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Oakland/Santa Cruz Physical Therapy Office Illuminates Healing Power of Light Therapy
April 2nd, 2012We have seen incredible results from light therapy treatments on our patients and clients at SOL Performance Training and SOL Santa Cruz. Light therapy helps to speed up healing and treat stubborn chronic pain. Learn more about light therapy and the many different ways it can benefit you by clicking here. Sports + Orthopedic [...]
New study says chiropractor & exercise are better than medication at reducing pain
February 24th, 2012Are you or someone you know suffering from chronic pain? If so, you will definitely want to check out this article entitled, “Chiropractors and Exercise are Better than Drugs”. A study conducted by the Annals of Internal Medicine followed 272 patients for 12 weeks. Of those patients, 32% who received chiropractic care became pain free compared to only 13% of those treated with medication. The article also discusses the benefits of exercise in reducing pain and gives examples of strength exercises that can be used to target neck pain as well as other natural remedies for reducing pain. Check it out!… Read Entire Article
Please join us for SOL Performance Training Grand Opening, Friday, March 2nd from 4-7pm
February 14th, 2012We are excited to share this press release with you with information about our new fitness facility, SOL Performance Training. We hope to see you at our grand opening event on Friday, March 2nd, from 4-7pm. You will have the opportunity to meet SOL sponsored Olympic & professional athletes, learn about Functional Movement Screens, TRX Suspension Training, Kettlebell [...]
We’re excited to welcome the talented Marcus Rein and Josh Kemp to our SOL Santa Cruz family
November 18th, 2011We’re excited to welcome the talented Marcus Rein, PES, CES and Josh Kemp, NSCA-CSCS to our SOL Santa Cruz family! Josh is a Strength and Conditioning Specialist and Marcus is a Performance Enhancement & Corrective Exercise Specialist and our performance class instructor. We know that you will enjoy working with each of them for your rehab and performance needs. Check back soon for Josh’s bio and for more information about Marcus’ upcoming TRX Strength Training and TRX Performance Training classes designed to transition you from physical therapy to fitness and build you a stronger body. Sports + Orthopedic Leaders has clinics located in both… Read Entire Article
Dr. Tammara Moore is lead instructor for ART® Upper Extremity course in San Jose
November 17th, 2011SOL’s Dr. Tammara Moore, DPT, OCS, ART® will be teaching an Active Release Techniques® Upper Extremity course in San Jose today through the weekend. Active Release Techniques® (ART®) is a unique, patented soft tissue technique with more than 500 protocols that was developed by Dr. P Michael Leahy, DC, CCSP as a way to treat problems [...]
SOL sponsors the Sinkler Miller Medical Association’s 28th Annual Scholarship Dinner & Dance
November 11th, 2011SOL is proud to be a continued sponsor of the Sinkler Miller Medical Associations’s 28th Annual Scholarship Dinner and Dance. The organization is made up of more than 300 African American physicians whose main goal is to “provide and advocate for the highest quality of health care for all members of our community, especially the [...]
SOL is proud to be a community partner at Team in Training Kickoff Saturday, November 5th
November 4th, 2011SOL is proud to be a continued supporter and community partner of Team in Training (TNT). TNT athletes train for an event of their choosing while also raising crucial funds to help find a cure for cancer. Tomorrow, SOL’s Amanda Betz, DPT and Aileen Medina, ATC will be participating in Team in Training’s Spring Season Kickoff [...]
Attention Medicare patients: Act now to protect your physical therapy benefits & extend the Medicare therapy caps
November 2nd, 2011Help protect your physical therapy benefits and avoid the scheduled 19.5% cut in provider payments by telling your local U.S. Congressman and U.S. Senators to pass legislation to extend the Medicare therapy caps exceptions process beyond December 31, 2011. For more information and to make your voice heard, visit the APTA’s Patient Action Center by clicking here. [...]
Tomorrow night, the Santa Cruz Derby Girls’ Harbor Hellcats will take on the Lake Tahoe Deby Dames in their final bout of 2011 season
October 21st, 2011Tomorrow, October 22nd, the Harbor Hellcats will take on the Lake Tahoe Derby Dames in their final bout of the 2011 season! SOL Santa Cruz had a blast this season as the official team doctors for the Santa Cruz Derby Girls. As team doc’s, SOL Santa Cruz provides medical support to the team throughout their season and is present at all home games. For more information about the Santa Cruz Derby Girls or to get tickets for tomorrow night’s match-up, check out their website. We hope to see you at the Civic! We’ll be sure to keep you in the loop on the home… Read Entire Article
Direct access to physical therapy was shown to be associated with lower costs and fewer visits for patients
October 21st, 2011A new study recently published showed that direct access to physical therapy was associated with lower costs and fewer visits for patients as opposed to those who saw a physician first. The primary findings of the Health Services Research article showed that “Self-referred episodes had fewer PT visits (86 percent of physician-referred) and lower allowable amounts [...]
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