Our Physical Therepist Rob Wolters, and Physical Therapist assistant Becky Fore,
recieved their certification in Myofascial Release recently. Myofascial Release is a hands-on
technique involving a mild form of stretching that provides sustained pressure release of myofscial tissue restrictions. Myofascial release eliminates pain in the back, neck, and other regions of the body while restoring the motion. The technique is also helpful in eleminating headaches/migraines,
TMJ and joint pain.

People who've suffered from strokes and other major traumas now have a new option in treatment. A Rehab Center in Valdosta offers state of the art therapy and it's success rate is astounding. May Moore has suffered from infantile paralysis since her first birthday and was confined to a wheelchair for 5 years. Since she started therapy at Innovative Rehab Solutions, she's relearned to walk. "She can get up and down, she can stand up and walk on that treadmill in the pool which she couldn't do before. They've just done a wonderful job with her," said her sister and care taker Irene Barks May is one of the many patients who have come to Innovative Rehab to use its newest technology, the aquatic therapy program. This therapy allows patients who suffer from strokes, body pains, and arthritis to enter this pool and use the underwater treadmill. Using simple exercises therapists can then train the brain to relearn movements lost from traumas suffered. On February 15, Doris Warren suffered a massive stroke that left her partially paralyzed. "I couldn't move my left arm at all and I'm left handed," Doris explained. Since then she has tried many rehab programs with no success. That is until she heard about Innovative Rehab Solutions and started their underwater program. "I went to a rehab in the hospital and I also had rehab at home. But we just didn't seem to make any progress and we have here." Doris Warren and May Moore will continue their aquatic therapy and recommend it to anyone who has had similar problems. Since Innovative Rehab Solutions purchased this new piece of equipment, they have seen an influx of patients from all over the south.

Occupational Therapists Appointed to the White House Conference on Aging

Occupational therapy representatives to the White House Conference on Aging (WHCoA) were appointed as a result of a competitive process that considered their dedication, diversity, experience and expertise. WHCoA Advisory Committee Member Cynthia Hughes Harris, PhD, OTR, FAOTA Delegates to the WHCoA Elaine C. Adams, OTR (Delegate-at-Large, Connecticut) Laura K. Beckman, OTR/L (Delegate-at-Large, Arizona) Anne E. Dickerson, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA (Delegate-at-Large, North Carolina) Linda Lloyd Levy, MA, OTR/L, FAOTA (Delegate-at-Large, Pennsylvania) Janet Menke, OTR/L (Delegate-at-Large, Arizona) Sheri Montgomery, OTR/L, (Delegate-at-Large, Wymoning) Susan Stark, PhD, OTR, FAOTA ( Delegate-at-Large, Missouri) Leonard Trujillo, PhD, OTR/L (Delegate-at-Large, North Carolina) Alternate Bikram Mohanty, OT (Alternate Delegate-at-Large, Georgia)

"What I realized was, the basic difference between occupational therapy and the other health professions was that they tell their patients what to do—take this medication, do this exercise. An OT always asks the patient, 'What do you want to do? What is your goal?'" —Bikram Mohanty, OTR/L from "Turning Passion Into Self-Employment," OT Practice, October 18, 2004, (AOTA 1 minute update)


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