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...Continued from front cover If you take advantage of height adjustable mattresses in the crib, you should start out at the highest setting. When lifting from the crib, slide your infant as close to you as you can before you lift them. If you do this from the start, you will find it easier as they get heavier. When you lower the mattress as they get bigger, you can use a step stool to get closer to them and also brace against the side of the crib to take them in or out.

We all love our children and would do anything to help protect them. So, when your child or grandchild starts crying, your first instinct is to run to help; but what about protecting yourself? If they need to be picked up, don’t bend over from the waist to lift them! Either kneel or squat down to where they are, then before you lift, take a half second to tighten your lower abdominals to “brace” your back. Bring the child close to your chest or onto your knee. Ask them to hold onto you to free your hands to help stand. If you can’t get that low, sit in a chair and have them come sit on your lap to comfort them.

Even baby Christopher doesn’t like the way his Grandma is bending.

Those little ones have a way of melting our hearts let them remind you how important it is to take care of yourself so you can always take care of them!

Maureen Grandmaison Photography

If you are having pain that is making caring for your little one more difficult please call us today for a free consultation!

Featured Employee: Robert Lammers, PT

Where are you from? I was born in Amersfoort a medium sized town in The Netherlands where I lived the first 21 years of my life. What schooling/training do you have? I attended PT school in the city of Utrecht, also in The Netherlands. Then after school throughout the years I have done a wide range of courses but mostly always focusing on ortho/sports med. How long have you been with Back in Motion ® ? Formally wearing the black shirt since January 2, but of course we were adopted by BIM in October 2017.

Photo courtesy of Audra Photography

What is one interesting fact about you that most people don’t know? I consider myself a master beer brewer. My first job which I held for many years through college was as a kick boxing and martial arts instructor. Ha ha ha it's true, those were the days. Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Right here in Brewer, Maine at BIM setting the standard for what an excellent PT clinic should be like. Excellence in the eyes of our peers, the medical community, and above all in the eyes of those who come to us for help.

What is your best work story? Every day something funny happens, not a day goes by there is not a happy highlight or you meet someone inspiring. Sometimes I am good at putting my foot in my mouth. A patient I had never seen before seemed very spleeny with his total knee replacement so I said something like, "Well if doctors told you ahead of time what you would be facing after the surgery nobody would ever go through with it." He never really responded to that but if looks could kill. It turned out the guy was a Doctor." What are your hobbies? Just about anything outdoors; adventure, travel, exploring. Making stuff; woodworking, cooking.