Principal Todd Harless says…
I’m not sure where to start, praising First Choice Physical Therapy for the care they’ve provided to myself personally, and the athletes I’ve sent their way, could take days to complete. The piece I want to share today is the servant type attitude Dr. Rinehart and his staff display to their patients. I was the baseball coach at Mosley High School the past eight seasons and no matter what time I called, the staff went out of their way see one of our athletes. The staff has a genuine concern for your well-being and will make sure you’re better before they release you to full activities. I constantly see members of the staff at sporting events locally, supporting as if they’re a member of the family. I think that says it all, when you walk through the doors of First Choice you become family!
Todd Harless
Principal- CC Washington Academy
Mosley High School Baseball Coach 07-15
New Years Help-Increasing your metabolism
I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and enjoyed time with loved ones and some much needed rest and relaxation! If you are like my family and I, you spent a lot of time eating, fellowship with one another, napping, and more eating over the Christmas break. Now as the New Year approaches I wanted to give you a few easy steps on how to increase your metabolism and help with all of the holiday festivities (over-eating). Below is a link that will give you a number of easy and simple steps to speed up your metabolism. As always, if you are experiencing any musculoskeletal pain or joint pain, come see one of our Doctors of Physical Therapy for an evaluation and treatment. God Bless and Happy New Year!!
http://www.active.com/fitness/articles/15-easy-ways-to-speed-up-your-metabolism
What’s The Big Deal?!
Make The Right Choice
1 Choice noun \ˈchȯis\ is : the act of choosing: the act of picking or deciding between two or more possibilities. Merriam-Webster
Life is full of choices. Making a choice involves making a decision by judging the merits of multiple options and selecting one of them that best serves your purpose. There are many important decisions that will be made in a lifetime–marriage, school, career and health to name a few. However, without your health, making choices in life becomes increasingly difficult–if not impossible. That’s why choosing your healthcare provider is a “Big Deal”. With so many choices available, how do you decide? You research! Finding the provider with whom you will trust your care, step. I highly encourage you to research First Choice Physical Therapy. I know that you will find our company is the best choice in every category.
- We hire the most Doctors of Physical Therapy.
- We have two convenient locations to serve you.
- Our award winning service and care is second to none.
- With our expanded clinical hours we can conveniently see you when you need us.
Come see why we continue to be the best choice for all of your Physical Therapy needs. Remember -It’s your Choice- make it Count
Write Your Own Script
In Florida and 47 other states you do not have to have a script from your primary physician to see a Doctor of Physical Therapy. That is the point of this ad we ran in the Lynn Haven Ledger in March of 2015. This is one of a string of ads that we designed in-house.That was the beginning of our series of ads with full color backgrounds and busier than most of the ads you saw in the Ledger. Ok, we admit they were the busiest ads. They looked good in the large newspaper format though and we decided to put together a few ads of that style. We hope you liked them for their difference!
Regardless of the style of the ad, our main thought was always to make sure that we educated the reader that they have the final say in where they go for physical therapy. That is why we include the tag of “It’s Your Choice – Make It Count” in most of our ads.
MVP Sports Enhancement Trains With Mosley
LYNN HAVEN As the prep football season gets going, so too does the high school volleyball season.Many area teams in fact are in Tallahassee for a preseason classic this weekend. Arnold and Mosley among them.
We paid a visit to one of the latter’s practices this week as head coach Michelle Mask and her group look ahead to what they hope will be another big season.
The Lady Dolphins, who finished 21-9 last season, were district runner up to Arnold, then came back and beat Arnold in round two of the playoffs. Mosley then made it all the way to the region finals, losing to powerhouse Bishop Kenny in Jacksonville.
One reason to believe they can repeat, or even build on that success, the return of T’ara Ceasar, who spent last season with Rutherford, after playing with Mosley as a freshman.
They also return key starters like Kiana Yangson and Kenley Adams.
“Well we knew we were going to have to have a tough summer working out,” said Mask. “And we kind of knew going into the summer that we were gonna work as hard we could all summer to prepare for the fall. And the girls started hard in July. We went to Auburn, we went to U.F., we went two-a-days pretty much all summer. Oh my gosh we went as far as hiring personal trainers. And it’s the first time we’ve ever done it, we had MVP Sports Performance come out here and three times a week he’d come out and he’d do training with the girls, so I think it’s gonna show.”
The season begins for real for Mosley and other area teams next week. The Lady ‘Fins host Catholic in their opener Tuesday at 6.
View the news video here.
Free School Physicals, Big Success!
We love it when a plan comes together. We love it even more when the community supports the plan.
Kids that participate in sports in the Bay County school system must have a physical each year both they can join in. For the 3rd year First Choice Physical Therapy hosted a morning of free school athlete physicals for the students. It is a team effort that extends beyond the staff at FCPT though. We send out a big “Thank You” to everyone involved. Doctors from around the county volunteered to do the main exam and many FCPT staff making sure that students had filled out their forms before getting in line to have their physical and manning several stations set up to check weight, height, eyes and more. It ran like a well oiled machine and you would think we do this everyday.
While this was open to all Bay County students Bay Haven and Bay Haven North were the largest group taking advantage of the offer. It is a testament to the communication system in place between the school, the students and the parents. They really no how to get the word out!
If you missed it this year you can go ahead and put it on your calendar to start watching for us to announce the date next year. We like to target the last weekend of July or very close to it. Follow us on Facebook or visit our web site to find the exact date when it is announced.
Swimmer’s Shoulder
As the dog days of summer are upon us, many of you are finding relief and a way to beat the heat in the joys of swimming. Whether you are a novice swimmer that enjoys time in the water, or an elite swimmer that swims for a local swim team or training for your next Triathlon, you most likely have experienced some sort of shoulder pain. Research shows that 94% of elite swimmers experience some sort of shoulder pain or “Swimmer’s Shoulder.” I have recently teamed up with a local NCAA competitive swimmer to take a look into the world of swimming and the injuries that come along with the demands of the sport. Attached to this blog is a link to a research paper that goes into great detail the biomechanical dysfunctions that produce shoulder pain and how to prevent such injuries. If you or your loved ones are having any shoulder pain that may be related to “Swimmer’s Shoulder” come in and see one of our Doctors of Physical Therapy for a complete evaluation and plan of care to get you back into the water pain free.Brannon Chester, DPT
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Jamie McDonald
NCAA Swimmer, University of West Florida
Swimmer dysfunction research paper.
Free School Physicals Was A Big Success!
It’s just a little tendonitis…Right?
A common phrase that people use to describe their pain or injury is, “Oh it’s just a little tendonitis, it will go away soon.” Chronic tendonitis without treatment could ultimately lead to a complete rupture of the tendon sidelining you from any activity for months. In the past 10 years there has been substantial research into tendon pathology and the term “tendinopathy” has replaced the old term “tendonitis” as a result of the research and we now have a better understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms. Through study and research, it has been concluded that there are 3 stages to tendinopathy: 1) reactive tendinopathy 2) tendon dysrepair and 3) degenerative tendinopathy.Reactive tendinopathy is the early stage of tendon dysfunction and is a short-term adaptive thickening in attempt to reduce the stress placed upon the tendon. In this stage, the tendon can revert back to normal structure if overload is reduced or sufficient time is given between loading. Tendon dysrepair, there is greater matrix (tissue composition) breakdown of the tendon. We see this in all ages of patients and activity levels. In this stage, the tendon appears thickened with more localized changes. Degenerative tendinopathy is the last and most dangerous stage of tendon dysfunction. There is greater matrix and cell breakdown, with even some areas of cell death in this particular stage. If gone unchecked, this stage can inevitably lead to rupture.
Due to the fact that tendonitis/tendinopathy is an overuse injury, the best course of action is to decrease the stress and overloading of the tendon. In other words, REST. Also, through specific treatment interventions including soft tissue mobilization, eccentric strengthening, and evaluating the ultimate cause of the tendon dysfunction, we can prevent any further damage done to the tendon. If you are experiencing any sort of joint pain or “tendonitis” pain, come in and see one of our Doctors of Physical Therapy for a thorough evaluation to determine the best course of treatment for your particular injury.
Brannon Chester, DPT
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Runner’s World article worth reading
I know we’ve given this to some runners that have come through our office, but if you haven’t seen it yet, here’s some light reading for you. Enjoy!!
http://www.runnersworld.com/injury-prevention-recovery/the-whole-body-fix