PriorityPT Is Back Pain Slowing You Down?

Health &Wellness The Newsletter About Your Health And Caring For Your Body

Getting to Know the Priority Physical Therapy Staff KIMBUNTEN, PT, DPT

Kim graduated from Saint Louis University in 1985 with her Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy and earned her Doctorate of Physical Therapy in 2012. Her clinical experiences focus primarily on outpatient orthopedics and women’s health. She is skilled in treatment of all regions of the body and is a Graston Technique provider. Kim’s passionate commitment to quality patient care initiated following her grandmother’s recovery after her stroke. At this time, physical therapy was a rare field within medical practice. Her grandmother received physical therapy once a month. After witnessing the compassion of the physical therapist and the need for physical therapy, Kim’s heart lead her to pursue this passion. This eventually led to the creation of Priority Physical Therapy in 1998. Kim’s tenacity and attachment to her community gave rise to the current 5,500 square foot facility in the heart of Palmyra. Kim holds herself and her carefully selected staff to the highest standard of excellence that can be achieved. The result is her continued reinvestment in our communities. Kim and her husband have three grown children and two granddaughters.

Health & Wellness The Newsletter About Your Health And Caring For Your Body

IS YOUR BACK PAIN SLOWING YOU DOWN? Enjoy The Holidays Without Pain This Year!

INSIDE:

• How To Take Care Of Your Back • Healthy Recipe • Relieve Back Pain In Minutes • Patient Success Spotlights • Community Events • Have you met your annual insurance deductible?

Most people don’t seek treatment soon enough and continue to suffer with a nagging ache or pain in their back. They may even feel symptoms travel to the buttocks and legs. Many people feel that not much can be done for back pain and use medication to numb the pain to get through the day. However, medication mostly masks the pain and does nothing to address the root cause of the problem. Solutions to Back Pain Treating back pain starts with determining the true cause. A thorough evaluation of your movement, strength, posture and joint mobility can tell a lot about the true origins of your pain. Only then, can the proper plan be formulated to get you out of pain quickly and back to the activities you love. Whether you just tweaked your back or have been suffering for a long time, seeing one of our spine specialists can help you return to a more active and pain-free life. Don’t ignore your back pain, let us help you by calling the location nearest you to schedule an appointment today.

Is back pain causing you to move a little slower and more cautiously? If left untreated, chronic back pain can lead to long-term spinal joint and possibly nerve damage. Back pain is one of the most common physical complaints that people suffer from and more than 80% of the US population will experience back pain at some point in their lifetime. Back pain can interfere with your ability to bend, kneel, lift, reach, do work and enjoy time with your family. Not to mention, it can make you down right irritable and affect others around you. Why do I have Back Pain? Back pain occurs for a number of reasons, but has a few simple root causes: • Weakness in the spinal and core muscles of the trunk • Poor posture and strain on the spine with slouched sitting • Repetitive injury to muscles and tissues around the spine with poor lifting • Limited flexibility of the spine, hips and muscles of the thighs • Poor coordination of the abdominal, pelvic and back muscles

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HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR BACK

1. Keep Good Posture When you are standing, imagine a string through the top of your head lifting you straight up. This puts your neck, shoulders, spine and hips in natural alignment. While sitting, make sure you sit back in the chair with your feet on the floor and your lower back supported. Your shoulders should not slouch when sitting. Avoid soft Picking things up is a normal part of our day. Even if you pick up something light, your back muscles have to lift the weight of your upper torso and control that movement. Make sure you always face what you need to pick up, squat keeping your spine straight and push with your leg muscles. This helps reduce the excessive pressure on your spine. couches when you can. 2. Lift Properly

3. Stay Flexible Flexibility is key to maintaining a healthy back. By keeping your body flexible, the normal forces of movement and lifting can be distributed across the spine, rather than focused onto a few segments, which can then fail. An easy stretching routine everyday can keep you feeling great and put a spring in your step. 4. Stay Strong You have hundreds of muscles, which control the movement of your spine. Major muscles that support the spine are called your core muscles and includeyourabdominal,pelvis,spinalandhip muscles. By keeping your core muscles strong, you support your spine and have the ability to easily control lifting, quick movements, bending and a lot more.

5. Physical Therapy Our physical therapists are medical experts in evaluating spine and body movement. By having a regular check up, you can make sure your body is in good condition to tackle the activities you love. If you have a history of back pain, injury or are currently experiencing aches and pains, we can analyze your problm and construct a treatment program that will work best for your individual problem. With soothing hands-on therapy and targeted easy exercises we can help you return quickly to feeling your best. Even if you suffer from severe pain we can help you get out of pain and living the life you deserve.

Relieve Back Pain In Minutes Try this movement if you are experiencing back pain.

Healthy Recipe

EASY HOT APPLE CIDER

LOWER TRUNK ROTATIONS Lying on your back with your knees bent, gently rock your knees side-to-side. Repeat 8 times on both sides. Loosens Low Back

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INGREDIENTS • 1 (64 fluid ounce) bottle apple cider • 3 cinnamon sticks • 1 teaspoon whole allspice • 1 teaspoon whole cloves • 1/3 cup brown sugar

DIRECTIONS In a slow cooker, combine apple cider and cinnamon sticks. Wrap allspice and cloves in a small piece of cheesecloth, and add to pot. Stir in brown sugar. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat, and keep warm.

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HAVE YOUMET YOURANNUAL INSURANCE DEDUCTIBLE?

PATIENT SUCCESS SPOTLIGHTS

Really helpful and good people! “ The therapists were really helpful and good people to work with.” - Clay P. I was well satisfied! “ I can’t think of anything to improve upon. I was well satisfied. Just keep up the good work.” - Shirley C. Gentle but challenging and respectful! “ The therapists listen well, and they are gentle but challenging and respectful.” - Tami L. You can’t improve imperfection! “ Priority is a great place of business with very friendly people. You can’t improve on perfection!” - Louis M.

An insurance deductible is the amount of money that you must pay before your insurancecompanypaysforyourmedicalservices. Ifyourdeductible ismet,your therapymaynotcostyouanything.Patientswith familyplansor thosewhohave had major surgeries or have a chronic illness are especially likely to have a $0 balance remaining on their out-of-pocket expenses.This means that the cost of therapy could be minimal or completely covered by the patient’s insurance plan. If you are close to or have met your insurance deductible for the year, then now is the time to come in for therapy! Are you feeling aches & pains? Need to work on your core? Let us help you get a head start for 2018. Contact us today to schedule your appointment.

COMMUNITY EVENTS 19TH ANNUAL MERRY MARKETPLACE BY THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF FLORENCE The Junior League of Florence has been a part of the Florence community since 1948.Wearea leagueofwomendedicated topromotingvolunteerismandseeking to help women realize their full potential. Our purpose is exclusively educational and charitable, as we strive to make a difference in our local community through the action and leadership of our trained league members.

The Junior League of Florence makes a difference in the community through our annual fundraisers like: Merry Marketplace, Lucky Shamrock Festival, and Touch-A-Truck. Our fundraisers enable us to give back to our community through JLF grants and scholarship awards. On November 9th-12th, 45 vendors gathered at the SiMT building in Florence, SC. The Junior League of Florence hosted a shopping extravaganza to raise money to utilize in their annual projects within the Florence community for women and children. Our very own, Lauren Bunten PT, DPT, served as the Merchant Co-Chair for the 2017 event. We are proud to say that we raised over $30,000 at the 19th Annual Merry Marketplace event! If you are interested in participating, contact the league today for more information by going to their website at www.jrleagueofflorence.com.