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Dedicated to the importance of ergonomics and industrial rehab as a means to good health, injury prevention and increased productivity on the job and at home.

"I don't think burnout is a psychiatric problem or my personal problem. I think it is inherent in the present way of healthcare delivery, at least in the... medscape.com/slideshow/2020…


Maybe this fits here. Maybe it doesn't. But I find this state is nurtured by audiobooks. For me, it flips a cognitive switch from visual foraging for information to... www-nytimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.nytime…


A FIRST principle is a BASIC, foundational, self-evident proposition or assumption... that cannot be deduced from ANY OTHER proposition or assumption. In business AND in life, the ONLY way to chart TO 'True... facebook.com/11468091524370…


My Mindfulness Based Employee Stretch-and-Flex program draws heavily from my modern therapeutic approach to Tai Chi and Qigong. Unlike other approaches, it's suitable for all ages, body types,... health.harvard.edu/staying-health…


In 2012 I spoke at the annual ASSE National PDC in Denver. There I stated - as I do to this day - if Safety Professionals ran our health care system we wouldn't HAVE a health care crisis. My reasoning is simple. From working closely with Safety... youtu.be/zXyY4rJk7jI


Marty Makary MD PhD should be heard - loudly and clearly - by all. Our system is rotting out our core, and leaving a husk behind. It's not sustainable. And it's not simply about payment. It's more fundamental. Its about the decades-long wrong turns... c-span.org/video/?467595-…


As I prepare to embark on the first of my 15 US city tours, it's a good time to go back and review the basics. One of the benefits of the DVD media was its ability to slow viewing down to ultra slo-mo and stop... facebook.com/11468091524370…


Decades ago, I patterned my clinical practice after this gentleman. Since then, I've read his entire canon - some selections multiple times. From it, I developed a methodology I first called Integrative... facebook.com/11468091524370…


Decades ago, I patterned my clinical practice after this gentleman. Since then, I've read his entire canon - some selections multiple times. From it, I developed a methodology I first called Integrative... facebook.com/11468091524370…


In the true spirit of Festivus ('for the rest of us'), I gotta share. For the 3rd time this year, I've had an airline hold me hostage at the gate while they played a combination of 'kick-the-can' and 'keep-away' with my flight. Seems its getting... youtu.be/dSZYsyrP3Co


As bad as things were for us in clinical practice decades ago, who could've IMAGINED we'd look back on them NOWADAYS as 'golden years'. 😂 gomerblog.com/2016/08/nurse-…


Early in my clinical career, I learned salary is for chumps. It wasn't based on the 40-hour workweek I imagined. It was based on the >55-60+ workweek expected of those with my license. Simple arithmetic... hbr.org/2019/12/burnou…


My work between employers (local, regional and national) and providers underscores this every day. Put together the risk to the recipient of ‘care’: 1)... www-nytimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.nytime…


Sitting meditation made the most sense in an agrarian age when chopping wood, carrying water, tending gardens and hunting game were the physical norms. In this modern age - where physical movement has been engineered OUT... neurosciencenews.com/tai-chi-dement…

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Tai Chi brings benefits for people with dementia - Neuroscience News

Tai Chi improved quality of life and reduced falls in older people with dementia.


There seems to be a common thread in the confluence of factors leading to the multi-year decline in life expectancy in the US - the nation that spends more (by multiples) on what we euphemistically call 'healthcare' than any other nation on... youtu.be/x2hDEz1bW9kp

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Our annual 9000-level mind-body medicine lecture to university-based doctoral students in physical therapy this month. Here, my friend, colleague and Sifu David-Dorian Ross leads our Tai Chi and Qigong class... facebook.com/11468091524370…


When addressing my audiences of fellow licensed healthcare professionals, I'm often the one who has to deliver to them the uncomfortable truth: That 1) our industry is... axios.com/health-care-co…


A classic. For Veterans Day - thank you for your sacrifice and service for a greater good. We can only repay it by living our best lives possible - and remembering with humble gratitude. facebook.com/11468091524370…


Another fulfilling day teaching Mind-Body Medicine approaches to final semester doctoral students at Western Carolina University. If your Employee Stretch-and-Flex Program isn't 1) sharpening attention, 2)... facebook.com/11468091524370…


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