Hi friends! I'm just wondering if anyone has experience with using the services of exercise physiologists to help address the inevitable deconditioning that comes with living with CFS?
Diagnosed Oct 2020 and I'm currently mild - still able to work part-time and do light activities like housework. My psychologist has suggested seeing someone with experience on rehab-type work and I'm seeing the same advice being given for folks recovering from COVID. Advice welcome!!
I saw the lab websites from most of the professors focused on developing further advanced techniques to improve the understanding of physiology, but I'm not sure is just about technological developments or some of them can possibly do both by studying detailed physiological mechanisms as well?
Scott Hall medical advancements that came from NASA include:
Digital imaging breast cancer biopsy system, developed from Hubble Space Telescope technology
NASA's Innovative Partnerships Program at the Marshall Space Flight Center sponsored successful clinical trials on medical uses of a light technology that was originally developed for plant experiments on space shuttles. A private company and a research center sponsored by NASA at the University of Wisconsin at Madison figured out how to use the light technology to reduce the painful side effects of chemotherapy and radiation treatment in cancer patients who have bone marrow or stem cell transplants.
Light-emitting diodes (LED) for help in brain cancer surgery
Ear thermometers
Automatic insulin pumps
Tiny transmitters to monitor the fetus inside the womb
Laser angioplasty, using fiber-optic catheters
Forceps with fiber optics that let doctors measure the pressure applied to a baby's head during delivery
Cool suit to lower body temperature in treatment of various conditions
Voice-controlled wheelchairs
Foam used to insulate space shuttle external tanks for less expensive, better molds for artificial arms and legs
Programmable pacemakers
Tools for cataract surgery
NASA didn't invent Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), but NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory developed digital image processing to enhance pictures of the moon. That contributed to MRIs and CT or CAT Scans (also known as computerized tomography).
Engineers at the Johnson Space Center in Houston worked with Dr. Michael DeBakey to develop the LVAD (Left Ventricular Assist Device) in 1995, an artificial heart pump based on the space shuttle's fuel pumps. It helps keep people healthy as they wait for heart transplants -- and sometimes makes a transplant unnecessary.
I’ve been working as an exercise physiologist in cardiac rehab for about 3 years now. Before that I was in cardiac diagnostics for a year. I’ve get an MS in exercise physiology and a BS in exercise science.
I love what I do, but honestly the pay sucks in comparison to our job responsibilities and high risk patients we see. I’d like to remain in direct patient care, but would like to avoid going back to school if possible.
Any ideas or positions I should look into with better pay, Or should I just stick it out?
As the title says I was climbing at elevation and had a hard crimp and heard my finger go pop. This is the first time I’ve had this type of injury so I probably want to see someone to get proper treatment as I’ve read this is not an injury you want to mess around with.
I’m new to the area so all health providers are a big unknown to me, any suggestions or advice helps
Trigger: SI
I didn’t do anything purposely or directly to her, but she cried after I brought up my passive suicidal ideation and how she genuinely cares about me and hates how I’m suffering alone. I wanted nothing to cry alongside her, but was overcome with guilt that she’s wasting her time, and energy on me because I don’t deserve this. I feel like I’m just a burden to her, and especially now more than even since she wants to up our sessions to twice weekly.
This therapy thing is hard. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. 😞
I got so heated after listening to this week's podcast that I had to join this sub and write this post. Connor, did British food destroy your tastebuds????? Joey, what???
The breast (white) meat is DRY because it is FAST-TWITCH muscle (used for high-intensity low-duration movements), meaning that it mainly uses energy from glucose and not fat. Thus, there is less fat between and within muscle fibers in breast meat. Scientifically it is DRIER than dark meat.
Dark meat has more intra- and intermuscular fat deposits because it is SLOW-TWITCH muscle (used for walking and other endurance movements) and derives most of its energy from fats. Thus, it is MOISTER.
Someone donate their tastebuds to Connor and Joey, I can't take this shit anymore
Edit: Also, dark meat is used more. Our postural (spinal) muscles are "dark" meat because they're constantly holding us up, thus requiring more fat for longer-duration energy expenditure. So I'm not completely against Connor here, breast used less.
Can anyone recommend a good counsellor/psychologist? Really need someone to help. Thank you.
I find myself in need of an exercise physiologist. Does anyone know a good one please?
So my Gender Dysphoria report is meant to get back to me in the next few days and I’m wondering what I do with it to visit an endocrinologist to get HRT (mtf) and the rough wait time till you start hormones. I’m under 18 and in the ACT if that helps.
Wondering if... there is a relationship or that the phrenic nerve is being activated (either instead or as well) when doing basic polyvagal stretches.
Seems to reason that the phrenic nerve which runs laterally to the vagus will be 'flossed' or stretched far more than the vagus nerve with the exercises (lateral head flexion etc.).
Lots of focus on the vagus nerve (CNX) but there is dodgy information and I cannot find any other studies that are not toting the idea that polyvagal techniques are the new panacea for psychology...
That's enough for now... LOL
I'm trying a masters degree in plant physiology here in Brazil where I live.
What are your thoughts about the area? How is it where you live?
I've been struggling in school for as long as I can remember, i have terrible short term memory to the point i forget things i want myself to do. I am extremely unmotivated and easily distracted by external stimuli such as a notification on my phone or something i see from the corner of my eye. I've done some research on the side effects of adderall, and found that it causes high blood pressure which in turn can lead to kidney damage. But does it not seem reasonable to take blood pressure medication to counter the adderalls negative effects on my kidney??? When i was diagnosed with adhd (8 years old) , it was secondary adhd (add), surprisingly! I mean i fidget literally all the time and is that not a symptom of hyperactivity??? I also used to drink a lot of sugary drinks without my parents knowledge. Surprisingly all my teeth are still well intact but I've also heard that sugary drinks can negatively effect memory and/or adhd symptoms, but that may be just a myth. Either way i feel like my adhd has gotten worse over the years, especially with my memory, fidgeting and attention span. I really need help here, whether it's from a professional or a person who has a small idea of what i might be going through... Btw my kidney isn't fragile or weak, in fact it's doing the job of two kidneys and is perfectly healthy...
Anyone here a Clinical Exercise Physiologist by ASCM? I'm thinking of getting that certification to grow in the health and fitness field. Job outlook is pretty good and I'm assuming I could work in a hospital or a clinic. Any thoughts on this?
I'd like to learn about what your pathway to the Army was like. What kind of work do you do? Did you end up with assignments totally different to your research background when you came in? I'd really appreciate it if someone'd be willing to DM me. It seems like a MOS not many AMEDD recruiters have people asking about that often.
Basically the title. I’ve been seeing my current physiologist now for 3 months. She’s wonderful, and beyond any therapist I’ve had before.
Our therapeutic relationship has been Telehealth, with an occasional e-mail or text message. I’ve never called.
However I’ve been having a really hard time lately. Our last session she expressed how she’s worried about me, and told me that if I had an emergency to call her.
This morning I called her. I’ve had panic attacks before, but never like this. My mind was racing and wouldn’t stop. My heart was pounding, my AppleWatch sending me high rate notifications, my arms and legs started to go numb. I was uncontrollably shaking. Every time I tried to compartmentalize and just push this back, it would just make it worse. I felt impending doom and I could escape it. Everything I tried to get out of this wasn’t working. All the grounding and breathing exercises wasn’t working. In those moments, which was nearly an hour, I didn’t know what to do, so desperately I called her.
It was a Sunday morning, so I didn’t expect an answer. Honestly I’m aware of her policy and know I probably won’t get a callback but something to discuss at our next session, but I feel like I took advantage of “an emergency”. It wasn’t life or death (although it felt that way) and now I’m anxious and don’t know what / how to tell her when I’m okay now. I don’t want her to think I’m needy / clingy. I wish I never called.
If you’re in this field, what do you consider an emergency? Would you be upset if your client called you for something minor like this?
Hi everyone. Sorry about the formatting, I’ve never posted to reddit before. I’m interested in joining the airforce as an aerospace and operational physiologist. I’m 24 years old, non-prior, 5’2”, 115lbs female with an exercise science bachelors degree. I’ve tried reaching out to recruiters and haven’t been able to get through to anyone yet. I’m having a hard time figuring out exactly where to start or if there’s anything I can do without a recruiter. I don’t want to commission until 2023 after graduating with my masters.
About me: -BS in exercise and health sciences; 3.4 GPA -currently pursuing MS in exercise science; graduating in spring 2023 -want to commission as an officer in 2023 (not sure yet reserve or active duty) -4 years experience as a personal trainer and group fitness instructor; would this count as leadership experience? -multiple personal training and strength and conditioning certifications
As far as awards go, I’ve been on the honor roll and Dean’s list- do they count those? If they look at stuff from high school I was MVP, most improved player, and named to the all-star team for my state in different sports.
Questions: -if anyone has done this job or knows anyone doing it, could you tell me more about what a typical day looks like? There’s not much info about it on the website or anywhere online -what are my chances getting accepted? I don’t have many awards and not sure if they’d count my work experience as leadership experience since it’s not with huge groups of people -what can I do in the next 2 years to make myself more competitive? -Is there anything I can get started on while waiting to hear back from recruiters? Or do I just have to keep calling and emailing?
Thank you!
I’m a new PhD student and I just finished a masters at another university. My masters degree went super well. I was in a biomechanics lab and I investigated if reduced limbs in an animal were vestigial or not. The project was super easy to develop- put the animal through multiple trials and try to find something the limbs contributed to. The proposal was quick, the trials were easy, can’t complain.
I am stuck. So stuck. I’ve been sitting in my office for hours trying to think of a project idea. I’ve wanted to work with metamorphic salamander biomechanics for AGES and now I’m in a lab and have a committee that is backing me for this and I can’t think of a single way to tie this all together. I’ve had my first committee meeting and trying to express my ideas to them for the response of “well we really need you to go back and figure out what any of this really means…”
The problem is I think I’m trying to add too much in. I really don’t want to ask something like “how does species x walk differently than species y” because I’m under the impression that, as a phd student, I should be bringing so much more in.
I’m also finding this incredibly frustrating when comparing to other branches of biology. For instance, phd students in my cohort (this is our first semester) in virology and micro are already running experiments?? How in the actual fuck do you design a project that fast?? It’s more confusing because my committee remarked that “I’m ahead of the curve on communicating” yet I’m literally seeing students already pipetting in their labs?
So I’m having a hard time gauging where I should be. My advisor is incredibly hands off (I’ve seen her only a handful of times) and doesn’t impress upon me any sort of expectations.
Is this “normal” “I suck at grad school” thoughts?
I'm in the process of getting hrt and I'm doing the process with my psychologist so he can give me the green light on hrt. He asked: What type of person i want to be in the future? So I said well myself but as a woman, being more comfortable with myself, be more happy and be able to wear thr clothes that I want. And he was telling to add more on that and I said: well it still is going to be, nothing is going to change of who I am, just my body. But still he was not satisfied. So after long thinking I said my future plans, of what I want to do, finish college, what job will I want, what type of person will I be at my job. But still he was not satisfied beacuse he said I need to be sure that Im sure of what I want to be able to start hrt and said to tell him next week. I'm I missing something what else can I say? Has someone else has had this problem? Help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Hello
I am interested in the aerospace and operational physiologist post of the air force. https://www.airforce.com/careers/detail/aerospace-operational-physiologist On the AF website , it mentions that a bachelors is required and I currently possess a BA in Bio so just looking for anyone who knows anyone/or is in the AF that works as one so I can ask them what it's like.
The last post about this is from like 6 years ago with not much feedback so just trying to gain some fresh information about it.
Hello all, I'm a fairly new ACSM-CEP that is actively applying to CEP or Cardiac Rehab job openings. I've notice that some job postings prefer a certification in phlebotomy. Any CEPs out there have a certification in phlebotomy or received in house training in their roles that prefer it? Also, what do you think about CEPs obtaining certification in Phlebotomy? Would this skill be beneficial for us? I'd love to hear your thoughts and thank you for your time. :)
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I had a bike fit a while back that used a motion capture tech to see how I was doing and it helped a bit, but I’m having some issues still and I want to try a fit with someone that goes beyond the basics.
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Hello
I am interested in the aerospace and operational physiologist post of the air force. https://www.airforce.com/careers/detail/aerospace-operational-physiologist On the AF website , it mentions that a bachelors is required and I currently possess a BA in Bio so just looking for anyone who knows anyone/or is in the AF that works as one so I can ask them what it's like and who I should reach out to.
