knOTts' thoughts...

          For me, the Super Bowl always has the best advertisements. One ad that has always stuck out to me is the Doritos ad " Keep Your Hands Off My Doritos ." This ad impacts me because of how comedic it is. The mom in the commercial is getting ready to go on a date and leaves her son and date out in the living room. The date then tries to eat one of the boys Doritos and he slaps the man and tells him to put it back. The child then says the iconic line, "Keep your hands off my mama. Keep your hands off my Doritos."           The reason this ad was so successful has to do with how our brains react to it.  In the video, " The Neuroscience of Film ," Dr. Fahd Yazin talks about how the brain reacts to watching videos or movies. In the nervous system, the most active parts of the brain when watching something are the amygdala, corpus striatum, and hippocampus. The amygdala is what allows us to experience different emotions. The corpus striatum is a part of t

           A transfer is a safe movement of an individual from one surface to another such as, a tub, shower, toilet, vehicle, bed, chair, or the floor (Weisser-Pike, 2023). There are many things one has to consider before performing a transfer. The first thing to consider is the client's capabilities. Does the client have good balance and strength? Depending on the answer, is what tells the therapist what kind of transfer would be the best course of action.            The second thing to consider is the therapist's capabilities. Is the therapist strong enough to transfer the client with good body mechanics or do they need to ask for assistance? If the therapist thinks they will need assistance, they need to acquire that before setting up the transfer.            Another thing to consider before performing a transfer is the environment. When performing a wheelchair transfer the therapist needs to apply a gait belt to the client, make sure the wheels are locked, remove the footr

           Back in 2013, Paul Erway, Aaron Roux, and Grant Berthiaume decided to complete 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 weeks. All three men have a spinal cord injury and are competing in wheelchairs. The two races out of the 50 I have chosen to focus on were on September 16, 2013 in North Dakota and September 17, 2013 in South Dakota.           Race number twenty-nine was in Bowman, North Dakota at Bowman-Haley Lake. However, they encountered many mishaps before even getting to the race. They flew into Omaha, Nebraska and the rental car company did not have their car ready (as they needed a car with hand controls). The only car they had with hand controls was a Ford Excursion, however it was so tall they had a lot of trouble getting in and out of it, especially getting in after races when they were already so tired. I cannot conceive the exhaustion they felt after propelling their wheelchair for 26.2 miles, having to pull themselves into a tall SUV, and then pull their wheelchair in

    Three Images of People Doing Everyday Activities: Pinal is eating on the floor while studying     Allison is studying at a desk Matthew is riding a bike   Image Three Analysis:           When biking, the body is in dynamic posture because it is in motion. The pelvis is posteriorly tilted, the cervical vertebrae are in extension, the thoracic vertebrae are in slight kyphosis, and the lumbar vertebrae are in slight flexion. Both femurs are in hip flexion, the scapula's are protracted, and the head is forward. This position is more efficient for mobility than stability because of the body being in motion. This makes it more difficult for the body to change out of this position. The base of support is large as it encompasses his hands on the handlebars, his bottom on the seat, his feet on the pedals, and the wheels on the ground. The upper extremities are being used for support of the upper body as the trunk is leaning. This places additional force on the shoulder and elbows as the