Tag Archives: Aquatic Therapy

Bone Cancer – Pool Therapy Helps!

Alex Bey was diagnosed with bone cancer in June of 2012.  He said, “I was given radiation treatments and surgery on my hip bone and thigh.  I was in constant pain and living on pain killers as I felt the … Continue reading

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Recovery from Stroke: Back on His Feet!

Ken Haker had retired as Assistant Principal at Paul Revere Middle School for a little over a year. One Saturday morning, he woke up with a headache. He never got headaches, but this one got worse. His family was at … Continue reading

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Black (Sports) History Month

Here’s some black sports history for you from a white woman who lived deeply entrenched inside the black sports world for over thirty years.  I had the female athlete’s view from the competitive level plus I had a unique view … Continue reading

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Biking from San Fran to Santa Monica!

The Arthritis Foundation met with me and James Cowan, CompletePT’s Director of Finance and Marketing, in the middle of July, 2012.  They wanted us to join them in raising money for their programs through their largest fundraiser of the year … Continue reading

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Dance-Specific Pool Workouts

Dancers are athletes as well as artists.  As they work to defy the laws of physics during practice or performance, their finely tuned bodies are constantly in danger of an accident or momentary loss of control or weakness.  So like … Continue reading

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Pool Therapy as Stroke Rehab

When you work with some of the world’s best athletes, you learn a lot.  A key lesson I learned was that we needed to protect the weak link in the chain while keeping the rest of the body strong and … Continue reading

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Writing Tips from Zan (R.R. Knudson)

Zan Knudson found me in 1976.  She read about my autobiography, A Running Start:  An Athlete, A Woman, in Publishers Weekly magazine and decided to track me down.  Zan was one of the few women writing sports novels in America … Continue reading

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Stay Off That Foot!! (And Stay Fit While It Heals)

Injury often strikes suddenly and wipes out your sports plans.  It happens all the time to runners who increase speed while training for races.  It happens to basketball players as the season starts to heat up.  And it can happen … Continue reading

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Water Warm-Down Recovery

After a major athletic effort, your body can feel out of balance.  It might feel as though you need food, drink, a hot bath, a nap, or a massage.  All of those can definitely help.  But here’s another thing you may … Continue reading

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October is National Physical Therapy Month

KTLA reporter, Gayle Anderson, had a torn meniscus in her right knee.  She had just gotten approval from her insurance company for a knee surgery when she came to CompletePT’s pool for the first time.  She wasn’t there as a … Continue reading

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