Author Archives: Jennifer Palmer PT, DPT

I’ve gotten many questions recently in regards to paying off student loans. There are a few different options that you can take when addressing this issue, but I will talk you through what I have been doing. To give you some background, I had undergrad and grad school loans totaling about $160,000 after graduation. PeopleContinue reading “I’m No Dave Ramsey But… Student Loans 101”

When thinking about what you’d want more – improved quality of life vs feeling burnt out, the answer is almost always very clear. A better quality of life, of course. Nobody wants to feel run into the ground, under appreciated, underpaid, etc. to the point of hating or quitting their job. That’s common sense. ButContinue reading “Quality of Life vs Burnout: A Real Healthcare Dilemma”

//rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/cm?o=1&p=12&l=ez&f=ifr&linkID=6cc063ea5437bdbcc5f2d404cb135acb&t=jenniferpalme-20&tracking_id=jenniferpalme-20 The world of Nail Patella Syndrome can be scary and intimidating at times for yourself, your child, and your family. While most of the time, NPS is genetic and passed down from a parent, there are also times when it presents spontaneously and your child may be the first one to have it inContinue reading “NPS and Pediatrics – Part 1”

Since I’ve head a few people ask me about what I do for exercise, I thought I’d write up a post for you all here! Okay, so this is basically what I do for exercise. Each are not exactly in this order, but I generally follow a similar guideline each day, especially for leg day…Continue reading “My Basic Workout Schedule”

Hi all! In honor of Vegweek – I wanted to provide 2 more vegan recipes for anyone to try (they are easy, I swear). I’m pretty bad at taking pictures of my food both as I’m making it and before I eat it… Mainly because I’m hungry and impatient… but I managed to snap aContinue reading “BBQ Tempeh and Basic Buddha Bowl”

“Did you fall on your elbows?” The nurse practitioner asked me as she did a quick visual scan of my appearance at my employee occupational health visit. Did she mean any harm by saying this? No, of course not. Does it make me feel a little awkward? Yes, definitely. “No, it’s actually from a rareContinue reading “What We Say Vs. What They Hear”

Watch the video if you don’t feel like reading- — or read if you don’t feel like listening (the best of both worlds!) Hey guys!! Some of you may have recently seen my Instagram story about my blood work levels – but if not, that’s also why I’m writing about it here 😉 (duh) IfContinue reading “What Eating Vegan Did For Me”

As I approached my last few days in Japan, I was honored that one of my students who I was helping to teach English to wanted me to visit his very own physical therapy clinic! I had been working with Masahiro for a few months on conversational English, grammar, some medical terminology, and a fewContinue reading “Japanese Outpatient Clinic Experience”

//rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/cm?o=1&p=13&l=ez&f=ifr&linkID=5080e3e47d12afe5168a82efbbefa577&t=jenniferpalme-20&tracking_id=jenniferpalme-20 Everyone knows that changes occur when you’re pregnant. Hormones change, you might feel nauseous, you might feel exhausted, or you might even start to feel some increased pain in your joints. Your stomach is growing and pulling your spine into more of a lordosis than it is used to, and it might even beContinue reading “NPS and Pregnancy”

A few months ago I was told I had to have a Japanese bank account in order to get paid from a small job I did. Google helped, but ultimately it was word of mouth and trial and error that helped me to open my account. To help others out who may be in theContinue reading “Opening up a Japanese Bank Account – Yokosuka”