What you can do to relieve knee pain and feel energized! 2 EASY EXERCISES 1. QUAD STRENGTHENING 2. SINGLE KNEE TO CHEST STRETCH Loosens Knees
Stretches Knees While lying on your back, hold your knee and gently pull it up towards your chest. Hold for 30 seconds. Repeat 6 times.
While sitting with good posture, straighten your knee as much as you can. Hold for 30 seconds. Relax your knee back to the start position in a controlled manner. Repeat 5 times.
Chance Farwell, PTA
Aga Wojciechowska, Aide
Featured Employee: Phil Joseph, PT Assistant,VP of Operations
Where are you from? Waterville, Maine. What schooling/training do you have? I am a licensed Physical Therapist Assistant. I graduated from Kennebec Valley Community College in 2011 with my associate’s degree. How long have you been with Back in Motion? A little over 5 years now. What is your best work story (funny, happy, inspiring)? To me it has always been about the little things. When I first started back in 2011 I had only had shorter relationships with patients through school. One of my early patients at Back inMotion®was an older woman and one of the bigger goals she had was to be able to do her hair on her own. Now, I don’t have much hair of my own to curl or whatever it is I would need to do, but something as simple as doing her own hair was a really big deal. She was so excited when she came in, had her hair curled, and said she did it herself.
It’s those things we take for granted that make such a big difference when you get them back. What are your hobbies? Maine is a great state to enjoy the outdoors. I like to get out hiking and have been able to take advantage of a lot of the hiking trails southern Maine has had to offer. We recently went to the Fuller Farm Trails in Scarborough and Mackworth Island in Falmouth; we had a great time. When you have a two year old that loves being outside these are perfect, easy walks with plenty of wildlife and foliage to look at. It’s funny how fascinating an acorn can be to someone. What is one interesting fact about you that most people don’t know? A lot of people knownow that I have an identical twin brother, but I think it is still pretty interesting. He is a Staff Sergeant in the Marine Corps and is currently stationed in Southern California at Camp Pendleton.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years? 10 years is an awful long time away… In addition tomy growing family I have recently started school at USM. I’m in their Business Administration General Management program. I would like to have that complete and be nearing the end of a Master’s degree.
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