Better You
Physical and mental health revelations I think can make anybody a better version of who they currently are. Focusing on living in the present and building a sense of optimism in yourself and those around you.
Additions for your “ttrbyd” list
What’s this? Just another one of those lists of things to do, read, watch, experience before you leave this mortal coil? Maybe, but it’s worth the read.
A little walk can take us miles
How many steps do you take in a day? Believe it or not, there are physiological, mental, and emotional benefits to literally “taking a hike” whether your wife asks you to or not.
You’ll never guess where I found the biggest obstacle to my recovery journey …
It turns out that the mind-body connection works both ways. Sometimes the biggest barrier keeping you from your success is located between your ears – which is why its important to understand how physical trauma can bring on depression and how your mental health affects your recovery.
The patient can go on vacation, but the therapy can’t.
Even when you intentionally “get away from it all” you don’t get away from it ALL. Blogger Mike Bawden explains how to manage travel, touring foreign countries, chasing grandchildren, and rehabbing an injured shoulder simultaneously.
Sometimes physical therapy can be a real pain …
I learned the hard way that pain, and my reaction to it, is one of the useful signals a therapist uses to evaluate the progress of your rehabilitation.
We all need a little inspiration
People ask me about the title for this blog. “The Trail Back” isn’t just a metaphor. At least not when you understand that I won’t consider my recovery complete until I’ve spent two weeks and completed about two dozen portages in the Quetico Provincial Park.
How Tom Hanks and Mr. Rogers saved my life.
While recovering in the hospital, I learned and important lesson about the power of kindness from Mr. Rogers, thanks to Tom Hanks. Turns out, I wasn’t alone.
The power of positivity
They say “attitude is everything.” Here’s why a positive attitude can make all the difference in how you recover from an injury.
Let the therapy begin
Out of the hospital and on my own … but not quite. Frankly, I don’t know where this story would go if it weren’t for the on-going care and supervision of my physical therapist and the team at ORA Orthopedics.
My Wiley Coyote moment.
Following a fall in October of 2022 that resulted in four broken ribs, a punctured lung and a shattered scapula, I spent the next eight days contemplating my future.
