THE
MARCH, 2020
ZPT GaZette NEWSLETTER
Dear ZPT family and friends,
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I missed out on saying Happy New Year to you in January, so I will say it now! Happy New Year, and be blessed with good health! Your ZPT family herehasbeenbusy raisingchildren, takingclasses, visiting friends, and spending time with family. On a personal note, my mom and I visited our newest family member, Harlow Mae, in early December, out in Vancouver, Washington. It was a blessing to see how wonderful my son, Aaron, is as a daddy,
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and how patient his wife is with the precious, little ones. Our granddaughter, Avary,hasstarted reading inherkindergartenprogram,and isexcited tostart craft projects while Grammie is visiting! Now, Kent and I are eagerly looking forward to having the kids and grand kids come here to visit when they are able this spring or summer. Kent's youngest daughter, Jessica, is engaged andplanningaweddingwhereshe lives inBozeman,Montana, inSeptember.
All the ZPT teammembers gathered for a 1/2 day offsite planning session in mid January, and one of the topics was our clinic's 20th birthday: turning 20 yearsold in2020! It'sagoldenopportunity tocelebrate!So farallwe'vecome up with is... a summer celebration inviting all our past and present patients, refreshing the clinic with a "new look" and ordering special cup cakes. More to come, so stay tuned! Speaking of staying tuned... Kent (my guitar-playing husband) recently spent nearly an hour tuning our newest instrument, a hammered dulcimer. Go ahead, google hammered dulcimer to see what it is and what it sounds like. We love it because it is a challenge to play, even for guitarists and pianists, and it sounds ethereal. Hubby took his typical "I can figure this out and play by ear" approach, and I took my typical, classically trained "I'll do the instructional book, each lesson building on the next" approach. We have landed in nearly the same place, realizing if we don't practice regularly, we forget the chord patterns and melodies we learned previously. When we tune the dulcimer, we connect it toanelectronicdevice that indicateshowsharpandhowflat the tone is,andeachstringmustbe tightenedor loosened a very small amount to make it sound just right. I think our bodies need to be tuned up from time to time as well. For example if someone ages a year or two, and has an injury or two, or a baby or two, or a surgery or two, then the body might get a bit out of alignment, a little weaker or heavier, a bit worn out or stiff. Walking or running, getting out of chairs with ease, lifting a young child becomes difficult. We just need to get "tuned up" by an expert in body mechanics and pain reduction! Like learning a musical instrument, practicing certain movements help us to remember thecorrect way todo things - whether it is pianoscales or step ups and step downs on the stairs. I recently signed up for PTwith one of our experts here because of a pinched nerve in my neck. It is amazing how we stop moving well, stop fully using our arms and shoulders when something is "out of tune." I have gained so much comfort and structure in my recovery, at the hands of my physical therapist! How about you? Any fine-tuning or a major tune-up needed in your body? Ready to take on an issue and find out what to do next? Or perhaps someone you know needs a tune up! You can refer a friend or family member to us for a free screening or evaluation and receive a lovely coffee mug for your efforts! Give us a call! We would love to make some beautiful music together.
"There is a great team here!" "I walked in here 3 days after my knee replacement surgery and I am leaving 6 weeks later able to do almost everything that I could do before surgery. The environment here is great with lots of kidding but serious work going on as well. There is a great team here but special thanks to Marissa for all of her help and ideas and thanks to Taylor for correcting me when I tried to take short- cuts in all my repetitions." - Sara M. Patient Success SPOTLIGHT
Gratefully, Elaine
P.S. Make a careful exploration of who you are and the work you have been given, and then sink yourself into that. Don't be impressed with yourself. Don't compare yourself with others. Each of you must take responsibility for doing the creative best you can with your own life. Galatians 6:4 (MSG)
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