Complete Game Physical Therapy: Rochelle’s Telehealth Success Story

During the Covid-19 crisis, Complete Game Physical Therapy has been dedicated to providing expert care to our clients via telehealth virtual appointments.This benefit has served our patients well and even though we have now reopened under under the guidelines in Massachusetts Phased Reopening Plan, we continue to offer telehealth appointments to both new and established patients.

Sharing her experience with this service, we present Rochelle. We normally have a Patient of the Month and she is our first Telehealth Patient of the Month.

Clinic Re-Opening

At Complete Game Physical Therapy, our number one priority is always the health and well-being of our patients, staff and families. To help our patients and support our healthcare colleagues in the primary care, orthopedic and emergency room settings, we are reopening our clinic on a modified basis. We have begun our re-opening this week; next week, we will operate on a modified basis with our therapists working regularly scheduled hours.

Amy FieldsMay 14, 2020complete game physical therapy, lowell massachusetts, reopening, clinic

What You Can Do At Home To Be Ready For Your Upcoming Surgery

The COVID 19 pandemic has forced the vast majority of hospitals and medical centers in our region to temporarily put elective surgeries on hold. This leaves many who are awaiting knee surgeries, shoulder surgeries or joint replacements having to postpone their procedures. Though you may be stuck at home awaiting a surgery date, a preoperative exercise program will not only help you feel better in the short term but also improve your postoperative outcome.

Telehealth and Virtual Visits With Complete Game Physical Therapy

The COVID-19 pandemic seems to have stopped much of the world. Once busy streets and shops are empty, activities are cancelled and you may not even be going to work. One thing that the virus has not stopped is pain and injury. Maybe you were seeing your PT when stay at home orders were issued. Maybe you've been having more pain and soreness in your back or neck because of all the time you've spent in front of the computer working at home, or maybe you hurt yourself over the weekend doing some yard work or exercising to relieve stress. How do you get the care you need without putting yourself or others at risk during this time of social distancing?

Amy FieldsApril 23, 2020telehealth, telemedicine, complete game physical therapy, lowell, massachusetts, coronavirus

Physical Screen for the Baseball Pitcher

Historically, pitching instruction has followed a pattern of coaches trying to teach players “proper mechanics” without truly understanding what each individual’s proper mechanics are. Limitations in individual mobility or stability will make moving into certain positions in the delivery difficult or even impossible.

Insurance Waives All Out of Pocket Expenses Related to Telehealth

Information is rapidly changing and I wanted to get the latest information we have out to you ASAP. Insurance companies have waived all out of pocket expenses for telehealth physical therapy.

Update from Complete Game Physical Therapy

We want to stay in touch with all of our wonderful current and former patients and let you know that we miss you! We hope that you, your family and loved ones are all doing well. Every day we are reminded by news reports that the COVID-19 outbreak is an expanding global pandemic. During this unprecedented time, it is extremely important that each of us do our part to social distance and flatten the curve. This action, which may seem small, significantly decreases the spread of the virus and keeps people healthy.

Amy FieldsMarch 30, 2020complete game physical therapy, lowell massachusetts, coronavirus

What Is Telehealth for Physical Therapy?

First, all of us at Complete Game would like to wish health and safety to you and your family during these challenging times. Everyone is still adjusting to this new necessity for social distancing and trying to maintain some sense of normalcy. At Complete Game, in an effort to offer continued care for our patients, we are now providing physical therapy through telehealth. Today I’d like to introduce to you telehealth, or telerehabilitation, and explain what a telerehab virtual visit would look like.

Safety During the Coronavirus Outbreak

There is nothing more important than the health and well-being of our patients, our team members, and all your loved ones. As you have likely heard, several cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in the Greater Boston area, and this may have heightened your awareness around basic precautions everyone should take to stay healthy and safe during this time.

Amy FieldsMarch 12, 2020complete game physical therapy, coronavirus, clinic, lowell, massachusetts, ma

3D Motion Analysis: 4D Motion

At Complete Game Physical Therapy we are dedicated to not only providing excellent care to athletes and active individuals following injury or surgery but also to helping reduce the likelihood injury occurring in the first place. We are currently working to help identify and address injury risk factors associated with adolescent baseball pitchers.

Fitness With a Side of Dysfunction

This time of year, many people are focused on fitness so it's worth taking a look at what fitness really means. The dictionary defines fit as "sound physically and mentally healthy." Using that definition, many "fitness" routines fall short of the goal. If you don't enjoy running and dread every workout, you're probably falling short of the "sound mentally" portion. Exercise should be enjoyable, reduce stress, and leave you feeling better, not worse.

Amy FieldsFebruary 18, 2020complete game physical therapy, exercises, injury prevention, fitness, safety, lowell, ma, massachusetts

4 Exercises All Dancers Should Be Doing By Andrew Cook DPT, OCS

Now more than ever, expectations on the dancer are increasing. Young dancers are taking more classes and rehearsals, attempting more challenging movements and performing at a higher level. As a result, compensation, muscle fatigue, muscle imbalance, and ultimately injury are more prevalent.

Amy FieldsJanuary 30, 2020complete game physical therapy, dancers, dancing, exercises, lowell, massachusetts, ma, physical therapy

3 Tips to Help You Keep Those New Year's Fitness Resolutions

The start of the year inevitably brings on the New Year’s fitness resolutions. Great intentions of “This being the year I’m going to get in shape!” often turn into individuals ending up in our PT clinic due to injury. Today I wanted to go over a few simple tips to stay healthy and keep up with those New Year’s resolutions.

Amy FieldsJanuary 23, 2020fitness resolutions, complete game physical therapy, lowell massachusetts, fitness

Complete Game Physical Therapy Out in Our Community

As we close out 2019, it is the perfect time to express how thankful we are to be a small business in the Lowell, MA area. We have an interested and engaged community and when we are out meeting the people that make up this area, we enjoy talking and sharing our knowledge of physical therapy. We are taking the time, also, to wish you all a very Happy New Year!

Complete Game Physical Therapy Patient of the Month: Noah

Complete Game Physical Therapy is happy to have chosen Noah as our December Patient of the Month.

Amy FieldsDecember 20, 2019complete game physical therapy, lowell, ma, massachusetts, patient of the month

Complete Game Physical Therapy Welcomes Our New PT, Andrew Cook

We are happy to welcome our new Physical Therapist, Dr. Andrew Cook. In the time he has been with us, he has become an integral part of the Complete Game Physical Therapy family.

Amy FieldsNovember 25, 2019lowell, ma, massachusetts, dr. andrew cook, physical therapy

Early Sport Specialization

Last week, my 6th grader told me that a guest speaker visited his class to talk about sports and told the students that they should be focusing on one sport. This statement nearly made me choke on my breakfast. Unfortunately, there are many ill informed “experts” out there giving advice. For today’s blog, I would like to review the findings about sports specialization by some of the top sports medicine experts in the world.

Complete Game Physical Therapy Patients of the Month:Nicole and Jim

This month Complete Game Physical Therapy features this wonderful duo as our Patients of the Month. Introducing Nicole and Jim, a grandfather/granddaughter duo who were treated here at Complete Game with different injuries.

Combatting the Effects of Moving Less in the Cooler Months

y now, I’m sure you will agree that summer is over. We may get a few more Indian Summer days, but the good weather that may have helped us get out more, walk more, and enjoy bright, sunny days is coming to an end. That means that we will probably be moving less until Spring. Combine that with most of having jobs that require lots of sitting time, and we will be taking some steps back fitness wise.

Amy FieldsOctober 28, 2019too much sitting, complete game physical therapy, lowell, ma, snow shoveling, sedentary lifestyle

The Kinematic Sequence for Injury Prevention and Performance in Baseball and Softball

The kinematic sequence or kinetic chain concept is gaining popularity in baseball and softball for both performance enhancement and injury prevention. Studies in biomechanics dating back to the 1980’s and continuing through today have given us a model for efficiency with the throw and swing.

Amy FieldsSeptember 24, 2019complete game physical therapy, kinematic sequence, injury prevention, performance, athletes

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