Posts

Showing posts from May, 2023

Blog 6a: Wheelchairs

Image
I got the privilege to read 2 chapters from  Paul Erway’s book 50 Abilities Unlimited Possibilities. Paul Erway is a man who wheeled a marathon in all 50 states. The states I read about were New Jersey, and Missouri.  Marathon 11: Cape May, NJ.       Erway was very excited for this marathon because of how beautiful the view and race was. He was able to see some ocean and scenes during the actual race. One big take away was the word "open-minded" (Erway, 2017). He kept repeating this word because they were a little bit unsure about the race path and difficultly. Knowing he was not able to just get up and run, he was open-minded about he challenges he was facing and how he knew he would get through them no matter what the circumstances were. This is so motivational to anyone who may be in a wheelchair or is not able to walk. Being optimistic about any situation that they are going through is just a positive way to approach any obstacle in life.   ...

Posture

Image
Posture Analysis: 3 friends with bad posture 3 consenting friends in real time: Using electronics                                                  This is Georiga, sending a very important text. This is Claire, working very hard on EBP homework.  This is Rachel, also sending a very important text.  Pictured above are 3 girls in real time texting or looking at their screen. All of them are sitting differently, but have their neck in the same position. What is the common problem in these 3 pictures? Their posture! Not a single one of them looks comfortable.  I am going to be talking about the bottom picture. This is my little sister Rachel.  She is a texting queen and often sits in the position that is pictured. She will sit like that for hours in a chair, couch, or even on the floor propped up against her bed.  She often complains of back p...

A Look into Neurobiology: Our Senses

Image
 Sight and Taste: https://www.wired.com/2015/02/science-one-agrees-color-dress/      Do you remember this picture racing around the internet in 2015? I remember the debates in the hallways and locker rooms of my school over this picture. I always saw black and blue. I used to think that people who saw white and gold said it for attention, but based on science and they way our eyes and brains see color, that is not the case.       Cones mean color. Light travels to our retina which contains rods and cones, which help us see colors and light. They then send signals to the brain to tell us what we are seeing. Usually we all see the same, but for some reason this picture throws that theory away. There are factors like the time of day or undertones that people see differently. The background colors could throw some people off, or it is just human nature that we see things differently. They came to a conclusion that the dress is probably blue, but some ...