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                                    • Pelvic Problems? Targeted Physical Therapy Could Improve Your Life

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                                      |Date: March 08, 2022
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                                      Pelvic Problems? Targeted Physical Therapy Could Improve Your Life

                                      Pelvic Problems? Targeted Physical Therapy Could Improve Your Life

                                      By Physical Therapist Janelle Trippany, DPT, CLT-LANA, PRPC, Valley Medical Center’s Lifestyle Medicine | ...

                                      By Physical Therapist Janelle Trippany, DPT, CLT-LANA, PRPC, Valley Medical Center’s Lifestyle Medicine | Outpatient Therapy Services What is pelvic floor physical therapy and why is it important?It’s ...

                                      March 08, 2022
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                                    • It’s YOU-Time: 7 Ways to Take Care of YOU in 2021

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                                      |Date: January 14, 2021
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                                      It’s YOU-Time: 7 Ways to Take Care of YOU in 2021

                                      It’s YOU-Time: 7 Ways to Take Care of YOU in 2021

                                      So much of 2020 was spent with an external focus, a focus outside of ourselves. We were glued to media so ...

                                      So much of 2020 was spent with an external focus, a focus outside of ourselves. We were glued to media sources and trying to find any sliver of normalcy and certainty in our days. When immersed in cha ...

                                      January 14, 2021
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                                    • Has Your Child Been Diagnosed with Obesity? Get Help Making Fitness Fun for the Whole Family!

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                                      |Date: October 12, 2020
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                                      Has Your Child Been Diagnosed with Obesity? Get Help Making Fitness Fun for the Whole Family!

                                      Has Your Child Been Diagnosed with Obesity? Get Help Making Fitness Fun for the Whole Family!

                                      by Natalie Frei, PT, DPT, Children’s Therapy, Valley Medical Center Childhood obesity has increased signi ...

                                      by Natalie Frei, PT, DPT, Children’s Therapy, Valley Medical Center Childhood obesity has increased significantly (two to threefold, depending on the age group) in the past few decades in the United S ...

                                      October 12, 2020
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                                    • Babies on the Move!

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                                      |Date: May 27, 2020
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                                      Babies on the Move!

                                      Babies on the Move!

                                      Children's Therapy Physical Therapist Natalie talks about infant development and ways you can help your c ...

                                      Children's Therapy Physical Therapist Natalie talks about infant development and ways you can help your child learn more functional movements and build developmental skills in the two videos below. ht ...

                                      May 27, 2020
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                                    • Let’s Have Some Active Fun, August – September 2019!

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                                      |Date: August 02, 2019
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                                      Let’s Have Some Active Fun, August – September 2019!

                                      Let’s Have Some Active Fun, August – September 2019!

                                      Hi families! With summer in full swing and fall approaching us, please check out the following resources ...

                                      Hi families! With summer in full swing and fall approaching us, please check out the following resources for Adaptive/Specialized Recreation opportunities in the area. All these programs offer scholar ...

                                      August 02, 2019
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                                    • Dizzy, Spinning, or Off-balance? Physical Therapy for Vertigo May Help

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                                      |Date: April 09, 2019
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                                      Dizzy, Spinning, or Off-balance? Physical Therapy for Vertigo May Help

                                      Dizzy, Spinning, or Off-balance? Physical Therapy for Vertigo May Help

                                      Do you have trouble with feeling like you’re spinning or off-balance when you do certain everything thing ...

                                      Do you have trouble with feeling like you’re spinning or off-balance when you do certain everything things? Getting in/out of bed, rolling in bed, looking up, bending forward, or fast head movements c ...

                                      April 09, 2019
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                                    • From Nurse to Patient to Everest–the Climb to a Life Changing Hip Replacement Surgery

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                                      |Date: September 12, 2017
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                                      From Nurse to Patient to Everest–the Climb to a Life Changing Hip Replacement Surgery

                                      From Nurse to Patient to Everest–the Climb to a Life Changing Hip Replacement Surgery

                                      Trevor Lanz is easily described as a busy guy. Between his job as an Assistant Nurse Manager at Valley Me ...

                                      Trevor Lanz is easily described as a busy guy. Between his job as an Assistant Nurse Manager at Valley Medical Center, frequently volunteering his time to represent the hospital at community events, a ...

                                      September 12, 2017
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