What We Learned About Physical Therapy from Patients
Posted on Aug 28, 2017
By: Kari Sturtevant, DPT, OCS, President / Physical Therapist About a year ago, our team of physical therapists at Peak Performance decided to start a patient referral program. The program we created is simple. For every referral that schedules and physical therapy appointment and then becomes a patient, we provide a gift card from a […]
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Looping the Lake: A Year Later
Posted on Aug 16, 2017
A year ago I wrote a piece about the Loop the Lake Project in Neenah and Menasha. Recently I’ve seen several yard signs in my neighborhood reading, “I support the Loop Lake Project” and it got me thinking, where are they on that project? In April the project had a setback when the construction bids […]
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Physical Therapy for Low Back Pain: Faster Improvement and Lower Costs
Posted on Jul 13, 2017
Did you know 15% to 20% of adults will experience low back pain this year? Another 50% to 80% will have least one episode of back pain during a lifetime. That is what a study at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, Minnesota confirmed ten years ago. Thankfully, physical therapists are adopting an […]
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Healthy Lunch Meal Prep
Posted on Jul 08, 2017
Meal prep is a great idea for a number of reasons-convenience, cost effective and keeps you eating healthy. Hopefully you will enjoy trying out these lunch bowls. I am the first to admit that I’m kind of a procrastinator. I’m not the pack your lunch the night before kind of girl. I have the best […]
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Farmer’s Market Recipe
Posted on Jun 16, 2017
Tis the season to enjoy our local Farmer’s Markets! The weather is warmer and our growing season is in full swing. Menasha’s farmer’s market started last week, Appleton and Neenah’s begin tomorrow! One of the best things about summer is the array of fresh produce we have at our local markets. I love to get […]
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Plantar Fasciitis and Physical Therapy’s Role
Posted on May 24, 2017
If you have plantar fasciitis you want the pain to go away, but what will help? Physical therapy has several options! It’s a pain I can relate to, sliding out of bed, immediately greeted by heel pain and having to make an awkward painful shuffle to the coffee maker. Usually my heel pain goes away […]
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Meet Your Peak Team- Molly
Posted on May 05, 2017
We are continuing our meet the Peak team series, this time focusing on Molly Van Zeeland. Molly is one of our physical therapists here at Peak. She graduated from Lawrence University with a Bachelor of Arts in Bio-Chemistry. Molly’s interest in physical therapy began at Lawrence. She served as a student athletic trainer, helping athletes […]
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Skating: A Well Rounded Exercise
Posted on Apr 06, 2017
Do you need to change up your cardio routine? Have you ever considered roller skating? I know what most people think, “Roller Skating? Yeah that was fun at my best friend’s birthday party when we were 10 years-old, but I hung up my skates a while ago”. I can identify with the above statement; as […]
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