New at Bon Secours Physical Therapy

NEW CLINIC OPENING APRIL 22ND! Bon Secours In Motion Physical Therapy and Sports Performance is expanding its offerings to the St. Francis Watkins Centre.  Conveniently located at the corner of Watkins Centre Parkway and Midlothian Turnpike, Bon Secours In Motion Physical Therapy and Sports Performance’s newest site offers expanded programs in our state-of-the-art facility.  Opening […]READ MORE

New research, presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2013 Annual Meeting and published online simultaneously in the New England Journal of Medicine, is emphasizing the importance of physical therapy for patients with osteoarthritis who are recovering from a meniscal tear. (Read the article on MedScape.) This study followed patients with knee osteoarthritis and […]READ MORE

Higher test scores. Weight loss. Improved sleep. It seems physical activity for youth now has another health benefit: reducing the risk for fracture in old age. That’s what researchers from Sweden found when they studied children ages 7 to 9 over a six-year span. They compared two groups of children. One group exercised daily for […]READ MORE

The next time you reach for something sweet to drink at the gym, you might want to check the listed ingredients for sugar. That’s because new research shows sugar-sweetened sodas, sports drinks and fruit drinks may be associated with 180,000 deaths annually worldwide. The research was presented at the American Heart Association’s Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, […]READ MORE

Athletes suspected of experiencing a concussion should be immediately removed from play, according to a new guideline released by the American Academy of Neurology. This is a change from using concussion grading systems, said Dr. Christopher C. Giza, a co-lead guideline author, in a news release from the AAN. Instead, Giza said, each athlete should […]READ MORE

They spoke no English, the man and his wife from San Salvador. When he injured his shoulder on the job, his physician referred him to In Motion at Chilled Ponds for physical therapy. To help facilitate communications, a niece accompanied the couple to act as interpreter on their first few visits. When In Motion was […]READ MORE

With all the controversy in the news about performance-enhancing drugs, it’s becoming more and more apparent that athletes are turning to medications for help accelerating their sports performance. What the scandals should be teaching us, is that cheaters never win – and there are natural ways to boost performance, like hard work and proper training. […]READ MORE

A new poll shows that many parents do not believe their children are overweight. National statistics suggest that nearly one-third of all children are either overweight or obese according to their body mass index. But when parents were asked about their children’s weight, only 15 percent said their child needed to lose weight, a news […]READ MORE

Don’t forget, In Motion is going to have a significant presence at this year’s Shamrock Marathon! Our ATCs, PTs, and volunteers will be joining Dr. Ernesto Luciano, the Medical Director of the race, at the Medical Tent, a triage tent, and a blister tent in on the beach along the race course. Look for the […]READ MORE

Walking at a brisk pace can help stroke survivors improve their physical fitness, mobility and quality of life, according to new research. In a new study of 128 adult stroke survivors, researchers found that those who walked briskly three times a week for three months lowered their resting heart rate, improved their walking endurance and […]READ MORE