Author Archives: Jennifer Palmer PT, DPT

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”

Palawan has been increasing in ranks of islands to visit over the last few years. Many people travel to El Nido and the Underwater River when they arrive. With only a few days to spend exploring, we opted to stay at a resort on a remote island in Honda Bay (another popular destination). Dos PalmasContinue reading “Palawan – Dos Palmas”

Yep, this is a blog about that dreaded “P” word that we all hate… Productivity. I recently saw a post asking about how people manage to do their documentation all on the clock instead of staying after hours to complete it. There were many different comments and such, obviously each facility is different, but IContinue reading “The Dreaded “P” Word”

Okay, so you have knee pain. You head to your physician who takes one look at your knees and – wait, what? You have “Nail Patella Syndrome” – what is that? Where are your kneecaps? … THAT tiny little thing is your kneecap? Uhhh.. Sound familiar? Yes, knee pain is very common in the worldContinue reading “Knee pain and NPS”