Physical Therapy Was What Helped One Clear Lake Woman Return To The Little & Big Joys Of Life
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Debbie Walker, 63 of Clear Lake, was in Minneapolis visiting her sister when she accidentally slipped and fell on an icy driveway and severely injured her shoulder.
Debbie immediately returned to Mason City where she saw orthopedic surgeon Tim Gibbons, MD who diagnosed her injury as a right proximal humerus fracture. Dr. Gibbons performed an open reduction and internal fixation, and after her initial healing prescribed physical therapy for Debbie to start work on building her strength and range of motion. Debbie went to Cornerstone Physical Therapy, a service of the Mason
City Clinic and worked mostly with Tim Molencamp, Doctor of Physical Therapy, three times a week.
Debbie walker seen here with her nephew showing
off some disco dancing moves
Said Debbie, “Tim met with Dr. Gibbons, my orthopedic surgeon, and went over my case and shared records. That doesn’t usually happen when you get referred into physical therapy after surgery, which is a huge advantage.
Second, Cornerstone Physical Therapy has a wide range of great equipment for me to work on. And apparently I am making stellar progress. Usually it takes someone in my condition a year to get to 85% mobility and function, and I am already there with four months of physical therapy completed to date.
I am the co-primary caregiver of my mother and so I need to be mobile and healthy to take care of her on a daily basis. Now I get out and walk more. I walk my cute, but chunky wiener dog. I recently could dance disco with my nephew and play a little pool at family reunion. It is also the little things that I now can do comfortably and without pain — putting on deodorant, drying my back with a towel, and shampooing
my hair.
I am grateful for the care I have gotten; plus all of the encouragement and feedback from all the therapists at Cornerstone Physical Therapy. I can tell, though, Tim is a Clear Lake boy - he is so easy to talk to. He is Superman to me.”
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25% of Adults 65 or Older Fall & Injuries Are Treated At The ER! Doctor of Physical Therapy Gives Tips On How To Prevent These Falls
Falls can have very serious consequences as we age. Each year, more than 25 percent of adults 65 or older have a fall, and 3 million are treated in emergency departments for fall injuries, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Falls often occur in the bathroom when sitting or standing from the toilet or shower, or at night in a dark bedroom
when getting up quickly and tripping on the way to the bathroom.
Listen to Tim Molencamp, Doctor of Physical Therapy at Cornerstone Physical Therapy, a service of Mason City Clinic, walk us through the risks and easy exercises you can do at home to prevent these falls.
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ACL injury is one of the most common knee injuries for athletes. Athletes who stop and quickly change directions while running like football, soccer, tennis, volleyball and basketball players and gymnasts are most at risk of
injury.
Click above to watch Darron M. Jones, MD, board certified orthopedic surgeon explain what your ACL is, why athletes injure it so easily, preventative measures, as well as treatment/surgical options and rehab / recovery time to ACL
surgery.
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