Our awesome PT, NCS, DPT, Katie Stout, shared this article with me, so I wanted to pass it along. Very interesting! Your thoughts? “Research: Playing Catch Can Improve Balance, Prevent Falls In Seniors The simple training exercise of catching a weighted medicine ball can improve balance and might help prevent falls in the elderly, according …
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Baker Rehab Group’s 2014 Award Winners Every year at the BRG holiday party, John and Sue present two awards for outstanding character and attitude. The 2014 recipients are long-time Baker Rehab therapists who are well deserving of the accolades. The Lisa Baker Sunshine Award: Service, Attitude, Team This award acknowledges the person who, regardless …
If you are a resident, staff member, or family member of a resident at Sunrise Assisted Living in Montgomery Village, Maryland, then you already know what a great person she is. For those of you who are not familiar with Vennela Pulikanti, allow us to enlighten you. Vennela has been a physical therapist for over …
You know that when you receive glowing feedback from a client about one of your employees, you’ve got someone very special on your team. When Elmcroft Assisted Living in Martinsburg, WV sent us this note, we knew we had our November Spotlight on Excellence therapist: “Deb Cline is of the highest quality therapists. The staff …
This September, we shine our spotlight on the physical therapist with the warmest heart in Montgomery County. Tom Stief has been a physical therapist for ten years, spending most of his time rehabilitating seniors in skilled nursing facilities, outpatient clinics, and home health settings. “Tom has a kind soul,” says a resident at Sunrise Senior …
“Can I please have Tom?” “Is Tom coming to see me?” “I’ll participate in physical therapy if Tom is my therapist.” These are just of the few comments we constantly hear at Baker Rehab Group. It is only fitting that we shine this month’s Spotlight on Excellence on Tom Westwood. Tom has been a loyal, …
Many of you know her, many more of you should: This is Tracey Cannon, and she is this month’s Spotlight On Excellence physical therapist. Tracey has worked for Baker Rehab Group for nearly ten years, honing her skills as the consummate geriatric physical therapist. Tracey’s primary clinical focus is on treating patients with Alzheimer’s disease …