User:BRileyPTA

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I am new to Wikipedia and I have contributed to Basal metabolic rate, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basal_metabolic_rate, as my first effort.

My background includes serving as a Captain in the United States Marine Corps[[1]] from 1979 to 1983, then working with the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales [[2]] as a Scholastic (which included teaching students at Northeast Catholic High School in Philadelphia, PA, and at Salesianum High School in Wilmington, Delaware,) until 1990.

I developed a chronic case of Plantar fasciitis[[3]] and was told that the condition was temporary by my Physician. I later learned that he was mistaken in his assessment and unfamiliar with the expertise of Physical Therapy. My Physical Therapist was graduated from Boston University and showed why her institution is considered to be the very best at preparing students for this discipline. My Physical Therapist answered my questions very thoroughly, completely cured my symptoms and suggested that I go to the National Library of Medicine to learn more. I had been using the facilities of the Library while I was in graduate studies at the DeSales School of Theology which was affiliated with the Dominican House of Studies [[4]], in Washington D.C.

So I subsequently took a more active approach to studying the system that the National Library offers to researchers. I then enrolled in the Physical Therapist Assistant Program at Northern Virginia Community College and graduated in 1998. I currently work for Vaniene Hardy the CEO of Rehab Management Incorporated "The Extraordinary Rehab Company." I have written three articles for Advance for PTs and PT Assistants: 1) The Race against Chronic Plantar Fasciitis (with Christine Salmon as co-author); [[5]], [[6]] 2) Demystifying Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, [[7]]; and 3) Exploring Treatment Options for Elbow Pain, [[8]].

Basal metabolic rate is my first contribution to the compendium being crafted by the administrators at Wikipedia.

I also have a beautiful little girl who will always be my inspiration: Faith Mangente Riley (born November 21, 2003,at 3:21 PM, 7 lbs, 8 oz, height 20.5 inches.) Faith's Mother, Fredda Mangente, R.N., works two jobs as a Nurse and was instrumental in helping me to understand the concepts and physiological implications of how the Krebs Cycle influences and shapes the changes that do occur at the cellular level to increase or decrease basal metabolic rate.

Kathy Caplins is the Occupational Therapist responsible for helping to teach patients and therapists why they need to know what is happening to their bodies with a ramped up BMR or a declining RMR. Patty Mahfky,[[9]], is the Speech-Language Pathology expert who will help to bring this program to the Public School Systems who want to successfully reverse the obesity epidemic [[10]]. Lily Wainless, PT, has been my mentor at the facility where I have developed ideas that prove that PT and BMR are connected and integral. Etzer-Jan Dijkstra, PT, is from the Netherlands and his ideas are helping me to see the international applications of how BMR can influence a worldwide change in obesity management with exercises in the therapeutic threshold.

Ingrid Parkhurst is my MDS collaborator and companion on my 35 mile walks along the Potomac River. By walking 35 miles on a weekly basis, and in some cases on a daily basis, I am learning how a pound of fat is redistributed in the various compartments of the body. JT is the Director of Nursing where we work. She is helping me to comprehend how the blood tests used in Nursing can support the idea of balancing the deprivation or augmentation needed to be fit physically while maintaining appropriate nutrition to keep the muscle cycles strong with energy from the viscera. A wonderful woman that I have met at my place of employment named Col. R.L. is a very famous dietician and she has been instrumental in showing me how a very healthy 95 year old can metabolize a balanced nutritional regimen with optimal exercise. Col. R.L. is ably assisted in this effort by her Filipino [[11]] Nursing Staff: Minda, Elizabeth, Miratu, Christine, and Nita.BRiley 15:40, 3 September 2006 (UTC)BRileyPTABRiley 15:40, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

My parents, Col. William E. Riley Jr. and Mrs. Patricia O'leary Riley have been mentoring my intellectual pursuits for the past 50 years with leadership by example going back to my birth at the Quantico Marine Corps Base where I subsequently had my training to be an infantry officer. My grandfather, Lt. Gen William E. Riley, [[12]] [[13]], is famous in Marine Corps circles for his work fighting and winning our nation's military conflicts, but also as the "Marine General who stops wars." He worked tirelessly with Ralph Bunch [[14]] in 1948 to bring about the cessation of hostilities during the 1948 War of Independence for Israel. And I am maximally inspired by my patient T.M. who is has been diagnosed with a terminal case of lymphoma, and also my Uncle Jack Ward who is also in the final stages of prostate Cancer. Both my patient and my uncle remain upbeat while they endure their circumstances and are showing me the value of living your life well to the fullest in order to have a satisfying opportunity to tie it all together in the moments leading to an eternal reward.BRileyPTA 13:32, 10 September 2006 (UTC)BRileyPTABRileyPTA 13:32, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

I would also like to mention Jennifer Harbster, [[15]] and her contribution to my understanding of how the research process works for Science and Technology inquiries at the Library of Congress, and what library procedures can bring the latest findings to a prescient understanding of a complex topic in the fifth floor collections of the John Adams Building. Jennifer also looked over the Wikipedia description of the Library of Congress and noted that our Nation's premier library is the largest collection on earth, not one of the largest!