lakehead graduate returns as health professional to promote student wellness
(december 1, 2011 - orillia, on) looking at dozens of 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 hunched over laptop computers in the learning commons at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 , shannon green can foresee trouble.
a massage therapist and osteopath, green knows that the "forward flexed" posture can cause upper and lower back pain, tension headaches, and in some cases a numbness and tingling in the hands. desktop computers with screens at eye level and keyboards above the waist put much less stress on the body, she notes.
last week, green, who works at optimum potential chiropractic and nutrition in orillia, was offering professional advice to 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 as part of a health and wellness fair at lakehead's university avenue location. the fair was presented by the university's wellness centre to help 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 learn about local services in the community.
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graduate, shannon green, takes part in a health and
wellness fair held at the university avenue campus on november 22. as a
professional massage therapist, she helped 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛
such as rodger
whitman learn how to alleviate stress.
green, 42, is no stranger to lakehead. she graduated in 2010 with first class standing and won the orillia campus dean's medal, awarded to the highest-ranking student in the honours bachelor of arts and science program. she also received the poulin award (renamed the "lloyd dennis award" in 2011) for outstanding citizenship.
her remarkable achievements as a mature student are a far cry from her first university experience fresh out of high school more than two decades ago. with no clear career path at that stage in her life, she attended the university of western ontario and obtained a ba in english and sociology. her marks were less than stellar.
after taking a one-year diploma course at fanshawe college, she tried working as a legal assistant, but found she was not suited to law. it wasn't until she trained to become a massage therapist and osteopath that she found work that inspired her. relieving pain, increasing mobility, and improving a client's general well-being was very satisfying.
"the body does not operate strictly in a physical realm. psychological and social factors have an effect on overall health as well," green says. "i want to treat the whole person." touch can be a comforting and compassionate form of therapy, especially for the elderly, green notes. "for an aging person who is pain-ridden and fearful of death, a massage can make them feel loved and cared for at a time of their life when they experience little physical contact," says green.
deciding she wanted to become a doctor focusing on the elderly, green knew her marks from western wouldn't cut it. so she enrolled at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 in 2007 to boost her eligibility. she was living in bracebridge at the time and commuted for the first semester before moving to orillia with her husband. green thrived at the fledgling campus, then in its second year and occupying part of heritage place in downtown orillia. "western was huge and impersonal. here the campus was small and intimate. i loved being a big fish in a small pond. you had one-on-one time with your professors. they were always available."
green excelled academically. but she also made her mark in the community, helping to form a student organization called thundercats, which took on social causes. they revived the walk for memories and raised $6,000 for the alzheimer society of north east simcoe county. the thundercats also collected food items for the sharing place food bank on halloween with the door-to-door trick-or-eat campaign. their 30-hour famine raised more than $3,000 for haitian relief efforts. the thundercats continue to be active today, both on campus and in the community.
though she thoroughly enjoyed the downtown heritage place campus, green says the new campus on university avenue with its environmental awareness focus and energy-efficient design is extraordinary. "this is a wonderful facility. the campus reflects the student body. it's ecological, modern, and environmentally sensitive. it's an amazing fixture for orillia."
with her top marks, green has applied to the northern ontario school of medicine, which is connected with both lakehead and laurentian universities. only 64 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛
are accepted each year and last year green just missed the cut, ending up fourth on the waiting list. determined to follow through with her goal, she has reapplied this year and looks forward to a successful outcome.
lakehead has put her in a solid position to realize her highest ambition.
"i'm very proud this is the school that made me able to find my place in the world. it's a big part of who i am.
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