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For The Health Of It Lungs
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For the Health of It: Protecting your lungs

Tyler Ryan and Hima Dalal discuss lung health
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LEXINGTON SC (WOLO) – If you have a lung condition, a multidisciplinary approach to pulmonary rehabilitation will be very effective for one’s wellbeing. According to CORA Health’s Hima Dalal, a pulmonary team consists of a physical therapist, occupational therapist, dietician, caretaker, and a family member. The O.T. and P.T. will provide a customized plan to improve overall strength, endurance, breathing,…

For The Health Of It Heat
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For the Health of It: Using occupational therapy to help memory loss

Tyler Ryan and Hima Dalal discuss using OT/PT to aid in memory loss
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  COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) Occupational therapy helps restore physical skills that aid in memory recovery and adaptation. According to Hima Dalal, Studies have shown that therapeutic intervention of restarting physical function, working on patients, decreasing pain, increasing self-confidence and self-image, decreasing stress levels and cognitive rehab exercises like yoga, meditation, deep breathing, and balancing lifestyle will improve your confusion, brain…

For The Health Of It Heat Issues
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For The Health of It: The stress of overheating

Tyler Ryan and Hima Dalal discuss the dangers of heat and activities
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  COLUMBIA SC (WOLO) Stress is the leading cause of weather-related death and can exacerbate underlying diseases like diabetes, psychological distress, asthma, and infectious diseases. According to WHO, global warming has caused increased the heat intensity and frequency of heat waves. If the human body overheats, the body can experience dehydration, muscle cramps, heat exhaustion, fatigue, dizziness, vertigo, loss of…

For The Health Of It Mneditation Day
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For the Health of It: Meditation Day in South Carolina

Tyler Ryan and Hima Dalal discussed the declaration of Meditation Day in south Carolina
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COLUMBIA SC (WOLO) – There is now a new way to celebrate the positive impacts of meditation, as the South Carolina State Senate declared May 10, 2022 as Peace, Harmony, Wellness, and Occupational Therapy Day.   Hima Dalal explained to Tyler Ryan that Senator Mia McLeod made the proclamation, based on Dalal’s forty-one years of teaching meditation to the community. Here is…

For The Health Of It What Is An Ot
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For the Health of It: Using OT/PT as a complementary treatment

Tyler Ryan speaks with Hima Dalal about how non-traditional approaches to healthcare work with conventional treatments
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LEXINGTOS SC (WOLO) Complementary therapies are a group of different treatments which lie outside mainstream medical or traditional therapy care. According to CORA Health’s Hima Dalal, Traditions therapies are a conventional approach the medicinal, surgical, and exercise protocols still follow. Complementary therapy in addition, enhances, expedites, and helps to fill the gaps in a patient’s limitations to progress towards their…

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For The Health of It: Chronic knee pain and treatment

Tyler Ryan learns about the causes and treatments of chronic knee pain from Hima Dalal
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COLUMBIA SC (WOLO) Knee pain is often caused by inflammation of the muscles or ligaments in the area around the knee itself and can be sore to touch or the weight bearing pain increases.  The most common causes of pain in the knee is knee cap, meniscus, strain in muscle or ligament overstretch, degeneration, growth pain, and sports injury. According…

Coach Ali
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For The Health of It: 5 ways to instantly feel more confident

Tyler Ryan spoke with Empowerment Coach Ali Sempek about ways to quickly boost your self confidence
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COLUMBIA SC / OMAHA NB (WOLO) — Many people are told that the way to get into shape, and feel good about yourself is to exercise to the point of exhaustion, limit the amount of food you eat, or avoid things you enjoy all together, all with the hope of building self confidence. Empowerment Coach Ali Sempek takes a different…

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For The Health of It: Going carb free may not actually be the key to weight loss

Tyler Ryan speaks with Sarah Luther and Anthony Keech from Profile By Sanford about good and bad carbs
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LEXINGTON SC (WOLO) — Many diets and health professionals will say that they key to losing weight is to go carbohydrate free, a task that is a lot easier said then done, and may actually be counter productive in your weight loss and overall health goals.  According to Profile By Sanford’s Sarah Luther, the no carb philosophy may only be…

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For the Health of It: Understanding floppy muscle syndrome

Tyler Ryan and Hima Dalal discuss Hypotonia, including the symptoms and treatments
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LEXINGTON SC (WOLO) — Hypotonia, or poor muscle tone, is usually detected at birth or during infancy, and according to Cora Health’s Hima Dalal, it is also known as floppy muscle syndrome. Doctor’s can diagnose the condition in the first few minutes of life or it will be noticed by six months of age.  Dalal says that poor muscle tone…

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For the Health of It: Function over fashion footwear

Tyler Ryan and Hima Dalal discuss the importance of the proper shoe for specific activities
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COLUMBIA SC (WOLO) – Shoes are an extremely important part of any social event for adult males, females, and children. According to CORA’s Hima Dalal, besides looking good, matching with your outfit, and making a fashion statement, selecting properly fitting shoes is extremely important, especially for aging individuals and those with special medical conditions.  A large majority of falls and foot…