The analogy that physical therapist and Redmond Clinic Supervisor Kaity Post PT uses to help illustrate the importance of PT to her patients: “If the human body is a machine, then a physical therapist is a mechanic.” “Injury and overuse changes how the machine (body) functions and you become less efficient,” explained Post. “A physical […]
Ergonomic Tips for Kids: Parents of school-aged children navigating distance learning from home this fall may want to think twice before telling their kid to stay in their seat. Just like adults, kids can experience neck and back pain — among other musculoskeletal problems — due to poor workstation ergonomics and being too sedentary during […]
We are delighted to announce the addition of Chris Atkin, PT, DPT to the Rebound team! Chris will be working full-time as a physical therapist at our Redmond clinic. A Boise, Idaho native, Chris graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Pre-Physical Therapy from Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho. He then completed his Doctorate […]
Physical therapist Tami Weber, PT likes to be moving. As Rebound’s Prineville Clinic Manager, Weber spends a large part of her workdays on her feet treating patients. “I love that about this job,” she said. On the weekends, Weber prefers hiking, traveling and kayaking to sitting on the couch. Since May, she has participated virtually […]
A surfing lineup at Bend’s River Wave looks a little different than at the ocean. Instead of sitting on their boards in the water and waiting for a wave to build and paddle into, wetsuit-clad river surfers clutch their boards and stand in line for their turn on a manmade river wave. The novelty wave […]
Any hand therapist knows that teaching out your arm to brace for a fall is instinctual. It’s no surprise, then, that some of the most common mountain biking injuries are fractures of the wrist, hands, fingers and elbows. When a bike’s front tire hits a rock or loose dirt, it can cause the rider […]
For physical therapist Eric Edwards PT, the best part of the job is helping patients get back to doing what they love. “It’s about identifying what is really important to a patient: what activity is really important to who they are and how they cope as a person,” explained Edwards, a PT at Rebound’s North […]
It’s one of the most common Mountain Biking Injuries, and Jason Wright knew instantly that his collarbone was broken. In May, Wright was mountain biking on Bend’s Tiddlywinks trail when he made a sharp right hand turn. His left shoulder collided with a tree, fracturing his clavicle. The injury “was the most painful thing […]
Evan Ameluxen-Coleman, PT was only 12 years old when he attended his first physical therapy session. After partially tearing his patellar tendon in his knee playing soccer, he spent several months strengthening his knee in physical therapy before returning to the sport. The experience informed his eventual career path: Ameluxen-Coleman is a physical therapist at […]
When low back pain prevented Sara Evans from bending over to tie her shoes late last fall, she knew it was time to give physical therapy a try. Evans, a Bend resident and mother of four school-aged children, suffered from a herniated disc that initially left her with debilitating back pain. Evans said her back […]
