Tana Jimenez, PT

07/01/2025

My new year's resolution is to take my time back. NO MORE FREEBIES. Of course, I will fulfill my job responsibilities, however, I will no longer steal time from my family by using my expertise without being compensated. My children are starting to leave the next and I need to be there for them as much as I can. If I must work, it will be to support my family. Pro bono work is a different story and I enjoy volunteering to help others. Sometimes my kids even join me!

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19/12/2024

There may be something special about team sports in childhood that helps sharpen a kids' brain, new research shows.Children who were on soccer or volleyball teams scored higher on tests of "executive function" - thinking skills needed to organize, remember details, make...

07/12/2024

I went to the Abilities Expo today and met some great people, learned about great resources for my patients and their families, and saw demos of some amazing things like the Ekso Bionics exoskeleton and the Mobius Mobility iBOT wheelchair that can go up stairs!

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20/08/2024

Promoting physical fitness among persons with disabilities to increase their physical, emotional and

31/07/2024

Attention special needs parents in north Texas: https://www.facebook.com/100063693354637/posts/1009301934536242/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v

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31/07/2024

I love how he is open to discussing his visual impairment. Knowledge is empowering. https://www.today.com/health/men-s-health/stephen-nedoroscik-eyesight-rcna164245?cid=sm_npd_td_fb_ma&fbclid=IwY2xjawEWgz1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHTtW2E_LECkAg1OAWpMa5MeoaPmJL7fJ0tt2ERbUBQsP3rFr1TGP5m8JMA_aem_E8-HOdXDOHQrcbHiTqrJlg

The gymnast stands out for wearing thick-rimmed glasses when he's not competing. Here's what Stephen Nedoroscik has shared about his eye conditions.

14/03/2024

PARENT-TO-PARENT PSA: If you see a child with special needs at a park, or if you see a child who may not have an obvious disability at a park with a therapist, it would be ideal to have your school-aged children refrain from making comments and asking questions like "Why can't you do that? It's easy!" or "I can do that, why can't you?"

First of all, it's rude and none of anyone's business. If the adult takes the child to another part of the park, it's not polite to follow them over there and continue making comments.

Second of all, maybe said child was born prematurely, or is visually impaired, or has difficulty with coordination, or is weak/has low tone, or is gravitationally insecure. Not every kid has the same abilities, but they all have the right to enjoy a public park without judgment.

Third of all, comments like that can trigger some major emotions. Ask me how I know.

12/03/2024

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15/01/2024

10/01/2024

This is so cool!

07/01/2024

I am 3 months post hip labral repair and am doing very well. I have a bit of pain when I flex my hip fully, like getting into and out of the car and standing from a full squat. My orthopedic surgeon had let me take charge of my own rehab, but he wants me to get over this hump.

My insurance has a contract with Hinge Health, so with my surgeon's approval, I have been using their app to exercise. (They sent a tablet with the app preloaded! I expect to have to return it.)

Pros: The motion sensors are pretty cool, the program only takes about 10 minutes per session, I can do it at home

Cons: No initial evaluation to determine the source of my pain (which I imagine is due to scar tissue and possibly inflammation), no range of motion baseline measurements, no strength baseline measurements, no questions about functional deficits, general feedback that isn't always relevant

So...my conclusion is that it's a pretty cool program, but nowhere near the experience of being in the presence of an actual PT. If I weren't a PT, if I didn't have good body awareness, or if I had strict post-op precautions, this wouldn't be ideal. But as motivation to exercise with some general guidance, it's great. In my professional opinion, I think this is best for someone with general deconditioning and/or who has been immobile for a long time.

No copays. No office visits. Reduce your back and joint pain in just 15 minutes a day. So you can take the stairs, go hiking, run errands—and everything in between.

06/11/2023

I have been experiencing this for the past 6 weeks. It's amazing how you think places are accessible due to appearance alone, but when you actually need the accessibility, they aren't.

And now that the holiday season is approaching, I can barely get through store aisles when I have to shop using a scooter. Clear the clutter!

31/10/2023

More on my experiences as a (temporarily) disabled person:

CAREGIVER FATIGUE IS REAL.

28/10/2023

I want to share some of my experiences as a (temporarily) disabled person. Here's some of my experiences during my 2 full weeks of front-wheeled walker use:

I am amazed at how inaccessible things can be. When I had to use a walker, it would not fit through my bathroom door. Though the opening is wide enough, the dual doors obstruct it, so I had to crab walk through sideways. Using a standard bathroom stall doesn't really work because the walker gets in the way of the door closing. I literally had a woman rush into the empty public bathroom to get there before me so she could use the accessible stall. So I had to wait if I wanted to use the restroom with privacy.

People will see that you have a walker (I know they saw it because they commented about it) and still place things/themselves so close to you that you no longer have a way to enter/leave a space. It's not malicious, just the result of not thinking.

Not having a placard made car transfers difficult in parking lots because I had to have the door fully open to transfer and fold/unfold the walker. If I park far away to have more space beside me, it's a much longer walk.

The energy expenditure is real! Having to use a walker while being non-weightbearing or toe-touch weightbearing is exhausting for community distances. My shoulders and wrists hurt at the end of the day.

20/10/2023

How cool is this?

16/10/2023

I just found out that I was able to have 2 more ramps built for wheelchair users by Texas Ramp Project! That's 4 in the past year or so -- what an amazing non-profit!

09/10/2023

Hip Dysplasia PSA:

(warning: surgical photos on the website). I had pincer infringement repaired via osteotomy. The resulting labral tear was repaired via osteochondroplasty.

This is how hip dysplasia can rear its ugly head in adulthood.

12/08/2023

When your soon-to-be high school senior asks you to be at home more, you oblige. I will be cutting my work hours to enjoy my oldest before he leaves the nest.