For The Health of It: Heart Health

Tyler Ryan and Hima Dalal discuss heart health and the roll of OT/PT treatment

COLUMBIA SC (WOLO) –

Heart Health & Integrative Occupational &
Physical Therapy
By Hima Dalal Integrative Health
Heart disease remains one of the leading causes of illness worldwide — but healing is not just
about the heart muscle. It is about the whole person: body, mind, emotions, lifestyle, and
energy.
At Hima Dalal Integrative Health, we approach heart health through an integrative
Occupational Therapy (OT) and Physical Therapy (PT) model, combining
medical science with holistic healing principles.

Why Integrative OT & PT for Heart
Health?
The heart is influenced by:
● Physical conditioning
● Stress and emotional health
● Inflammation and fascia restrictions
● Breathing patterns
● Nervous system balance
● Lifestyle habits
● Spiritual and mental well-being
Traditional rehab focuses mainly on exercise.
Integrative therapy restores balance in all systems that affect the heart.

How Integrative OT & PT Helps ❤️
1️⃣ Improve Cardiovascular Endurance Safely

● Gradual therapeutic exercise programs
● Functional strengthening
● Post-cardiac rehab conditioning
● Energy conservation training
This improves:
✔ Circulation
✔ Oxygen delivery
✔ Heart efficiency
✔ Daily stamina

2️⃣ Regulate the Nervous System
Chronic stress activates the sympathetic “fight or flight” response — raising blood pressure and
heart rate.
We use:
● Guided breathing techniques
● Meditation and mindfulness
● Energy balancing
● Relaxation training
● Yoga therapy
This promotes:
✔ Parasympathetic activation
✔ Lower blood pressure
✔ Reduced heart strain
✔ Emotional stability

3️⃣ Myofascial & Craniosacral Therapy
Restrictions in fascia and chest wall tissues can:
● Limit rib expansion
● Affect breathing
● Create tension around the heart area

Through:
● Myofascial Release
● Craniosacral Therapy
● Crystal Myofascial Release Therapy
We help:
✔ Improve thoracic mobility
✔ Enhance breathing efficiency
✔ Reduce pain and stress patterns
✔ Improve lymphatic flow

4️⃣ Energy Medicine & Reiki
Emotional stress, grief, and trauma are often stored in the heart center.
Energy work can:
● Promote deep relaxation
● Reduce anxiety
● Support emotional release
● Restore energetic balance
Patients often report:
✔ Feeling lighter
✔ Improved sleep
✔ Reduced palpitations related to anxiety
✔ Greater peace and clarity

5️⃣ Lifestyle & Functional Training
Occupational Therapy focuses on:
● Daily activity modification
● Energy Conservation Principles
● Safe return to work
● Stress management in daily routines

● Healthy habit formation
● Prevention strategies
Because heart health is maintained through daily choices.

Conditions Heart Health Integrative
Therapy Support
● Hypertension
● Post-cardiac surgery recovery
● Stress-related cardiac symptoms
● Post-COVID cardiac fatigue
● Arrhythmia (supportive therapy)
● Anxiety-related heart symptoms
● Prevention and wellness optimization

The Integrative Difference
At Hima Dalal Integrative Health, we blend:
✔ 44+ years of OT expertise
✔ Sports rehabilitation science
✔ Energy medicine principles
✔ Yoga & meditation
✔ Myofascial & Craniosacral therapy
✔ Holistic lifestyle coaching
We treat the heart not just as a pump — but as the center of vitality . Life Force Energy,
emotion, and life energy.

�� Our Mission
To help you live with:

● Strength
● Calmness
● Balance
● Purpose
● Joy
A healthy heart supports a healthy life.

For further information, questions, or to schedule an appointment:
� www.himadalalintegrativehealth.com