Balancing Act

Practice News!

March is a big month for celebrations for us. Happy Back in Motion® anniversary to Mike Bertrand and Maura Wadsworth; Mike celebrates one year and Maura celebrates her 4th! If you see Steve Faria, Danielle Mackie, Dan Clark,Tia Brown, Claudia Burns, Marla Grovo, or Kirsten Bombardier make sure to wish them “Happy Birthday!” this month. We would like to introduce our newest employees: Jamie Holt and Amethyst Hersom. These ladies are sure to brighten your day and make your appointment the best it can be! Back in Motion® Gives Back: Our charities for the months of March and April are the South Portland Public Library,Walker Memorial Library, and Baxter Memorial Library. We will be collecting new or used books, CDs, and DVDs through April 28th. No text books please. Upcoming Events: Join us at Orange Theory Fitness for a free screening event, the University of New England Wellness Fair, and the Portland Golf Expo this month and the Gorham Marketplace on April 1st. Are you starting a new exercise program or trying to get back to the gym? Check out our hour long workshop on March 8th at 4:30pm in our Gorham clinic. Physical therapists Ryan Martin and Tristan Hayes will teach tips for safe progressions and meeting your goals, how to prevent overtraining and injury, how to know if you are doing too much or too little, and what to do if you find yourself in pain.

Patient Spotlight

Patient Success: Kathy P. “I started having bad hip pain 6 months ago. As I was scheduled for knee replacement surgery in three months, I figured that it might be the knee causing the pain.Three months after the surgery, the hip was so painful that I couldn’t sleep. Meanwhile my arches were collapsing as my feet dealt with the knee and hip. My doctor sent me to Back in Motion ® . Paul was fantastic. He asked about everything that was hurting me, and after a bit of probing, he told me that it was really the spine causing my hip problems. For my feet, he got me into good shoes that prevent pronation and proper orthotics. My toes were not properly mobile, so he got me exercising them as well as my arch muscles. Soon the feet were functioning properly. For the spine, Paul worked on the vertebrae and had me do core development exercises to better support my spine. What a difference that made. The first improvement was that when my hip started to hurt, I could stop the pain by tightening my core. But as I continued working on these exercises, the hip pain totally disappeared. In both cases there were muscles which were not functioning. Paul helped me get them functioning and then strengthened. I am incredibly grateful.”

“I am incredibly grateful.”

Better YOUR Balance and Take Care of Your Aches and Pains Before It’s Too Late.

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