WHY YOU NEED PHYSICAL THERAPY
Are you moving like you should be? Your hips and knees are essential to everyday movement; whether you are sitting, standing, walking or running, you need your hips and knees in great shape. Sometimes, when your hips and knees are in pain, it can cause you to change the way that you are moving, causing you to change the flow and pace of your gait, which is the way that you walk. Other times, prolonged pain can cause you to stop doing movements that are indicative of healthy joints. If you’ve experienced any hip or knee pain and are considering whether physical therapy is a good choice for your health needs, consider the following: • From a standing position, are you able to lean over and touch your toes? If so, then this indicates that you have proper hip and low back flexibility. If not, then you may need to improve your flexibility and joint range of motion, and physical therapy could be helpful. • In a sitting position, can you comfortably cross your legs, leaving your ankle to rest comfortably on the opposite knee? If this is painful, or one knee constantly must be lower than the other, then this may be indicative of knee concerns that could be addressed with physical therapy. • From a standing position, with your feet planted flat on the floor, can you move your body into a squatting position? You should be able to squat all the way down so that your buttocks are almost touching your heels. If you aren’t able to do this, then physical therapy may be helpful in improving your range of motion. • Standing near a wall or countertop, arrange your feet so that you are standing with the heel of one foot touching the toes of the other, as if on Whatayear2019hasbeenatJohnstonPhysicalTherapyandElevatePhysical Therapy. Our team is on the move and we thought an update on many of the folks you have worked with over the course of the past year would be appropriate: Grant (Physical Therapist), Dave (Physical Therapist) and Ben (Physical Therapist) have all been in extreme competition. They all are seeing who can get married first! Congratulations to these three as they have all recently gotten engaged.Andcongratulations to Maddie, Kylie and Maggie the future better halves of these three gents. Love truly Is in the air here at Johnston Physical Therapy and Elevate Physical Therapy! Lauren (Billing Specialist) – after 11 years with our team is about ready to take her second maternity leave. Please be patient with us in the first months of 2020. She and Chris will welcome their second daughter anytime. Justin (Exercise Specialist/Jack of AllTrades) – many of you have worked with Justin off and on over the past five years. He has really helped us in all areas of our clinic during summer breaks, holiday breaks and in general whenever we have needed him. He is going to be assisting us during Lauren’s STAFF UPDATES
a balance beam, and see how long you can stand still. Can you balance for 10 seconds? If not, then physical therapy may be able to improve balance and coordination. The goal of any physical therapy program is to restore range of motion and improve flexibility and strength while reducing the general experience of pain. Unfortunately, hip and knee injuries often tend to linger. Every movement relies so heavily on the hips and knees that it makes it difficult to allow these joints to actually rest following an injury. Physical therapy provides targeted exercises that support the joints with precise movements that help reinforce strength and range of motion. For more information, contact your physical therapist to learn more about options that will suit your health needs.
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maternity coverage. He has just completed his Masters in Kinesiology at UNI and will begin his studies at Des Moines University to obtain his doctor of physical therapy degree in the fall of 2020. Jordan (Exercise Specialist) – he has successfully adapted to the University of Washington Physical Therapy Program. He is enjoying his study and will obtain his Doctor Of Physical Therapy in 2021. Madi (Exercise Specialist) – she is enjoying her success at Des Moines University in their Doctor of Physical Therapy Program. We’ve had a chance to catch up with her when we got to meet baby Riley. Rachel (PhysicalTherapist) – she is a proud newmother of baby Riley! Mom and baby are healthy and enjoying their new digs near Iowa city. Her husband was transferred just before baby was due. We miss Rachel and the others and continue to wish them all well in their new adventures.
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