PRACTICE NEWS: Keeping Our Patients Up To Date!
Brownsville. Back To Action Physical Therapy participated inandsupportedSt.Mary’sCatholic School’s 4th Annual Mommy and Me 5K/1Mile Run/Walk. TheSt.Mary’sMommy&MeRun/Walk isanevent forthewholefamily. Itwascreatedtostrengthen the relationships of families and community through exercise. It is also a special way for the community to celebrate Mother’s Day and recognize all that they do! The proceeds raised from this event benefit and support St. Mary’s Catholic School’s missions. We were also at the 2017 Pedal To Padre on the 7thofMay riding30milesandsupportingPedal to Padre, Inc. Pedal to Padre, Inc. plans to make donations to localnon-profitcauses in thecities we ride through or to local municipal recreation, beautification, or tourism causes. Eagle Pass. May was a busy month for us. We continuetostrivetoprovideexcellentpatientcare in the clinic and maintain an active presence in our community through various charities and events. May was the kick off of our book drive. BTA ishelpingSouthwestTexasJuniorCollege’s PhiThetaKappa(PTK)EaglePassHonorSociety. PTK is a two year college honor society with chaptersaroundtheworld.Partoftheirchapter’s mission istocompleteanannualserviceproject. Each year their chapter tackles a new project based on our community’s needs and research theyhavecompleted.Thisyear theyaregiftinga local elementary school a library remodel. They needourcommunity’shelpwithbookormonetary donations to fulfill this goal. BTA is helping with a book drive, during the library remodel and donations to help them meet their goal. If you can help, please stop by our clinic, we will be collecting books or any donations throughout the summer. We also participated in Camino Real’s Mental Health Fair. They had a good turnout with kids andfamiliesgettingthe informationtheyneeded for theirkid’sneeds.Therewasmusic, food,and variousactivitiesforthekid’stoparticipate inand a lotof resourcesandeducation for theparents. On May 25th, BTA joined the nation in bringing awarenessandraisingmoneytoendchildpoverty in theU.S.andaround theworldbyparticipating in this year’s Red Nose Day!
Harlingen. On May 13th, the Harlingen and Brownsville clinics got together at St. Mary’s Church in Brownsville for the Mommy and Me Run/Walk. On May 3rd, our clinical care coordinator, Anita, celebrated her 38th birthday. When you see her, wish her a Happy Belated Birthday. Back To Action Physical Therapy in Harlingen is having a Pet Food and Supply Drive. We are collecting donations that will be given to the HumaneSociety inHarlingentohelptheirmission to engage the hearts, hands, and minds of the community to help animals. We would greatly appreciate any donations. DelRio. LastyearBack toActionsponsoredand volunteeredatLaughlin’sannualAdventureRace, andthisyearwedecidedtoparticipate!Together with some of our “back to action” patients, staff trained hard for the 3 mile run, 20 mile bike, and 1milerow inLakeAmistadas theBacktoAction Quads of Fury. It was an amazing experience/ teambuildingevent thatpushedus toour limits. One of our patients, Mr. Garcia, a competitve cyclist, has been in physical therapy for over a yearfollowingaserioushitandrunaccidentthat nearlycosthimhis lifewhilecycling.Hesuffered multiple broken bones in his arms, legs, pelvis, and sternum, and required multiple surgeries to save his life and reconstruct the damaged structures. We were SO proud to have him on our Adventure Race team cycling the full 20 mileswithuson thevery routehewas riding the dayof the terribleaccident.Hecouldhaveeasily passed us all by a long shot but stayed with the team and supported us. In addition to the Adventure Race, Del Rio staff also participated in Red Nose Day in support of ending childhood poverty. Kristi attended the Permant Party meeting on base for the Military Affairs Association welcomingnewlystationedActivedutyAirforce members and their families to Del Rio and providing information about the services we offer at Back to Action. And Devesh Digwal, PT attended a continuing education course for his level 1 certification in myofascial taping through Rock Tape.
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