by Impact Physical Therapy of Hillsboro | Jun 8, 2017 | Breast Cancer, Healthy Living, Prehabilitation
As National Cancer Survivors Day is held in June, Hillsboro physical therapist Hui En Gilpin finds this annual celebration of life as the ideal opportunity to point out the ways research has shown movement and exercise can improve the health and quality of life of...
by Impact Physical Therapy of Hillsboro | May 4, 2017 | Aging & Active, Healthy Living, Injury Prevention
As we start what’s been known since 1989 as National Stroke Awareness Month (May), Hillsboro physical therapist Nancy Causton is eager to point out that stroke is a medical emergency that’s highly preventable, and that movement and exercise are keys to such...
by Impact Physical Therapy of Hillsboro | Apr 7, 2017 | Injury Prevention, Seasonal, Sports
It’s the season for weekend fun runs, charity 5Ks and multi-stage team relays. But as recreation and competitive runners hit the roads and trails to prepare for upcoming events, Hillsboro physical therapist Laura Perry reminds us that avoiding common early season...
by Impact Physical Therapy of Hillsboro | Mar 7, 2017 | Back Pain, Injury Prevention, Neck Pain, Pain Relief
There’s soreness, and then there’s pain. It’s important to not confuse the two, says local physical therapist Kent Bond, owner of Impact Physical Therapy of Hillsboro. To active people in general and athletes at all levels, the inability to recognize the differences...
by Impact Physical Therapy of Hillsboro | Feb 6, 2017 | Education, Injury Prevention, Sports
With basketball season in full swing and winter weather affecting large areas of the country, it’s peak season for ankle sprains, one of the most common musculoskeletal injuries in the U.S. And yet Hillsboro physical therapist Betsy Conley says incidents of ankle...
