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Tera Sandona

how long does carpal tunnel last

June 13, 2023 · In: Body Region Support, Elbow, Wrist, and Hand, Science-Backed Education

How to Get Rid of the Symptoms of Carpal Tunnel

Carpal tunnel is the most common neuropathy in the hand, affecting females more than males, according to the NIH. With carpal tunnel, simple tasks can become difficult challenges. This condition…

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is walking good for piriformis syndrome

June 6, 2023 · In: Pain Science and Healing, Science-Backed Education

How to Get Rid of the Pain from Piriformis Syndrome

Ever had a nagging pain in your butt, more than just an ordinary ache? You could be dealing from piriformis syndrome. Piriformis syndrome can be a source of that nagging…

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physical therapy exercises for shoulder pain

May 30, 2023 · In: Movement, Strength for Resilience

Physical Therapy Exercises for Shoulder Pain: What You Should Know

Physical therapy exercises for shoulder pain are specific to each individual person. This is typically determined by what is found in their initial evaluation. Each exercise performed targets something that…

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acl reconstruction

May 23, 2023 · In: Injuries and Surgeries, Science-Backed Education

ACL Stability: How to Improve Strength for Return to Sport

One of the most common injuries of the knee involves ACL injuries. Your ACL (anterior cruciate ligament), along with many other ligaments, provides stability to your knee. When the ACL…

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how to strengthen knees

May 16, 2023 · In: Movement, Strength for Resilience

How to Strengthen Knees for Function and Performance

One common question I frequently hear of is how to strengthen knees, whether it is for athletic performance, going on hikes, or going up and down the stairs. This article…

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exercises for plantar fasciitis

May 9, 2023 · In: Mobility and Restoration, Movement

Pain When Walking First Thing in the Morning? Try These 7 Exercises for Plantar Fasciitis

Are you or have you dealt with sharp pain in your heel when walking? Do you notice the pain more first thing in the morning? If so, you may be…

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I'm a practicing physical therapist based out of sunny SoCal who loves to educate others and share information and knowledge. You can typically find me hard at work trying to manage normal life or cuddled up under a blanket enjoying coffee or desserts I can never seem to get away from!

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It’s June. You set a goal in January to stop crash It’s June. You set a goal in January to stop crashing on weekends. You’re still crashing on weekends and now you’re blaming yourself for that, too.

It’s Friday night. You’ve made it through the deadline week. You can’t even think about what to make for dinner…it’s too much. You scroll for hours. You go to bed early thinking sleep will fix it. Saturday morning you wake up worse than you were on Friday and the thought that lands is “why is this so hard, it’s just work, I should be able to handle this.”

Your nervous system was running in elevated mode all week. Cortisol up, heart rate up, fatigue signals overridden to keep the output going. Once the demand drops, the body downshifts and the fatigue you’ve been overriding all week comes through. The crash isn’t new. It’s the same fatigue you’ve been carrying, finally surfacing.

But, the body isn’t the hard part of this. The hard part is what you do with yourself once the crash hits. You confuse rest with being unproductive and feeling unproductive with being inadequate. The moment you crash, you become the sole believer of the thought that you’ve failed.

No one else is thinking that. Not your family, not your colleagues, not your friends. You’re the only voice in the room running that thought. I’ve watched myself do this too.

When the crash lands this Saturday, notice who’s telling you the truth about the week you just had. The body is honest. The voice calling you a failure is not.

#burnoutrecovery #chronicpain #burnoutfatigue #highachievingwomen #nervoussystemregulation
April + May (because I forgot about April) 🙈 Lots April + May (because I forgot about April) 🙈

Lots of food pics as I reminisce about all the tasty food I can’t have while Alex and I do the ProLon fasting mimicking diet for the next 5 days 😬
Some of the work does not look like work at all. Some of the work does not look like work at all.

Sometimes it looks like rest. Sometimes it looks like saying no. Sometimes it looks like doing 10 minutes when you wish you could do 60. Sometimes it looks like sitting on the couch and letting the day be small.

If you are someone who has spent your whole life proving you can push through, this part of the work will feel like failure at first. But try looking at it like this instead: it is part of what your nervous system has been asking you for the whole time.

A little reminder ❤️

#chronicpain #nervoussystemawareness #restisimportant #mentalawareness
I am not posting this from the other side of a fla I am not posting this from the other side of a flare. I am posting it from inside one.

For two weeks I have been doing the work I teach… pacing, resting, listening, modifying. None of it has fixed it.

And I have caught myself spiraling into the exact thoughts I would gently redirect a patient out of. “I should know better.” “I am the expert in this.” “What am I doing wrong?”

Here is what this flare has reminded me. Knowing the framework does not exempt you from living inside it. A regulated nervous system is not a permanent state. It is a relationship you keep coming back to. And the moments when nothing is working are not proof you are doing it wrong. They are proof your body is asking for something you have not figured out how to give it yet.

If you are in it too right now, I am right there with you. Tell me what is in your bucket this week. Let’s all share some support with one another.

#nervoussystemhealth #chronicpainawareness #chronicpainsupport #painflare #mindbodyconnection
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