Fibromyalgia “A Dead – End Diagnosis?”

December 31st, 2018

Fibromyalgia is a diagnosis that most of us are familiar with, but do we know exactly what it is?  To answer this and many more questions, Appalachian Physical Therapy of Harrisonburg will be hosting a seminar titled “Fibromyalgia: A Dead – End Diagnosis?”  Annie Baker PT, MS and Colleen Whiteford PT, DPT will be discussing

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

July 27th, 2018

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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Saturdays With Parkinson’s

June 28th, 2018

Your invited to join us at Appalachian Physical Therapy in Harrisonburg on Saturday, November 10th, from 11am-12pm For our Saturday’s with Parkinson’s group exercise class. The exercise class will  be lead by Dr. Jennifer Grove, PT, DPT, LSVT BIG® certified clinician and PWR!® Certified Instructor and Leigh Nicolas PWR® Certified Instructor. As the saying goes, if you

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Empower Your Wellness: Going above and beyond Parkinson’s Disease

June 27th, 2018

Come join us at Appalachian Physical Therapy in Harrisonburg, as we host “Empower Your Wellness: Going above and beyond Parkinson’s Disease” seminar, Tuesday, July 24th, 2018 from 7pm-8pm by Dr. Jennifer Grove, PT, DPT, LSVT BIG®, PWR!® Instructor. Learn about what’s new with Parkinson’s Disease (PD), what’s the big deal about alpha synuclein, what makes Parkinson’s

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Spring Runner’s Clinic

May 10th, 2018

On Tuesday, May 22nd, Appalachian Physical Therapy and Bluestone Bike and Run will be hosting a runners clinic at our Harrisonburg office. The event will consist of a discussion of proper foot mechanics, footwear selection, the latest research on running and injury prevention, shod versus barefoot running, and avoiding common training errors. The format will

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