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Crystal Markfort

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Peds PT, pediatric chronic pain PT, mom, wife, dog mom and lover of all things MN.

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Iowa Legislature - Meeting Public Comments Information pertaining to the Iowa Legislature as well as the Executive and Judicial branch in as much as they relate to the legislative branch

also while this horrible chaos is going on they are also introducing a bill to ban mrna vaccines too. now taking public comment but keeping quiet about it ,it www.legis.iowa.gov/committees/m...

01.03.2025 04:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

oh yeah and if u ever rent a car for traveling do it through costco app! even cheaper than AAA!

16.02.2025 04:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

love their pasta sauce, we get their chicken bites that are kirkland brand that are like chick fila but u can air fry them and there for better, love their kids clothes and coats and winter gear ( $15 snow pants!)

16.02.2025 04:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

so as you said sometimes it may send signals when it doesnโ€™t need too. learning how to retrain the nerves/ nervous system to react a bit less is often one of the things PTs try to help ppl w that deal w chronic pain. u sound like u have have some idea of what u are looking for.

28.01.2025 01:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

our nerves are very good at protecting our bodies. sometimes if they have had a lot of pain signals for long periods it starts to interpret other signals like pressure, movement, temp, etc as pain or it takes less to trigger it. itโ€™s really common and the n sys is amazing but can be overractiveโ€ฆ

28.01.2025 01:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

they are looking at if you have had pain for so long your nervous sys has started to process things a bit differently making the pain spread or or more intense and when we have pain for a long time the areas of our brain that process where our pain/ foot should be start to get a bit blurry

27.01.2025 23:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I would ask your PT to explain why they did it. but it depends on whether they found it was an issue for you or not

27.01.2025 22:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They were assessing some
thing called laterality. it is a way to look to see how much of your pain involves your nerve pathways essentially or one of the ways. Chronic pain is more complex than acute pain in our nervous sys. bc of that, thereโ€™s lots more to consider than msc and joints.

27.01.2025 22:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Michael J. Fox receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his advocacy in Parkinsonโ€™s research.

04.01.2025 19:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18169    ๐Ÿ” 2851    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 441    ๐Ÿ“Œ 307
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Medal of Freedom awarded to Jane Goodall and Bill Nye, two powerful and passionate activists for scientific literacy, conservation, and climate policy.

Well deserved honor by a president who trusts and promotes science, virtues that will soon disappear from the White House.

04.01.2025 21:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
judgmental beagle

judgmental beagle

being judged for waking the sleeping beagleโ€ฆ

04.01.2025 06:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Wolf kisses ๐Ÿ˜˜

03.01.2025 02:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1827    ๐Ÿ” 277    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 32    ๐Ÿ“Œ 19
puppy and her toys

puppy and her toys

pup and her Christmas haul. now snuggles requested

27.12.2024 14:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

they are hanging out with the scissors

07.12.2024 06:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
pup and toys

pup and toys

โ€œgood to be home and snuggled with my toysโ€

02.12.2024 18:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Assessment of Multisensory Sensitivity May Assist With the Management of Children With Chronic Pain Chronic pain is a significant problem in adults; however, it can also be challenging to evaluate and manage effectively in pediatric and adolescent populations. Many theories implicate different facto...

wanting to fill my feed with some interesting new articles: post an article or case you find interesting . I will go first publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...

30.11.2024 21:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

List is full so will start a second starter pack go.bsky.app/R5qi69i

19.11.2024 22:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The gutโ€“brain axis and pain signalling mechanisms in the gastrointestinal tract - Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology Visceral pain is a major clinical issue, most commonly associated with gastrointestinal disorders. This Review discusses molecular mechanisms by which neurons are sensitized in the gut, outlining sign...

NEW in #NatureReviewsGastroHep!

This Review on gut-brain axis & pain signalling in the gut
By Kim Meerschaert & Isaac Chiu
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

๐Ÿ”“ rdcu.be/d1dFo

๐Ÿงช #gastrosky #GIsky

23.11.2024 09:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 108    ๐Ÿ” 30    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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a cartoon of a chef with a needle in his mouth is playing at 4:32 Alt: chefs kiss

perfect

22.11.2024 01:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

pizza n cake. most kids eat at 11 at daycare anyway ( i know itโ€™s for a 2 yr old). is ok but stick w toddler safe( unless u are going to cut up all the grapes) Keep it simple bc u will appreciate simple and the parents will just be happy to talk to another adult and kids just want pizza

22.11.2024 00:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Gales of November on Lake Superior
YouTube video by The Wild North Gales of November on Lake Superior

Hereโ€™s 1 minute of intense Lake Superior waves:

youtu.be/HhO_jdnsQ6Y?...

20.11.2024 16:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Come see the Hubble Space Telescope exhibit while it's traveling through Iowa! Open until January 26th ๐Ÿ˜

15.11.2024 22:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Welcome to the 20M+ new folks who just joined BSky!! ๐Ÿ”ฅ Here's a Pain Science & Medicine starter pack for those interested. Please RT so that our community can find us! ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ
Comment if you'd like to be added ๐Ÿค“๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ
#medsky #medtwitter #PsySciSky #neuroscience #neuroskyence #PainSky
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20.11.2024 01:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 91    ๐Ÿ” 46    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 35    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

thanks for putting this list together!

20.11.2024 02:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ope, lemme just post real quick once ๐Ÿ‘‹

18.11.2024 16:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 70    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Multisensory sensitivity differentiates between multiple chronic pain conditions and pain-free individuals Multisensory sensitivity (MSS) to nonpainful stimuli has been identified as a risk factor for the presence of coexisting chronic pain conditions. However, it remains unclear whether MSS can differenti...

Since I seem to have picked up a lot of PT/Physio followers I feel the urge to post about areas of my recent interest/ study ( not just MN and dogs). Hereโ€™s an super interesting paper from a colleague on possible interactions of MSS and pain pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

19.11.2024 01:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

great to see you here too

17.11.2024 13:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œWhat do you mean this is the human childโ€™s carseat? โ€œ

17.11.2024 05:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

depends on your kiddo but generally age 4 with some basic sets ( they have age 4 sets) if you can supervise and keep it always away from the younger. the age 4 sets tend to be a transition from duplo and chunkier pieces but still have the occasional small 1x1 or circular that fits up the nose

16.11.2024 15:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Servers are making a weird sound hang with us

15.11.2024 21:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1790    ๐Ÿ” 153    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 188    ๐Ÿ“Œ 90

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