Hollywood Physical Therapy






		OCTOBER IS PHYSICAL THERAPY AND BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH Our own Mary Rosenberg was part of the Breast Cancer Awareness Month campaign for Brighton Collectibles this past October. If you visited one of the many Brighton stores or displays around the country, you may have seen Mary’s photograph and her story as a breast cancer survivor. In addition to this great honor, Mary was given a check for $5,000.00 to gift her favorite breast cancer related charity. Mary gifted this award to the National Lymphedema Network. ATTENTION BREAST CANCER PATIENTS Mary continues to teach the lymphedema management segment for the Foothills Wellness Community Breast Cancer Return to Wellness program at Methodist Hospital in Arcadia. To join this great program, please visit the Foothills Wellness Center's website: www.twcfoothills.org LASER PROBE Ask about our laser probe. This treatment modality was recently approved for use in this country by the FDA although it has been used in Europe for 30 years. Research is abundant with proof of effectiveness in healing bone and soft tissues. We have used it successfully for post operative healing, tendinitis, wounds, nerve conditions and muscle pains. ATTENTION MEDICARE PATIENTS The Medicare part B cap is back in effect. This means that you can receive up to $1,780 of approved Medicare PT combined with speech pathology benefits per year. Some diagnoses come with exceptions allowing for more treatment sessions. Your physical therapist will be able to tell you if you qualify for or need additional treatments beyond the cap allowance. EXERCISE AND FITNESS BOOKS BY BEATE Beate Carriere was a valued member of our treatment team and below are three recommended books written by her which are available from Amazon.com. "Fitness for the Pelvic Floor" with subject matter specific to treating those with incontinence and erectile dysfunction through exercise, biofeedback and relaxation breathing. There is a discussion on the anatomy and physiology of the pelvic floor. "The Swiss Ball" covers the theory, basic exercises and clinical applications for use of the large gymnastics balls. "The Pelvic Floor" published by Thieme, is a new 2006 comprehensive guide book for pelvic floor specialists. HPTA NEWSLETTER To view or download our past newsletters please click here. Look for our next edition coming soon. The topic will be on pelvic floor pain and dysfunction. PT INTERNSHIPS Our PT internship program run by Jennifer Wong now includes physical therapy schools nationwide. Call for more information. PILATES PACKAGES HPTA now offers packages of 10 Pilates sessions for $600 and individual sessions for $70. Call for more information. IMPORTANT LINKS Contact any of the following organizations for information and free pamphlets on topics relating to medications, treatments and diseases. National Lymphedema Network: www.lymphnet.org Arthritis Foundation: www.arthritis.org American Cancer Society: www.cancer.org Lymphology Association of North America: www.clt-lana.org American Physical Therapy Association: http://www.apta.org Foothills Wellness Community: www.twcfoothills.org