tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-193057732011-11-20T07:03:27.463-05:00Essays and articles written by Kimberly Burnham, whose interests include Integrative Manual Therapy (IMT), CenterIMT, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Vision, VisionIMT, Eye Disorders, Travel, Languages, PhD Candidate, Westbrook University, Connecticut School of Integrative Manual Therapy.Kimberly Burnhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15271963560059567502noreply@blogger.comBlogger251100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305773.post-1135519489560982742005-12-25T08:53:00.000-05:002005-12-25T10:10:13.896-05:00

1. -------. (2000). Northeast seminars offers Online interactive seminars. PT Magazine, March(from http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3936/is_200003/ai_n88822572.-------. (2005). Resources for "A Pointe of Interest: How to keep ballet dancers on their toes for years to come." Advance for Directors in Rehabiliation Online Resources(from http://rehabilitation-director.advanceweb.com/common

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My Favorite Topographical Anatomy or Surface Anatomy Siteshttp://www.med.umich.edu/lrc/coursepages/M1/anatomy/html/surface/back/back.htmlhttp://anatomy.uams.edu/anatomyhtml/gross.htmlhttp://www.vh.org/welcome/tour/index.htmlhttp://www.wikimd.org/index.php?title=Gray%27s_Anatomyhttp://www.onlinehealthresources.com/Publications/

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"Disease, in the average case, is due to disturbance of structure. Even in cases of disease resulting from abuse, there is often found some structural change.....The function of a joint is movement. Ligaments and muscles restrict this movement. If force is applied, this restriction is in a measure, overcome, and consequently, the tissues around the joint are injured. Nature sends out an exudate,

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Autism, One of the Many Labels Addressed by IMTby Kimberly Burnham, IMTC, PhD CandidateWorking with the underlying cause, is the way massage therapists, physical therapists and psychologists trained in Integrative Manual Therapy (IMT) address autistic children or people with autistic like behavior.At CenterIMT we have extensive experience treating autistic children ranging in age from small

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Autism Conference in Verona ItalyBon Jorno,My presentation at the Autism conference in Verona, Italy was the most controversial presentation and prompted a lot of questions. I was very pleased with the reception to IMT in Italy. Many of the 180 plus people who attended the conference were parents of children with autism and interested in how to access IMT for their child in the future. The rest

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Multiple Sclerosis and Integrative Manual TherapyKimberly Burnham, Director of Neurodegenerative Disoders for CenterIMTI am currently working on my PhD focused on neurodegenerative disorders including M.S. My thesis is that Integrative Manual Therapy can help people recover from Parkinson's. I find that the same is true of Multiple Sclerosis.We work with a number of people with M.S. and are

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Food Allergies and Plant Familiesby Kimberly BurnhamFood allergies are relatively common. some people are allergic to food items in the same plant family.For example I have a client who gets a rash that looks like poison ivy if he eats cashews or mangos. It is interesting to note that Cashew Nuts, Poison Ivy, Pistachio Nuts and Mangos are all in the same plant family.Some people have sensitivity

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"Any insult to our brain may permanently modify our entire world. Indeed, we can be annihilated by a simple chemical, anaesthetic or toxin, acting on our brain.......Our analysis leads to several conclusions. First, conscious experience appears to be associated with neural activity that is distributed simultaneously across neuronal groups in many different regions of the brain. Consciousness is

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Kim's Trip to israel March-April 2005Highlights from another wonderful trip to Israel working, learning and living.The trip started with a few days in the Sinai, snorkeling and relaxing in the sun. I was in Dahab, Egypt, a place of many contrasts.Red tomatoesGreen cucumbersHot sunCool waterPlodding camelsSleek barracudasSunburned bikini clad touristsBedouins covered in Egyptian cottonSandy rocky

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KIMBERLY BURNHAM Resume(860) 243-6571Date of Birth: July 21, 1957EDUCATIONManual Therapy www.CenterIMT.comStudies with Dialogues in Contemporary Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Horizons. Bloomfield, CT.Biologic Analogs: Neural Mobilization, Circulation Mobilization, Pelvis, Advanced Level 1, 2, 3. Therapeutic Horizons. Mar 96 - Oct 2000. (40 days)Subcortical Structures (4 days); Autonomic Nervous

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Disruption of Membrane, A Brief Literature Reviewby Kimberly Burnham, IMTC, PhD CandidateDisruption of Membrane (DOM) is the term used in Integrative Manual Therapy (IMT) to describe any loss of integrity in a membrane. The term describes the range from a tissue or cell wall with a greater permeability than normal to a ruptured membrane wall as in a ruptured appendix or an aneurysm. Membrane

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Introduction to Autonomic Nervous System Templatesby Kimberly Burnham, IMTC, PhD CandidateThe autonomic nervous system regulates functions in the body which need to be balanced, in order for the individual to thrive and function in their environment. Without the moderating effects of the autonomic nervous system, blood pressure falls too low or rises too high, body temperature fluctuates to a

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This article appears in the Journal of Soft Tissue Manipulation (the journal of the Ontario Massage Therapy Association at http://www.omta.com/)The PDF file is available at: www.centerimt.com/News/page%201.pdfBurnham, K. (2005). "Validity of Questionnaires in Evidence Based Research: The Assessment of Client’s with Parkinson’s Disease." Journal of Soft Tissue Manipulation Vol. 12 No. 2(Winter

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The Importance of How We Communicate with Our ClientsThe Placebo Effect, The Brain and Parkinson’s DiseaseHow we communicate with our clients, the tone of voice we use, the confidence we have, the knowledge we convey, is important to the continuation of our business. It is also significant to the health and well being of our clients. If our clients respect us as practitioners, the placebo effect

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A Way To Consider Integrative Manual Therapyby Kimberly Burnham, IMTC, PhD CandidateIntegrative Manual Therapy (IMT) is a hands on approach to healing and recovery from a variety of conditions. One aspect of IMT is the palpation and normalization of motilities or rhythms in the body. These rhythms are reflective of physiology (how the body functions) or pathophysiology (disease or dysfunction of

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Introduction to Autonomic Nervous System Templatesby Kimberly Burnham, IMTC, PhD CandidateThe autonomic nervous system regulates functions in the body which need to be balanced, in order for the individual to thrive and function in their environment. Without the moderating effects of the autonomic nervous system, blood pressure falls too low or rises too high, body temperature fluctuates to a

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Communicating with Our Clients and the Placebo EffectHow we communicate with our clients, the tone of voice we use, the confidence we have, the knowledge we convey, is important to the continuation of our business. It is also significant to the health and well being of our clients. If our clients respect us as practitioners, the placebo effect will enable them to feel and function even better.

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Physiologic and psychological processes exhibit rhythmic fluctuations, known as circadian rhythms, which are adaptable to changes in the environment, particularly light, temperature and stressors. The word circadian comes from: "circa" or about and "dian" or a day, a 24 hours period. The field of chronobiology examines circadian rhythms and the how human responses are affected by these rhythmic

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Hands On Solutions for Visual Dysfunctionsby Kimberly Burnham, Director Vision IMTVision IMT, a department of the Connecticut School of Integrative Manual Therapy, combines the skills of many different health care practitioners, including massage therapists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, functional vision experts, behavioral optometrists, and more. All are working towards helping

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DolphinsA ball of fire, the sun coming upGlistening off the tranquil AtlanticTwo hundred yards outA pod of DolphinsSounding as I swim Almost within touchThe Dolphins filling the waterWith an electric energyFish jump in a frenzyThen gone are the DolphinsLeaving a stillnessAndDreams of a Dolphin Program ChaosChaos, a place from whichAnything is possibleExcitingRelaxed and leaning into the fearInto

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Kimberly Burnham 1957 -First the travelog.I finished 5th grade at ISB in Brussels, Belgium and was there through 11th grade. That summer (1974) we moved to Ohio and I was mad at my Dad for a year for moving us just before my last year in high school. Living in Belgium was an wonderful life. I had friends from every English speaking country and many non-English speaking countries. Summer meant

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Smoking can at once be considered a serious killer in the United States and potentially beneficial in a wide array of conditions. Nicotine has been shown to be beneficial in ulcerative colitis, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Tourette's syndrome, schizophrenia, neuropsychiatric motor disorders, sleep apnea, and attention deficit disorder. "Although tobacco smoking has long been

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Can You Feel Your Feet? and What They are Doing to Your Heart Beat?Imagine for a moment a busy retail store at 3 o’clock on a sunny afternoon, you hear a door slam, turn to look in the direction of the sound, a friend waves and you go on with your shopping. Now imagine the same retail store, the same door slamming but it is 3 o’clock in the morning and you are surrounded by darkness. As you turn

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A recent Lung Association test indicated the quality of indoor air can be far worse than some "polluted" air outdoors. In Los Angeles,"staying inside is probably worse than going outside during a smog alert," said Lydia Paneri of the Associated Landscape Contractors of America. Noxious gases from such innocently seeming items as particle board used in furniture, cleaning materials, foam

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Can You Feel Your Feet? and What They are Doing to Your Heart Beat?by Kimberly BurnhamImagine for a moment a busy retail store at 3 o’clock on a sunny afternoon, you hear a door slam, turn to look in the direction of the sound, a friend waves and you go on with your shopping. Now imagine the same retail store, the same door slamming but it is 3 o’clock in the morning and you are surrounded by

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