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Nicola Ricketts, PT
joined our Kenosha staff in October of 2009. She graduated from the University of Illinois Chicago with her Doctor of Physical Therapy in 2004 and has also attained additional certification as an Orthopedic Certified Specialist in physical therapy. Her professional interests include manual therapy, outpatient orthopedics, women's health, and pediatrics. Outside of work, Nicola enjoys scrapbooking, playing with her dog Marley, and spending time with her family. |
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(262) 942-0163
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(262) 249-1915
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(414) 525-7116
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Greetings!
With a new year comes New Year's resolutions. Balistreri & Associates Physical Therapy is dedicated to help you achieve health and wellness in 2010. To achieve that goal, we are pleased to announce that Balistreri & Associates' Health & Wellness Center will be opened February 16, 2010 with the first round of yoga classes. We as a group are dedicated to provide health and wellness to our friends, families, patients, and our community. Sincerely,
Amanda Blommel
Balistreri & Associates Physical Therapy |
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By: Dana Sullivan
Claim: Yoga reduces lower-back pain.| TRUESeveral studies suggest that yoga can help ease the ache. One of the most recent, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine in 2005, found that yoga does an even better job at relieving lower-back pain than traditional exercises.
 Claim: Yoga can help you lose weight.| TRUE
How much depends on the type, how often you do it, and your diet (of course). More-athletic styles-most notably ashtanga, a.k.a. power yoga-burn more calories and help build more muscle (which translates into an even higher number of calories torched) than more-meditative versions. A 150-pound woman can work off more than 460 calories during a single hour of power yoga (versus around 170 calories for a traditional yoga session). Many celebrities, including Serena Williams, love how yoga helps them stay in shape.
Claim: Yoga cures asthma. | FALSEMany asthma patients believe doing certain types of breathing techniques can help reduce their symptoms. But research published in the medical journal Thorax suggests that yogic breathing isn't one of them: Participants who used a device that mimicked the breathing technique pranayama saw no improvement in their asthma symptoms.  Claim: Yoga can ease carpal tunnel pain. | TRUEIn a study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers found that a yoga regimen can help relieve pain and improve grip strength in people with carpal tunnel syndrome. Claim: Yoga makes your skin look younger. | FALSEWe've seen books and Web sites that make this claim, but yoga alone can't improve your skin (although it can relax your facial muscles). Making healthy yogic choices, however, like exercising, going easy on the alcohol, and getting enough rest, certainly can't hurt. **article found at www.health.com |
5 cups Cheerios Cereal
4 cups of popped popcorn
1/2 cup red cinnamon candies
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1/4 cup water
1 cup nuts, if desired INSTRUCTIONSHeat oven to 300 degrees. Into a large bowl, measure cereal and popcorn; set aside
In 3-quart saucepan, heat candies, sugar, butter, and water over medium heat, stirring frequently, until melted and blended. Pour over cereal mixture stirring until evenly coated. Spread in ungreased large roasting pan. Bake 20-30 min. or until bubbly; stirring every 10 min. Stir in nuts. Spread on waxed paper or foil to cool, about 30 min. Sprinkle with cinnamon. |
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