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                                    • A Helping Hand for Your Hands—Meet Valley’s Hand Therapy Team

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                                      |Date: February 13, 2023
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                                      A Helping Hand for Your Hands—Meet Valley’s Hand Therapy Team

                                      A Helping Hand for Your Hands—Meet Valley’s Hand Therapy Team

                                      Do you have pain, stiffness, numbness, swelling or other issues that are affecting the use of your hands ...

                                      Do you have pain, stiffness, numbness, swelling or other issues that are affecting the use of your hands and arms? Hand therapy might help! Hand therapists work with patients to increase or restore fu ...

                                      February 13, 2023
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                                    • Concussion: Physical Therapists Have Specialized Knowledge to Manage and Treat

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                                      |Date: October 21, 2022
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                                      Concussion: Physical Therapists Have Specialized Knowledge to Manage and Treat

                                      Concussion: Physical Therapists Have Specialized Knowledge to Manage and Treat

                                      Submitted by Allison Dawood, PT, Outpatient Therapy ServicesIt's autumn again, and along with the changin ...

                                      Submitted by Allison Dawood, PT, Outpatient Therapy ServicesIt's autumn again, and along with the changing weather come many familiar traditions: pumpkin spice lattes, the changing color of leaves, an ...

                                      October 21, 2022
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                                    • Physical Therapy Improves Quality of Life During All Phases of the Breast Cancer Journey

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                                      |Date: October 06, 2021
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                                      Physical Therapy Improves Quality of Life During All Phases of the Breast Cancer Journey

                                      Physical Therapy Improves Quality of Life During All Phases of the Breast Cancer Journey

                                      By Janelle Trippany DPT, CLT-LANA, PRPC, Lymphedema and Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist III, Outpatient T ...

                                      By Janelle Trippany DPT, CLT-LANA, PRPC, Lymphedema and Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist III, Outpatient Therapy Services, Valley Medical Center Breast cancer survivor rates are higher than ever One in ...

                                      October 06, 2021
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                                    • Less Invasive Joint Replacement

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                                      |Date: September 24, 2021
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                                      Less Invasive Joint Replacement

                                      Over the last several years, surgeons have developed less invasive procedures for joint replacement surge ...

                                      Over the last several years, surgeons have developed less invasive procedures for joint replacement surgery. For hip replacements, this involves making a 4 - 5 inch incision either in the back or the ...

                                      September 24, 2021
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                                    • Physical Activity and Dementia: What You Need to Know for Prevention and Treatment

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                                      |Date: October 12, 2020
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                                      Physical Activity and Dementia: What You Need to Know for Prevention and Treatment

                                      Physical Activity and Dementia: What You Need to Know for Prevention and Treatment

                                      by Julie Gazzoli, PT, Valley Medical Center Rehabilitation Services It’s easy to make the logical connect ...

                                      by Julie Gazzoli, PT, Valley Medical Center Rehabilitation Services It’s easy to make the logical connection between physical activity which promotes overall health and helps our bodies recover from i ...

                                      October 12, 2020
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                                    • Breastfeeding and Pumping Issues? Physical Therapy Can Help!

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                                      |Date: October 31, 2019
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                                      Breastfeeding and Pumping Issues? Physical Therapy Can Help!

                                      Breastfeeding and Pumping Issues? Physical Therapy Can Help!

                                      When we think about the available options for breastfeeding support, a few professionals immediately come ...

                                      When we think about the available options for breastfeeding support, a few professionals immediately come to mind: lactation consultants, midwives and physicians. One specialty that you may have not c ...

                                      October 31, 2019
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                                    • We Like to Move It, Move It During October, National Physical Therapy Month!

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                                      |Date: October 01, 2019
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                                      We Like to Move It, Move It During October, National Physical Therapy Month!

                                      We Like to Move It, Move It During October, National Physical Therapy Month!

                                      Did you know that the Centers for Disease Control recommends that children and adolescents aged 6 - 17 ye ...

                                      Did you know that the Centers for Disease Control recommends that children and adolescents aged 6 - 17 years participate in 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity every day? Yet only 24% ...

                                      October 01, 2019
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                                    • Physical Therapy Can Be a Medication-free Way to Heal, Move Better, and Prevent New Injury

                                      Posted by Valley Communications
                                      |Date: October 16, 2018
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                                      Physical Therapy Can Be a Medication-free Way to Heal, Move Better, and Prevent New Injury

                                      Physical Therapy Can Be a Medication-free Way to Heal, Move Better, and Prevent New Injury

                                      Valley Medical Center's rehab team of inpatient therapists, and outpatient ortho and neuro therapists are ...

                                      Valley Medical Center's rehab team of inpatient therapists, and outpatient ortho and neuro therapists are here to help patients meet their goals to improve their quality of life. Physical therapists a ...

                                      October 16, 2018
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                                    • Back to School Backpack Safety

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                                      |Date: September 12, 2017
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                                      Back to School Backpack Safety

                                      Back to School Backpack Safety

                                      By Natalie Frei, PT, DPT, Children's Therapy One thing that is always on the back to school list is a bac ...

                                      By Natalie Frei, PT, DPT, Children's Therapy One thing that is always on the back to school list is a backpack to carry pens, pencils, paper and BOOKS – lots of heavy books! A backpack that is too hea ...

                                      September 12, 2017
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                                    • #OfftheClock – From the Clinic to the Field

                                      Posted by Valley Communications
                                      |Date: July 18, 2017
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                                      #OfftheClock – From the Clinic to the Field

                                      #OfftheClock – From the Clinic to the Field

                                      Monday through Thursday, Erin Peterson, DPT, can be found in Valley’s Lifestyle Medicine Clinic, working ...

                                      Monday through Thursday, Erin Peterson, DPT, can be found in Valley’s Lifestyle Medicine Clinic, working with patients to develop and implement custom rehabilitation programs. But after her regular wo ...

                                      July 18, 2017
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