Today is December 2, 2011. Instead of staying in class for guest speaker presentation as usual, all of us went to Sheridan Athletic Therapy Centre to get some physical assessment done.
Before I was in this program, I used to do Acupuncture and Body Message once in a while because I always have a back pain and a neck pain. All therapists in the past said the pain was caused by sitting too long in front of the computer and not excercising enough on a weekly basis. These pain seem to be a bit worsen lately probably because I was just too stressful when it's almost the end of the semester. (All projects are due at the same time...-_-!)
Today, it is actually nice to get out from the classroom and get some fresh air outside. It was my first time been to this Therapy Centre and it's located in Brampton. I was carpooling in with a few of the classmates from Oakville.
SHERIDAN ATHLETIC CENTRE
Sheridan Athletic Therapy Centre was operated by the Sheridan's Bachelor of Applied Health Sciences (Athletic Therapy) program. It is located at the Davis Campus and it provides services to its students, faculty and staff as well as the general public.
In this facility, senior-level students work under the supervision of a Certified Athletic Therapist to provide assessment and rehabilitation services for a large variety of orthopaedic injuries.
The lab is so nice. There's a large exercise intervention research centre where people can do exercise and there's a small swimming pool as well.
After we arrived at the Therapy Clinic, we started our exercise freely as we wandering around the lab. Later on, we started to do some personal assessment based on our conditions one by one. I told the therapist where the pain occurred on my back, then he carefully wrote down all the symptoms I described and gave me a massage on the places where I feel painful. Later on, Two therapists came in and leaded us to do some group exercise: stretching, twisting, etc. The two therapists carefully demonstrated and briefly talked about the reasons behind why we should do so in each step. We all listened carefully because it's all for our own benefits. I think from now on, I will start to do these exercising steps once in a while when I am working at home.
SOME OF THE KEY NOTES WE SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO
Some of the injuries that are commonlly found in those work in web design are:
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Eye Strain
- Sciatic Nerve Irritation
Tightness and ache in forearms
Tightness/"Knots" in shoulders and neck
Tension Headache
Tingling and/or numbness either intermittent or prolonged
Pain that can not be relieved with stretching
Decreased range of motion in neck, shoulders, wrists, low back
Almost all of the injuries are caused by changes in posture. Before that symptoms become too aggressive, it's important to do some intervention. if left-Untreated these injuries will limit your ability to do your job, cause you to loose time from work, and may even need a surgical intervention to correct. Normally, due to the cause of the injuries, the surgical interventions have limited success.
It's recommended that a person break for 5-10 mins for every hour spent at a workstation. Here I have attached the handout we got from the clinic as a helpful handy guide for future use.
GILLIAN'S HOME
After we finished the assessment, we all went to Gillian's home at Brampton. I was kinna excited because I have never been to a teacher's home before. We ordered pizza once we got in. I went to Lablaws, and just brought some really delicious grapes for this house party. It was awesome! We were all hungry and tired after all those exercise we did. I am always those types who was always reluctant to do exercise at the beginning, but always complementing a lot at the end because I was feeling good after all. Every body was just chilling and talking. Overall, we had a great time at Gillian's home.
CONTACT
Athletic Therapy Hours are:
Monday to Thursday: 2:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Friday: 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
905.459.7533, ext. 5033
