Category: News

Temporomandibular Joint Feb26th 2019

Jaw Pain and Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Seminar

Appalachian Physical Therapy in Harrisonburg will be hosting an informational seminar on the treatment of jaw pain and temporomandibular joint dysfunction. This talk will be held on Thursday, March 14th from 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM at the Harrisonburg location on East Market street between Martin’s supermarket and Kohl’s department store. Presenters Bill Whiteford and

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Runner's Clinic 2019 Jan24th 2019

Runner’s Clinic 2019

Running is a great lifelong sport that requires very minimal equipment and can be done just about anywhere. Unfortunately, it’s also a sport with a very high injury rate. Research studies have shown that approximately 56% of recreation runners sustain an injury each year with that number being even higher, up to 90%, in those

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Colleen Whiteford Jan17th 2019

Colleen Whiteford Recently Completed Training with the New York Mets

I just returned from an amazing trip to Florida.  While escaping to Florida mid-winter sounds lovely, this was not exactly a margarita-ville kind of deal. As part of my training to become an instructor in the Fascial Manipulation-Stecco® (FM) method, I was invited/encouraged to attend a level one course held there, on rather short notice

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Artist Open House Jan17th 2019

Artist Open House featuring Gail Carr

Appalachian Physical Therapy in Harrisonburg will be hosting an Artist Open House on Wednesday, January 23rd. Please join us that evening from 6 pm – 7:30 pm to meet and greet local artist, Gail Carr. Lite refreshments will be provided. Gail’s art work will be on display through March 20th. Feel free to come by

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Fibromyalgia Seminar Video

Jan13th 2019

Please click the link for a brief preview of our upcoming fibromyalgia seminar which will be give by our therapists Ann Baker and Colleen Whiteford. Fibromyalgia Seminar Video

"Four Painter Pals" Art Exhibit Oct31st 2018

“Four Painter Pals” Art Exhibit

Your Invited! Four local artists will exhibit their art at Appalachian Physical Therapy during November and December. Lourene Bender, Leigh Crumrine, Anne McFarland and Janet Lee Wright, are all signature members of the Shenandoah Valley Watercolor Society, although each works in a different style. Besides being award winning artists, the four are also good friends

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PT Tech Dan Oct31st 2018

Welcome PT Tech Dan Buhls to Broadway

With the recent retirement of Mrs. Carla Lloyd, who we will dearly miss, we welcome to the Broadway office the new PT Tech Dan Buhl. Dan recently graduated from James Madison University with a Bachelors in Kinesiology with a concentration in Exercise Science.  He has completed a physical therapy minor and an occupational therapy minor upon

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Coordinator in Harrisonburg Oct31st 2018

New Office Coordinator in Harrisonburg

If you have been to Appalachian Physical Therapy in Harrisonburg in the past month or so, you probably recognized a new welcoming face at the front desk. Our new Office Coordinator Janie, comes to us from Timberville, Va where she lives with her husband and 3 kids on their beef and poultry farm. Janie has

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Artist Open House Sep4th 2018

Artist Open House

We at Appalachian Physical Therapy in Harrisonburg are at it again. We will be hosting a Artist Open House on Wednesday, September 12th from 7pm-8:30pm featuring local artist Carolyn Yager, that will be open to the public for free. Carolyn Yager is a retired neurophysiologist who served for more than a decade as an investigator

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Parkinson's Wellness Recovery Jul27th 2018

Bringing Parkinson’s Wellness Recovery (PWR!®) to the Valley

Bringing Parkinson’s Wellness Recovery to the Valley -Dr. Jennifer Grove, PT, DPT, LSVT BIG®, PWR!® Certified Instructor, Leigh Nicolas, PWR!® Cert Instructor. Approximately 1.2 million people in the US are predicted to have Parkinson’s disease (PD) by 2030, according to a recent large scale study put on by the Parkinson’s Foundation.  This prediction precipitates the

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