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Work Place Injury Prevention

Work Place Injury Prevention

This article goes over exercises and strategies for work place injury prevention. Written by 2 amazing licensed physical therapists, Bobby Tagawa and Bernie Soriano from Central Oahu PT Specialists. See what musculoskeletal injuries are common and their risk factors. Identify the inflexibility and weakness that contributes. Get a set of exercises to be done daily for work place injury prevention. Outline Common MSK Disorders Associated with Overuse  Risk Factors associated with MSK Disorders Common Impairments/Problems contributing repetitive overuse positions/movements Inflexibility …

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The Child and Adolescent Athlete

The Child and Adolescent Athlete

This is a summary about the important medical and growth factors for child and adolescent athletes.  Read on to find out why children are NOT the same as adults for athletic injuries and risk factors.  If your child participates in any kind of sports or physical activities then this article will give you insight into appropriate activities, training levels, and injury prevention measures.  It also reviews some athletic injuries that are unique to the child and adolescent athlete.   Outline…

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The Flu is Kicking my Butt

The Flu is Kicking my Butt

This week my husband got the flu and was laid up at home for 2 days with fevers, chills, body aches, and a nasty cough.  That’s a super big deal for him, because he never takes off from work.  Now I have gotten this nasty flu and have been down and out the whole weekend.  Thank God for my wonderful husband who managed to take care for me and the kids, despite still recovering.  We continue to pray that my…

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Kids Workout of the Day July 22, 2018

Kids Workout of the Day July 22, 2018

Epic fail on my part posting the Kids Workouts of the Day.  We are definitely still doing them daily.  I just have been really bad at getting them posted.  Here is the Kids Workout of the Day July 22, 2018.  Please read the Child Strength and Conditioning article for more information and background on exercising with kids.  Workouts were developed by my husband, who is the most wonderful physical therapist (warning of extreme bias) and is co-owner of Central Oahu…

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Kids Workout of the Day July 9, 2018

Kids Workout of the Day July 9, 2018

Welcome to another kids workout of the day July 9, 2018.  Hopefully you have also read the Child Strength and Conditioning article for more of a background on exercising with kids.  Workouts were developed by my husband, who is the most wonderful physical therapist (warning of extreme bias) and is co-owner of Central Oahu PT Specialists.  The goals for the kids workouts of the day are to improve strength, speed, and agility, work off some of their excessive energy, and…

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Kids Workout of the Day July 8, 2018

Kids Workout of the Day July 8, 2018

Welcome to the first post for the kids workout of the day July 8, 2018.  Workouts were developed by my husband, who is the most wonderful physical therapist (warning of extreme bias) and is co-owner of Central Oahu PT Specialists.  The goals for the kids workout of the day are to improve strength, speed, and agility, work off some of their excessive energy, and to keep exercise fun and enjoyable.  The objective is also to prevent injury by following some…

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Child Strength and Conditioning

Child Strength and Conditioning

Exercise is so important for everyone, and especially kids today.  Being sedentary is considered the new smoking as it is a huge contributing cause of diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and cancer.  Each year the rates of childhood obesity continue to rise along with the rates of obesity related diseases in a younger and younger population of Americans.  The solution is of course to get up and start moving with exercise.  Keeping kids active is so important for their health, fitness,…

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Fall Prevention

Fall Prevention

My grandparents are getting older and they are getting more unstable on their feet, whether they like to acknowledge it or not.  Everyone knows someone who is at risk for falls.  Whether it is a parent, grandparent, or other loved one, it is scary to think about falls because of all the injuries that can occur from them.  The most important thing for falls is fall prevention before they even happen.  This article will review important fall prevention information, like…

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How to Survive a Nuclear Bomb; Your Questions Answered

How to Survive a Nuclear Bomb; Your Questions Answered

Hawaii’s false ballistic missile alarm on Saturday, January 13, 2018 at 8:07 am struck fear into the hearts of many.  For 38 minutes, residents across the state of Hawaii feared the worst.  Even my children and I said goodbye to my husband and told him how much we loved him, as he was at work and separated from us at the time.  The fear and then the following anger has been so great that there have been death threats issued…

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Nuclear Bomb Preparedness

Nuclear Bomb Preparedness

At 08:07 this morning, Hawaii residents received the following text: BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL. In certain areas the civil defense alarms also went off. Specifically in Aiea and on Kauai some of, not all of, the alarms went off. Did you know what to do? Thank God the alarm was false and an hour later the false alarm was made official by another text and multiple news outlets.  Whether someone…

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