Attention all Medicare patients, As of August 1, 2024 we changed to Medicare Concierge. We sent out newsletters and emails and anyone who called in to start a new physical therapy evaluation/plan of care with us had to make that decision then. Many of you may have been informed of this change. If you had … Read more
If you or a loved one suffer from chronic back pain then attending this Workshop may be the most important thing you do this year. It may unlock mystery of your back pain. It can show you a way to get back to the life you deserve… A life where you can sleep at night … Read more
Quick question: How much water have you drank today? For most people, the answer would be “not enough”. From everything we drink and swim in, to the ice that reduces swelling, it is all around us (and even in us). As a matter of fact – it basically is us! Water makes up around two … Read more
Avoid Low Back Pain with Targeted Exercises
Most of the time the ache in our neck and shoulders is from overuse of those muscles. Are you sitting up with good posture at your computer? Do you carry your bag repeatedly on one side with considerable weight in it? Do you use the “arm rests” on your chair to rest your arms and decrease the tension in your neck and shoulders? Is the monitor at the right height so you are not leaning forward or bending your neck too far down? All of those posture issues can create neck and shoulder pain.
Dr. Penrose was the featured speaker at “Eye on Health” at Jubilee, an active retirement community in Lacey WA. She spoke about osteoporosis and osteoarthritis. Click to read more and download her presentation and the exercise handout.
Penrose Physical Therapy proudly sponsors Guerilla running club.
Dr. Penrose enjoys teaching the running community how to prevent injuries with the STRONG body workshop. “Most runners lack strength in at least one muscle group, as well as in their neuromuscular pathways, the lines of communication between brain and body,” says Jay Dicharry, M.P.T., the director of the REP biomechanics lab at Rebound Physical Therapy in Bend, Oregon, and author of Anatomy for Runners.
Guerilla Running does a wonderful job putting on a 4 mile Turkey Trot race on Thanksgiving morning in downtown Olympia, WA. Penrose & Associates is proud to sponsor this race and provide swag bags.
Penrose & Associates Physical Therapy sponsors local school races such as the Glow Run 5k as a fund raiser for Cornerstone Christian School. It also sponsors The Friendship Run for the Westside Co-op Preschool. Jennifer Penrose has donated her time as the cross country coach and assisted with the track team at Cornerstone Christian School. … Read more
