 
 The physical therapists at the U.S. Open come from around the world, and the diversity means versatility in language and specialties.  Corticosteroid injections provide only short-term relief, and resting may fail to make the injury any better. In affluent areas, occupational therapists have taken their place among those helping successful students. After the earthquake, amputees are especially affected by the acute shortage of medical care in Haiti.  Health officials are facing a challenge: caring for thousands of trauma patients who are homeless or lack families to care for them.  Some physical therapy has been proved to work, “but there is a lot of voodoo,” an expert says.  A foam roller, a ball, your own fingers: All can be therapeutic devices when used properly. As more casual athletes sign up for triathlons, the sport has seen a corresponding rise in injuries.  A determined choreographer has done what therapists could not: She has dramatically changed the way Gregg Mozgala, a 31-year-old actor with cerebral palsy, walks.  The pain of physical therapy is often soothed by the family of people who make up a session.  Scott Young is a physical therapist in New York City with a penchant for junk food. A carefully focused program of muscle strengthening can help patients recover from knee replacement surgery, a new study suggests. Doctors are experimenting with radical solutions to ward off the effects of prolonged stays in intensive care units.  Trapped in a body that can't walk, a woman learns to appreciate reality.  Scans are increasingly finding abnormalities that may not be the cause of the problem for which they are blamed.  |
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Office Hours
Monday: 7AM - 7PM
Tuesday: 7am - 7pm
Wednesday: 7am - 7pm
Thursday: 7am - 7pm
Friday: 7am - 7pm
Other appointment times available by request
First Choice Physical Therapy
6701 W Blondell
Wasilla, AK 99654
Mailing Address: PO Box 298658 * Wasilla, AK 99629
Phone: 907-357-9755 * Fax: 907-357-9499
WE ARE LOCATED @ APPROXIMATELY MILE 48.5 OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY NORTH OF WASILLA.
Email: fcpt@mtaonline.net
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