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Recent News in Physical Therapy- Training the brain could help reduce pain
- Surgeons restore some hand function to quadriplegic patient
- Back pain improves in first six weeks of treatment but lingering effects at one year, study suggests
- Change in attitude may ease chronic pain by aiding sleep, study suggests
- Complementary and alternative medical therapy combined with conventional medical care may significantly improve treatment of lower back pain
NWRA News
Practice what you “practice”
In our rehabilitation practice, we promote activity and achieving your full potential. Well, we do practice what we (preach) “practice”. Mike recently won the Keizer Iris Festival Half-Marathon, by a pretty good margin: http://onlineraceresults.com/race/view_race.php?race_id=25007#racetop
Always striving to improve…
Brady returned to the clinic today, after being away for one week to THE WORLD’S BEST vestibular rehabilitation course – The Herdman Vestibular Competency Course, in Atlanta. This educational effort will help us even more effectively treat dizziness, vertigo and … Continue reading
Educational Videos
In an effort to help fellow health care providers and patients, we continue to add to our educational video library. We recently added 4 more videos, demonstrating the latest of what we are working on in the realm of balance … Continue reading
Combined Sections Meeting: 2012
Mike and Brady have returned from another successful Combined Sections Meeting. This year, the World’s largest meeting of physical therapists was in Chicago -12,400 people strong. Our presentations (3) about neuropathy, translating science to the clinic, and fall prevention were … Continue reading
Three different Board-Certified Specialists in ONE location?
Yes. That’s right. Thanks to the efforts of Rene’e (that’s now Renee James, MPT, OCS, CMP) and Brady (now Brady Whetten, PT, DPT, GCS) we can now “boast” that we MAY be the ONLY outpatient clinic in the WORLD with … Continue reading
HIGHLIGHT: Hand therapy
Our hand therapy program continues to build and has a very bright future. Trisha Ostrander, OTD has amassed the number of hours required and knowledge in hand therapy to sit for the Certified Hand Therapist (CHT) examination this May. We … Continue reading
Thank you staff and clients!
We were open for rehabilitation on the 26th of December – thanks to the great efforts of the NWRA family. We had an additional agenda and purpose on that day, as we pledged $50.00 to Marion Polk Food Share (MPFS) … Continue reading
Rene’e James – Certified Mulligan Practicioner (CMP)
Congratulations to Rene’e – she has attained the distinction of being one of the few CMPs in the area. This includes extensive coursework and both practical and didactic testing. This training will help Rene’e help people with pain and biomechanical … Continue reading
Specialist Care with a Personal Touch
We continue to live our motto more faithfully each year. Just this past week, Rene’e and Brady were notified that they each passed their APTA Board Certification examinations. This prestigious designation (Rene’e as an Orthopedic Clinical Specialist, OCS and Brady … Continue reading
NWRA now on Facebook!
Find us on Facebook: Northwest Rehabilitation Associates Get caught up: See what we have been up to! Learn more about rehabilitation with the educational links!