Focus Physical Therapy - August/September 2021

Focus Physical Therapy - August/September 2021

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Thanks, Mom and Dad! For Giving My Kids the World’s Best Grandparents

The grandparent-grandchild relationship is really special, and I get to see that often in the clinic, too. My team and I treat a lot of grandparents for knee pain, shoulder pain, and balance problems. About 80% of the time, the reason they decided to seek therapy was so they could hold or play with their grandchildren again. (Another 10% come so they can get back to playing pickleball — read more about that on Page 3.) If you’re a grandparent, happy National Grandparents Day from my family to yours! And remember, if you’re struggling with an ache, pain, stiffness, or balance issue that’s coming between you and your grandkids, PT is always there to help. Just open this newsletter to find out more.

a 20-minute drive from our house. They actually live closer to the kids’ school than we do! As a result, they’ve played backup parents to me and Laura for most of Macy and Kaden’s lives. They’re always up for helping us out when we’re in a bind, and the kids like to go over and see them — with and without us, apparently. When we all hang out together, Kaden likes to practice his Spanish with Tata (my dad) and Abuela (my mom). He’s learning it in school, and my parents are both fluent because they were born in Argentina. We also like to watch soccer together. A few months ago, we gathered to celebrate my dad’s birthday, and Argentina’s soccer team happened to beat Brazil while we were there — it was a great birthday present! I know that Kaden and Macy have gotten a lot of benefit from the wit, wisdom, love, and support of their four grandparents.

A few weeks ago, I chatted with my mom when she mentioned that my son, Kaden, had told her he hopes to buy a car soon. “Wait, when did he say that?” I asked. We hadn’t visited my parents in a week or two, and I didn’t remember the topic coming up.

“Oh,” she said, “he stopped by after school!”

I had no idea Kaden had been paying visits to my parents on his own, but the realization made me smile. It just goes to show what fantastic grandparents my parents are to him and my daughter, Macy. Sept. 12 is National Grandparents Day, and I have to give both of them — along with my in-laws, Roger and Janet (aka Grampy and Grammy) — a huge shoutout for what a great job they’ve done with the kids.

–Julian Manrique

Roger and Janet live seven hours away in Sacramento, but my parents are only about

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The Secret Sauce

Cook With the Same Ingredients Without Getting Bored

5-Minute Honey Mustard Sauce To avoid hearing “chicken again?!” add this honey mustard sauce from PinchOfYum. com to your repertoire. Simply whisk together 1/4 cup honey, 1/4 cup mayo, 1/4 cup Dijon mustard, 1 tbsp white vinegar, and 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper for a delicious topper for all meats. Simple Lemon Herb Sauce Want a lighter, healthier option? Go for an oil-and-herb sauce like FoodNetwork. com’s “Chicken With a Lemon Herb Sauce.” In a blender or food processor, add 1 peeled clove of garlic, 1/4 tsp salt, 1 cup freshly chopped herbs of your choice (they recommend a mix of parsley and mint), 1 1/2 tsp ground pepper, the zest and juice of 1 lemon, and 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil. Pulse all ingredients together until well mixed and the herbs and garlic are coarsely chopped.

One upside to spending more than a year at home was that many people donned their aprons, learned new recipes and techniques, and began cooking meals regularly in their own kitchens. Even as restaurants reopen, over 70% of Americans say they’ll keep their new habit of cooking at home because it’s healthier and cheaper. That said, the average American can only whip up about five meals without a recipe at hand, and many people cook and eat the same types of protein and vegetables over and over. One easy way to avoid boredom is to keep your main staples but diversify your sauce routine! When in doubt, learn one creamy sauce and one herb- or citrus-based sauce. Here are a few examples that work particularly well for chicken, America’s favorite animal protein. These can be used with your other favorite meats and your favorite vegetable preparations, as well!

Quick Miso Maple Sauce This umami-filled sauce from Kitchn.com brings a lot of flavor with just three simple ingredients: 1/2 cup tamari or soy sauce, 1/2 cup maple syrup, and 1/4 cup miso paste. That’s it! Whisk the ingredients together and pour over oven-roasted, pan-seared, or grilled chicken and serve. These three sauces are a great place to start, but if you find yourself uninspired in the kitchen, just look up “simple sauces” online and the protein or vegetable you’re preparing. The internet will come to the rescue every time!

The biggest compliment you can give us is referring friends and family. Thank you for all your referrals, and keep them coming! We love our clients!

SUCCESS STORY

“Thank you, Focus PT, for helping me heal from my Achilles tendinitis. Although still working toward complete recovery, I am thankful that through the PT visits with Laurette and her team, I have been able to resume most of my normal daily activities. I learned how to take care of my injury. I also had a great time getting to know her during this time. She is a natural at conversing and getting to know her patients. I am going to miss her!” -Silvia S.

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How Pickleball Came to Be Meet the Founders of the West Coast’s Favorite Sport

Do you know who created football? What about basketball? Or soccer? Or our local favorite, pickleball? For most fans, it feels like our favorite sports have always existed, but each one has an origin story, and some are younger than you think! While football, basketball, and soccer all date back to the 1800s, pickleball was born just a few decades ago in the year 1965. According to USA Pickleball, the game was the brainchild of Washington Congressman Joel Pritchard, businessman Bill Bell, and their friend, Barney McCallum. They used to vacation together on Bainbridge Island off the Washington coast. On one boring summer day, Pritchard and Bell invented pickleball as a way to keep their families occupied. It was a gradual process, pieced together from the equipment they had on hand.

“The property had an old badminton court, so

Pritchard and Bell looked for some badminton equipment and could not find a full set of rackets. They improvised and started playing with ping-pong paddles and a perforated plastic

group, Bob O’Brian, put up the very first permanent pickleball field in his backyard.

ball,” USA Pickelball reports. “At first, they placed the net at [the] badminton height of 60 inches and volleyed the ball over the net. As the weekend progressed, the players found that the ball bounced well on the asphalt surface, and soon, the net was lowered to 36 inches.” The whole family loved the game, and when McCallum came over the next weekend, he helped his friends perfect it! Two years later, another friend of the

The rest, as they say, is history. Today, USA Pickleball has more than 40,000 members worldwide and its very own Hall of Fame. Here in our area, you can find pickleball courts in Lake Forest, Rancho Mission Viejo, Laguna Hills, Irvine, and beyond. To find a place to play near you, visit GlobalPickleball.network and click “Pickleball Courts.”

HAVE A LAUGH

WATERMELON JICAMA SALAD WITH JALAPEÑO AND LIME This late-summer salad hits every flavor note and is a great way to get acquainted with jicama, a root vegetable native to Mexico. It’s easy to prepare (just peel and eat) and has the crispness of an apple and the satisfying starch of potato.

Inspired by BonAppetit.com

Ingredients

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1/2 cup cilantro, coarsely chopped

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1 3-lb seedless watermelon

3 tbsp fresh lime juice Kosher salt, to taste

1 small jicama

1 jalapeño pepper, thinly sliced

1 scallion, thinly sliced

Directions

1. Prepare the watermelon by removing the rind and cutting the melon into 2 1/2-by-1/2- inch sticks. 2. Peel the jicama with a vegetable peeler, then cut it into sticks the same size as the watermelon. 3. In a large bowl, combine the watermelon and jicama with jalapeño, scallion, cilantro, and lime. Sprinkle with kosher salt, toss gently to combine, taste, and adjust seasoning.

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SPECIALIZING IN: LOWER BACK PAIN • SCIATICA • NECK PAIN AND HEADACHES HIP PROBLEMS • SHOULDER PAIN, BURSITIS, AND TENDINITIS SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY • GOLF PERFORMANCE KNEE PAIN • PLANTAR FASCIITIS • DIZZINESS AND VERTIGO AQUATIC PHYSICAL THERAPY • AND OTHER CONDITIONS

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

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Meet the World’s Best Grandparents (Hint: Julian Knows Them Well!)

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Let Sauces Bring New Life to Tired Meals Success Story

Meet the Founders of Pickleball Late Summer Watermelon Jicama Salad

Get a Jump on Winter Blues With Fall Exercise

Get a Jump on Winter Blues And Exercise Through the Fall

Similarly, winter provides a great time to focus on a

Less sunlight can have a negative impact on your mental well-being, and as you head into the darker, chillier months, worsening weather and shorter days can make staying in shape more of a chore than a joy. But that doesn’t mean you’re powerless. With a few tricks, you can thrive through the cold season. Finding ways to stay active while cooped up inside has never been easier. Thanks to the pandemic, online exercise courses, at-home workouts, and remote Zumba classes grew in popularity and are still going strong. If you embraced these for your summer workouts to avoid the heat, you can continue that routine this fall and winter and keep up your exercise, mixing it up if one course gets stale.

new type of fitness goal, like building muscle in an indoor facility or taking martial arts classes at the gym. It doesn’t matter what you do; what matters is that

but also, if you’re trying a new sport, activity, or exercise, it gives you a buffer in case you decide it’s not for you after all. Don’t let bad weather or fewer daylight hours be an excuse for less exercise. Your brain will thank you, and who knows? You might actually have fun, too!

you do it. Stay active! While it’s a bummer that you can’t go trail running or biking, any exercise is better than none. And don’t wait to get started: Add that “winter workout” into your weekly routine now. Not only will it help make the transition a little easier when you can’t go for your morning run,

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READY TO PLAY WITH YOUR GRANDCHILDREN PAIN-FREE?

Getting older is tough. The more we age, the more difficult and painful moving becomes. So we move less and less, and before long it’s tough to do simple activities like working in the garden or playing with the grandkids. It doesn’t have to be this way!

Call Today to Book a Complimentary Functional Movement Analysis To celebrate National Grandparents Day, we’re offering complimentary functional movement analysis sessions to the first seven people who call our office.

If you’re experiencing… • Shoulder pain

• Muscle stiffness • Mobility issues • Balance problems

• Knee pain • Back pain

… then a functional movement analysis session can help!

Again, that’s a FREE session for ONLY the first seven callers, available now through Thursday, Sept. 30!

If you’re ready to identify the source of your pain and stiffness — and play with your grandchildren again pain-free — call 949-709-8770 today to book your complimentary session. Spots will go fast, so reach out before Thursday, Sept. 30, to claim yours!

P.S. If you’re already seeing one of our amazing PTs regularly, pass this flier

on to a friend! We’re here to help every grandparent get back to the activities they love.

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