Health Blog

Nov2nd 2016

On the Road for More Continuing Education

I had the pleasure of attending Postural Restoration Institute®’s Impingement and Instability course on Saturday October 22nd and Sunday October 23rd. The speaker, James Anderson, MPT, PRC did a great job presenting examination techniques for identifying dysfunctional movement patterns throughout the body and the rationale behind why these patterns can result in impingement and/or instability

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Restless Legs Syndrome Oct11th 2016

Restless Legs Syndrome

As is often the case with many diagnoses ending in “Syndrome,” Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) can be elusive and challenging to diagnose, treat, and understand. While we sometimes work with patients who come to us primarily for help with RLS (yes, we do treat it), more often they are seeking treatment for some other problem

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Welcome Dr. Jennie Grove! Sep29th 2016

Welcome Dr. Jennie Grove!

We are pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Jennie Grove, physical therapist, to our Broadway Office. Jennie graduated from Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon in 2007 with a Bachelor of Science in exercise science and a minor in Spanish. Upon graduation she became a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). She went on to

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Activities of Daily Living Sep22nd 2016

Activities of Daily Living: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You!

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] A large part of our role as physical therapists is to investigate and educate our patients about what activities or incidents contributed to their current pain or dysfunction. In the case of an acute injury or a trauma the causative factors involving the injury are generally straightforward. However, in cases

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Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Sep8th 2016

Treating Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

I just came back from another course!  This one was on going deeper into pelvic problems – literally.  I was trained in internal evaluation and treatment techniques for the pelvis for men and women.  Now don’t get all freaked out and think that now I am going to want to do an internal examination on

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Knee replacement model Jun29th 2016

Total Joint Replacement

Many people undergo joint replacement because of pain or an inability to perform activities they previously enjoyed. Although joint replacement plays a big role in alleviating pain and helping patients/clients return to their fav orite activities, it is only one step in a long journey. After joint replacement surgery, physical therapy plays a critical role

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Pinehurst Location Job Opening May4th 2016

What Is Physical Therapy?

As a follow up to our previous blog post on physical therapist education, I feel it’s fitting and appropriate to provide a more in depth post on what exactly we do as physical therapists. Quite often during our examination process and when delivering our treatment interventions our patients remark: “I didn’t know this was part

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Medical X-Ray imaging of hands Apr25th 2016

Imaging in Health Care

At Appalachian Physical Therapy, we believe informing and educating our patients and clients is a crucial part of our role. Our never-ending emphasis on learning keeps us very well informed and current with the best interventions in health care.  It also provides us with a wealth of information that we are passionate about sharing with

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Physical therapist education Apr20th 2016

Physical Therapist Education

Many times, I find that patients are surprised at the level of education that physical therapists have. It is helpful to understand the educational preparation your physical therapist has received in order to know who is most appropriate to treat your specific condition. One of the most important things to understand is that physical therapists

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Internal Dysfunction Seminar Mar2nd 2016

Colleen Whiteford Attends Internal Dysfunction Seminar

Colleen Whiteford recently completed the Fascial Manipulation® for internal dysfunction course in Las Vegas, Nevada! This is the first time the course has been taught in the United States. This purpose of this course was to provide healthcare professionals with innovative and alternative methods to effectively treat conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome, esophageal reflux, incontinence,

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