Our Citizens Grow Stronger Through Physical Therapy...

One of our core values at Brookwood is Continual Improvement and we are proponents of physical fitness here as well.  With that in mind, I visited the Dr. John Milligan Memorial Physical Therapy Center, which is located conveniently down the hall from my desk in the Reynold's Building. :)Brookwood's Physical Therapist, Rachel Parker-Jones, worked with several of our citizens during my visit today.  They were busy exercising on the equipment donated to us by Kappa Kappa Gamma!  (Thank you so much!)

If you have ever wondered what they do in PT at Brookwood, just keep reading...

 

Jeff worked on the arm bicycle.

 

Nancy stayed upright at her "Standing Table." 

 

 Jeff helped Nancy with her iPad game...it makes the standing more fun!

 

 Citizen Gail pedaled strongly on the exercise bike, with PT Rachel nearby.

 

Chris stood  at the parallel bars to increase his strength and balance.

 

Rachel walked up and down the halls with Dean.

 

And demonstrated the role of the PT very well...safety first!

 

 I learned that stretching those muscles is so important!

 

 And Nancy got stretched out, too, and said it felt "GOOD!"

 

I got to see how a person gets into position for the Standing Table. 

First, Rachel fastened the support strap onto Suann...

 

Then she pushed a button and the belt was tightened

to help lift Suann into a standing position.

 

 Then, with the help of an iPad,

the Standing Frame becomes a little more fun!

 

And finally, Suann and PT Rachel share a laugh. :)

 

PT Rachel and Nancy working on side-walking, for balance.

 

 Jeff riding the exercise bike.

 

PT Rachel works with Nancy on the exercise bike.

 

Toby strengthening his muscles with leg lifts.

 

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Thanks to all for helping with these pictures today!

 

Sincerely, Beth Self, Blog Author