Physical Therapy News & Healthcare

Do you want better results on the ice for your team and for yourself? Serious About Your hockey? Seriously
Train with HPA

It is time to work on your athletic base that will be the foundation of improved skating, puck skills and overall ability to play the game. If you and your teammates commit to improvement, you will see results on the ice.

Hockey is a skill intensive sport that requires a player to train to advance, within a focused year round training regime.

For all hockey players a balance must be struck: Train, all while igniting the passion, while avoiding burnout. Spring and summer is the time to train. Competing or playing year round interrupts the important athletic and skill development cycle.

Our comprehensive High Performance spring and summer player development program with IRG develops core athleticism, core skills, conceptual knowledge and offensive / defensive execution. The curriculum will progress to advance each player's competencies while growing the group in a positive peer environment.

Many Everett residents and physicians are familiar with Everett Physical Therapy and Sports Performance Center at the Everett Events Center, so familiar, that the popular location needed to expand and offer clients and physical therapy patients the next level in their training.

The Everett Sports Performance Center, an affiliate of Integrated Rehabilitation Group Inc. (IRG), opened in October 2005. The remodeled former Asian restaurant at Hewitt and Hoyt Streets is 6400 sq. ft. with 17-foot high ceilings - plenty of room for advanced athletic strength and conditioning programs.

When you decided to take control of your weight, you were committed to making changes. And you’ve made good progress. Unfortunately, life can present some challenges that weaken your commitment. So, how can you stay motivated over time? Here are a few suggestions.

1. Make a list of the benefits of weight loss. Keep a list of reasons why you want to achieve a healthier weight. Be specific. For example, instead of “Better Health,” you might write, “Improve my cholesterol levels.” Find motivation in benefits such as “Having more energy” and “Feeling better about myself today.”

Non-Invasive ASTYM Treatment Helps with a Wide Variety of Musculoskeletal Disorders

Integrated Rehabilitation Group Inc. (IRG) announced that today three of their team therapists have certification in the ASTYM System. Dawn Bostic, PT, OCS, will offer the alternative therapy at Arlington Physical Therapy; Tony Dao, OTR/L, at Edmonds Hand Therapy; and Carol Haakenson, PT, will provide the therapy at Silver Lake Physical Therapy.

A great backpack is without a doubt one of the most important back-to-school purchases you can invest in for your child this year. Chronic neck, shoulder and back conditions have become more prevalent and it is vital to teach children the essentials of proper posture and body mechanics to keep them structurally healthy and strong. Good habits are formulated young and decrease the incidence of stress and strain injuries.

The following statistics were taken from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Injury Prevention website: More than one-third of adults ages 65 years and older fall each year (Hornbrook 1994; Hausdorff 2001). Among older adults, falls are the leading cause of injury deaths (Murphy 2000) and the most common cause of nonfatal injuries and hospital admissions for trauma (Alexander 1992). In 2003 more than 1.8 million seniors ages 65 and older were treated in emergency departments for fall-related injuries and more than 421,000 were hospitalized.

Ninety million Americans (42 percent of the population) will complain of dizziness to their doctors at least once in their lifetime (NIH). By age 75, dizziness and balance disorders are one of the most common reasons for seeking help from a physician. Dizziness-vertigo is among the 25 most common reasons that Americans visit the doctor (Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, 1991).

U. S. physicians report a total of more than 5 million dizziness-vertigo visits per year. The cost of medical care for patients with balance disorders had been estimated to exceed $1 billion per year in the United States. Does this sound like you?

Got a sore neck? A nagging back ache? You’re not alone. Consider this: nearly 80 percent of all Americans will have back pain at some point in their lives, according the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. Back pain ranks second to the common cold as the main reason people see their physician. And it’s the third most frequent reason for having surgery.

But they weren’t on a track or some grassy school field; they were in downtown Everett at the Everett Physical Therapy & Sports Performance Center, which opened in February in the Everett Events Center.