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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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513.745.9877 wesleigh.oxley@oxfordphysicaltherapy.com |
MOVING FEET FOR HURRICANE RELIEF
Cincinnati, OH, September 28, 2005 – Oxford Physical Therapy Centers is teaming up with Fleet Feet Sports Cincinnati and Gold’s Gym to hold “Moving Feet for Hurricane Relief”. This walk is being held to support the relief efforts of Hurricane Katrina and to celebrate National Physical Therapy Month. A free walking clinic and mile and a half walk will be held on Saturday, October 8th at 9:00 am. The event will start at the Blue Ash Recreation Center located at 4433 Cooper Road.
Oxford Physical Therapy Centers will be donating $1 to the Katrina relief effort for every person that chooses to walk a mile and a half that morning. Not only will you be providing a good gesture to help the people affected by Hurricane Katrina, but you will be contributing to your own wellness.
Oxford Physical Therapy Centers, Fleet Feet Sports Cincinnati, & Gold’s Gym are encouraging community members to get their “hearts pumping” for “heart-felt” causes. T-shirts will be available to purchase for $15, with all proceeds going to The American Red Cross. Checks or cash donations will be accepted. Checks should be made payable to the “The American Red Cross.”
For more information, please contact Oxford Physical Therapy Centers at 513.745.9877.
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Hyde Park Women Vow to Stay Fit
The woman exercising in the pool is 84-year old Alma Stanko. Working with her in the water is Jen Sirotak, physical therapist and clinic manager of the Oxford Physical Therapy Centers located in the same building as Gold's Gym. And observing Alma along side the pool are Shirley Schmelzle, Alma's daughter, and Maggie Schmelzle, Alma's granddaughter. These three generations of women ranging in age from 84 to 18, all believe in the results of fitness training, all are now members of Gold's Gym, and all have benefited in their own physical ways from Jen's help and expertise. It's no wonder they're all smiling.Alma says, "I never learned to swim. I hated and feared water as a result. When my back surgeon recommended aquatic therapy as part of my recovery program last year, I simply put it off for that reason." Alma did some land-based physical therapy and found limited relief. But it was the second series of therapy, however, that landed her in Jen's lap. Jen immediately knew that 'getting Alma in the water' was the right approach to getting her more physically active and reducing her pain and discomfort, without increasing the stress on her body. But "convincing Alma was no easy matter," reports Jen. Alma finally agreed to don her bathing suit and try it, and aquatic therapy was an immediate success. "The water makes me feel wonderful, especially my legs. I'd recommend it to anyone."
Jen worked with Alma at the Oxford Physical Therapy Centers in Hyde Park throughout her physical therapy program and even took her professional services on the road. She visited Alma at home; Alma lives with Shirley and her husband Ed, and two grand children, Maggie and Brian. Jen learned that the Schmelzles had a back yard pool that Alma could be using but never did because of her fear of water. Jen again worked her convincing ways and got Alma to 'try it, just once...' Now Alma can be found doing the exercises Jen gave her - spending about an hour every day in the water - weather permitting. Shirley is thrilled with her mother's progress. "My Mom has more energy, is eating healthier and smarter, and has lost weight and inches as a result. She's now wearing clothes two sizes smaller than before she started in the water. It wouldn't have happened without Jen. It's just great." Alma is now set to go back to Gold's when the outdoor home pool closes for the season. "I got my own membership, and I intend to use it," she says quite emphatically.
Shirley was actually the first of the family to become a patient at Oxford Physical Therapy Centers. Last November, she was diagnosed with a herniated disk. "I had tremendous back and leg pain when I contacted the Center. The program they gave me was a lot about 'strengthening the core'. I worked with various equipment in the Center, and then did some cross training with the equipment at Gold's. There was a lot of abdominal strengthening, which I learned would be key to maintaining freedom from back and leg discomfort." Shirley already had a membership to Gold's as part of a family enrollment, but never used it before the therapy with Oxford Physical Therapy Centers. "I guess I'm like my mother in some ways...putting something off that I wasn't comfortable with." Now, Shirley can be found active at the gym, and active in her yardscaping, "a real physical work-out," she says.
While Shirley was mid-way through her treatments at Oxford Physical Therapy Centers, daughter Maggie suffered a volleyball injury in January and was given a recovery program that also included physical therapy. Shirley knew just where to send her. "I trusted them implicitly." Maggie learned a lot from being a patient there. She was no stranger to strength training and working out, but Jen taught her more about the mechanical elements of the body that needed attention if she was to regain her strength and maintain it long term.
It was ironically mid term during Maggie's program when Shirley suggested that Alma do her physical therapy at the convenient-to-home Oxford Physical Therapy Centers. "I forewarned Jen about Alma...she has her own opinion about things and is not afraid to share it!"
"It was really funny sometimes," says Maggie. All three of us would be at Oxford Physical Therapy Centers on the same day, sometimes with overlapping appointment times. The other patients couldn't believe the three generations of us! I think it must have been a first. But whatever the case, we all benefited, and are now more conscious about how we spend our time and treat our bodies. We really appreciate all that Oxford Physical Therapy did for us, and do stop in now and again and say 'hi' on our way to Gold's."
Maggie is heading to the University of Maryland this fall on a volleyball scholarship. Alma can be found shopping at Kroger's and Macy's without the cane she used to carry with her. And Shirley has happily returned to her flourishing garden, golf game, and generally over-active lifestyle. All still make time for the fitness training they know will keep them able to do these things.
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With the Arrival of Spring 2005
Oxford Physical Therapy - Eastgate Opens!
The new Oxford Physical Therapy Center in Eastgate is now open! Located between Biggs and Golds Gym on Eastgate Boulevard, Oxford Physical Therapy Center - Eastgate is now serving Eastern Cincinnati! The new center is in close proximity to the I-275/St. Rt. 32 Loop. The address is 4450 Eastgate Blvd. and the phone number is 947-0123. Let us know if we can be of help in meeting your physical therapy needs!
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Oxford Physical Therapy - Hyde Park/Norwood
Continues to Grow
The new Oxford Physical Therapy - Hyde Park/Norwood Center is continuing to grow. Along with the personalized Hands-On approach to physical therapy care, the Hyde Park/Norwood Center also provides Aquatic Physical Therapy Services, located on the premises! Take a look at the Aquatic Physical Therapy Link for more information
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OXFORD PHYSICAL THERAPY'S AQUATIC PHYSICAL THERAPY PROGRAM CONTINUES TO GROW.
Oxford Physical Therapy's advancement in the Aquatic Physical Therapy concept for patient treatment care has been a huge success. Located On-site at the Tri-County/Fairfield Center, and Hyde Park/Norwood Center, and in conjunction with the Miami University Recreational Center in Oxford, Oxford Physical Therapy has progressed the same form of the highest quality of physical therapy care in an aquatic setting.The question is; "What is Aquatic Physical Therapy?" The answer is simple. We continue to provide the absolute best in physical therapy care available, and now we can use water as the medium of choice for patients. The effects of buoyancy on the body will "unload" the body of its perception of weight in space. Your body feels only a fraction of your weight, which will translate into an increased activity level due to the decreased stress to the body part that needs treatment.
Our patients love the soothing warmth of the water and are able to increase their activity level due to the decreased weight on the affected limb or back with buoyancy.
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OXFORD PHYSICAL THERAPY ACTIVE IN FAIRFIELD HIGH SCHOOL INTERSCHOOLASTIC ATHLETIC PREPARTICIPATION SCREENINGS
The association of Fairfield (Oh.) City Schools and Oxford Physical Therapy Centers continues. This is demonstrated again by the annual sports pre-season participation screens to be held August 4, 2005 starting at 5:00 pm. The staff of Oxford Physical Therapy in conjunction with Head Athletic Trainer Dianna Ivkovich, and many area physicians and nurses, conducts the pre-participation screenings of close to 400 athletes. Blood pressure, pulse, body weight and height, heart, lungs, ear-nose-throat and orthopaedic screenings were performed to ensure the health of the local athletes for the upcoming 2005-2006 school year.
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OXFORD PHYSICAL THERAPY SPONSORS LOCAL TEAMS!Oxford Physical Therapy continues to reach out to the community at large with the support and sponsorship of many local youth soccer, baseball and softball teams.
This is a continual part of the Community Based Practice to be proactive with the youth organizations. Oxford Physical Therapy has also been a support to Blue Ash Lady Distance Classic 10K & 5K Run/Walk Festival, Miami University Theatre, Club Biking Team and the Miami University Women's Club Soccer Team, and the State-to-State Half Marathon in Oxford.
This is part of the commitment O.P.T. continues to give back to the places they call home!
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OXFORD PHYSICAL THERAPY'S AQUATIC PHYSICAL THERAPY SURVEY SHOWS POSITIVE RESULTS!
The Patient Satisfaction Survey for Oxford physical Therapy's Aquatic Physical Therapy is a great success! The results show a near perfect score in all aspects of Treatment, Privacy, Staff Knowledge and Courteousness, and Overall Satisfaction. This is very special to us, because you and your friends said so!
Oxford Physical Therapy is always working to best serve their patients and their community. This survey demonstrates the continual commitment for excellence, and it shows!
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OXFORD PHYSICAL THERAPY IS INVOLVED IN THE CINCINNATI RUNNING COMMUNITY
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