Physical Therapy

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

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

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

Athletic trainers are health care professionals who specialize in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries and sport-related illnesses. These days people are more active, more interested, more educated than ever before. We’re trained in fitness, sports, computer applications – even parenting. You can’t accurately describe anyone using simply the word “trainer.” Here are […]READ MORE

Several Bon Secours In Motion Physical Therapy employees were among those honored today with 2013 Health Care Heroes Awards by Inside Business, the weekly business journal for Hampton Roads. Some of the Bon Secours honorees are employees at the Bon Secours In Motion at the Victory Family YMCA in Yorktown in the Physical Therapy category. […]READ MORE

Cancer patients are now seeing the benefits from physical therapy after their treatments. After surviving and learning they are cancer free, many patients are faced with the costs of aggressive cancer treatments. Chronic health issues can stem from a variety of cancer treatments. Many cancer medications cause muscle and joint pain and nerve damage. Scarring […]READ MORE

There are currently open physical therapy positions with all of our In Motion physical therapy clinics in Portsmouth, including our locations on High Street, Portsmouth Blvd and inside the Portsmouth YMCA! In addition to three full time physical therapists for our outpatient clinic locations, we are also hiring for an occupational therapist and at our […]READ MORE

Researchers have identified risk factors that can signal whether an athlete who has a concussion will experience symptoms beyond one week. Athletes that have four or more symptoms when they are first injured were more likely to have persistent concussive symptoms, according to a new study from the University of Washington. The study was published […]READ MORE

Parkinson’s is a neurological disease that effects the quality and amplitude of a persons movements, speech and swallowing. For patients with Parkinson’s everyday tasks, like walking and speaking, can be overwhelmingly difficult. Many patients feel isolated as a result. At Bon Secours In Motion our physical therapy clinic at DePaul Medical Center is introducing a […]READ MORE