October is National Physical Therapy Month
KTLA's Gayle Anderson was live in Los Angeles at CompletePT because October is NATIONAL PHYSICAL THERAPY MONTH.
Click below to watch the 4 segments that aired live on KTLA on October 27th, 2011.
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KTLA National Physical Therapy Month - Complete PT 7AM |
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KTLA National Physical Therapy Month - Complete PT 9AM |
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KTLA National Physical Therapy Month - Complete PT 1PM |
The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) celebrates NATIONAL PHYSICAL THERAPY MONTH every October to raise awareness of and recognize the important roles that physical therapists and physical therapist assistants play in helping people maintain, improve, and restore the mobility necessary to stay fit, active, and independent while enjoying the things they like to do as they age. APTA is a national professional association representing more than 77,000 physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, and students nationwide.
This year's celebration focuses on sports injury prevention across the lifespan. Whether someone is playing Little League or in the Masters, participating in sports helps promote physically active lifestyles. In spite of the documented health benefits of physical activity (weight management, cardiovascular endurance, improved muscular function, increased self-esteem, etc.), the potential for sports-related injuries exist.
Gayle Anderson was live in Los Angeles at a physical therapy center known as COMPLETE PT. CompletePT combines what is best about pool and land physical therapy under one roof. Patients begin their rehabilitation in the 92-degree, heated pool where they can perform movements possible only in the buoyancy of water. Next, patients are transitioned to also do exercises that must occur on land against gravity in order to regain function in their activities of daily living. After injury or surgery, patients are able to re-learn skills of daily life in a non-gravitational setting in the pool, then translate those skills back to land where gravity is reintroduced.
By having their patients transition from pool to land, pool to land, they watch patients achieve incredible results in improved function and accelerated recovery. Since our pool and land therapy programs are administered by the same physical therapists, patients can see the same therapist throughout their program.
Lynda Huey, M.S., founder of CompletePT and Huey's Athletic Network, is a former athlete and coach whose own injuries led her into the water to find fitness and healing. She was educate at San Jose State University where she starred on the track and field team during its golden years.
She earned a masters degree in kinesiology, coached volleyball, field hockey, and track and field at several universities before writing her autobiography and starting her own business. She pioneered the use of water training with Olympic athletes in 1983 and wrote four books on water exercise and aquatic therapy. She has written for most of American's top sports magazines, hosted a sports show on KCRW, and worked for NBC at the Seoul Olympic Games. She lectures regularly in Australia, Italy, and the U.S. and appears on TV in those countries.
Since 1993, Huey has combined her knowledge of working with injured Olympic athletes with the expertise of physical therapists to create an excellent set of aquatic therapy protocols. Our advanced physical therapists, all of whom work both in the pool and on land, offer orthopedic, rheumatological, and neurological patients a progressive environment in which to regain full function.
For more information: Complete PT 3283 Motor Avenue (at National Boulevard in West L.A.) Los Angeles, CA 90034 Phone 1.310.845.9690 Fax 1.310.845.9691 Email: info@completept.com
Treatment Hours: Mondays - Thursdays 7am - 7:30pm Fridays 7am - 6:30pm Saturdays 8am - 2:00pm www.completept.com