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How many of you aren't exercising, participating in family activities or your hobbies, or simply aren't moving due to pain? We're changing people’s lives, be a part of it.

We get a lot of patients who say, “well it hurts when I move so I haven’t been moving much.” These patients also tend to say the pain is actually worse after they haven’t been moving for a while and then try to move. That is the key; exercise, most any type of exercise, can reduce your risk of recurring low-back pain by between 25-40% (1). 25-40% with ANY exercise, that’s amazing! There are similar findings with knee pain. Who wouldn’t want to avoid going under the knife and still get the results? How many have been told not to move or do anything when they are injured? That may not be the best course of action. That isn’t to say you should do a bunch of weight lifting and heavy exercise while you’re hurting. If a movement or exercise isn’t done right it certainly won’t help the situation. That is where PT comes in; we are trained to evaluate movement and help get you moving in a way that doesn’t increase pain. This can be very helpful with returning to, or starting, an exercise program.

We also know movement and exercise has a big impact on areas of the body that aren’t necessarily painful. The American Diabetes Association wrote a position statement about how movement and exercise tailored to the individual can help with strength, cardiovascular endurance, and change insulin sensitivity (2). This is exercise alone, not factoring in the use of insulin and other forms of treatment for diabetes. They also state moderate to vigorous activity can help people with diabetes actually live longer (2)! Exercising regularly can help aches, pains, or ailments feel better. We see it work with patients every day. Physical therapy is often the best choice for dealing with sprains, strains, aches, back pain, headaches, whiplash, knee pain, neck pain, tendonitis, and shoulder problems (1). If you have questions on how to get started or have pain preventing you from starting, please call us to schedule your free consultation and see how we can help get you moving!

References: (1) http://getpt1st.com/getpt1st-resources/shareables/ (2) http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/39/11/2065

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2 Tips to Help with Neck Pain and Headaches:  Neck towel traction – Tie a looped towel securely to a doorknob so that it is 1-2 inches off the ground. Lying on your back with knees bent, rest your head in the sling created by the towel and scoot your bottom away from the door until a gentle stretch is felt in your neck. Start with 5 mins once a day and gradually work up to 15 mins.   Neck backward bend with traction – this exercise will help you increase mobility with less pain. Place your hands on the sides of your neck. Lift gently upward to create a tractioning while you tilt your head back slowly to look toward the ceiling and back to neutral. Repeat throughout the day.

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Featured Employee: Stephanie Whittaker, PTA

Where are you from? I am from Yarmouth, Maine What schooling/training do you have?

I have a bachelor’s from UMaine and an associate’s in applied science with a concentration in Physical Therapy Assisting from Bay State College. I am also a certified personal trainer. How long have you been with Back in Motion ® ? I have been with Back in Motion for about 16 months.

Photo courtesy of Audra Photography

What is your best work story? When my 80 year old patient was refusing to do her bridges, a great glut exercise, and she put up a great argument that she was 80 and does not need me to be sculpting her backside to have a nice butt. We had a good laugh and I told her it wasn’t for aesthetics and educated her on the importance of being strong. What are your hobbies? Learning to cook and bake, photography, snowboarding, & exercising!

What is one interesting fact about you that most people don’t know? I worked as a nanny for two boys in Texas and ran the Huston Marathon! Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Traveling the world!

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On Wednesday, January 24 th physical therapist Paul Brown will be talking about Arthritis Management for the Scarborough Rec Senior Program. This event will be from 12:15-1:00pm at Martin's Point Scarborough.

We would like to say happy birthday to Joline Waldecker, Jamie Holt, Kate Joyce, and Aga Wojciechowska. Ted Greeley celebrates his 2 nd Back in Motion ® anniversary this month and Amethyst Hersom celebrates her first anniversary with us and a promotion to Director of Public Relations!

Thank you to everyone who donated to our Holiday Giving Tree! We helped make some local families’ holidays a lot happier!

New Year, New You, New Us! We are happy to announce the addition of two clinics to Back in Motion Physical Therapy, LLC!

We would like to welcome both staff and clients, formerly of Results Physical Therapy in Brewer and Dexter, Maine, to our growing family. We look forward to providing the amazing care you have come to expect to the Greater Bangor area! 2017 in Review: Changing People’s Lives • We welcomed new staff members! o Gorham – Amethyst Hersom, Crystal Reynolds, Lisa Welch, Tyler Chamberlin, Heather Kendall, Brittany Angelle o South Portland – Kim Pelletier, Ryan Weeks, Matthew Stevens, Casey Estes, Bridget Beaulieu o Portland – Michelle Moreau, Haylee Graves, Taylor Blood, Brianna Desrochers, Katelin Joyce o Brewer – Cat Hatton, Hali Fleishman, James Castleman, David Jantti, Robert Lammers, Brigitte Pratt, Bridget Gates, Jodi Parkhurst, Cheryl Beckman, Jessica Huff o Dexter – Amber Drew, Sonja Hall, Barbara Hatch, Kristen LePage, Liz Brandolini • We welcomed back some of your favorites! o Janine Bouchey, Alex Tracy, and Kelly Mallory • We helped over 3,000 people with injuries this year! • We gave over 700 free consultations to people who needed help! • We helped 12 local charities help our community! Thank you for helping us help so many others in 2017, we look forward to helping even more in 2018! Help us reach our goal of helping over 4,000 people this year: refer your friends and family for a free consultation if they are in pain and need help, organize a free screening or educational event for your team, group, or office, and last but not least if you

know of any charities that could use our help please send them our way as well. Contact Kelly at klabrecque@mainephysicaltherapy.com for more information. We wish you a happy and healthy 2018!

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of my bucket list very soon! THANK YOU Back in Motion ! Your professionalism and personal touch made rehab a great experience."

of how to recover and protect myself from injury, I will be checking the Marathon off

Marathon Half faster than my goal. There is no doubt that with my new knowledge

Through therapy, exercises, and education I was able to complete the Maine

Mike started Dry Needling on the first visit. This loosened all of the "balled up" fibers in my calf and increased blood-flow to the injured area. This, coupled with the physical therapy I received at their gym, put me back on the road to recovery.

and I thought he would be able to offer great insight as to how to work through my injury and still run the Sugarloaf Marathon.

walk back, roughly six miles. Running a marathon had been on my bucket list for a long time and at age 59, I wanted to accomplish it this year. I decided to follow up on a referral to Back in Motion. Mike Moras is a runner, himself

“I was training for my very first marathon when one Sunday, while on a 15 mile run I felt a sharp pain on the side of my right calf. The injured calf muscle forced me to

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