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It’s summertime in Austin – at least according to the school calendars. None of us are probably in any rush for it to actually FEEL like summer. It’s been really nice to have some cool breezes & temperate temperatures through May, right? It’s going to be an eventful time at Symmetry this summer. In anticipation, we thought we’d share a …
Memorial Day Monday, May 27th, was also the last day (sine die) of the 86th Texas Legislative Session. Symmetry is excited to report that amidst a flurry of last-minute law-making, both the Texas House of Representatives and the Texas Senate have passed and signed House Bill 29 – a measure that will enable easier access to physical therapy by Texas …
Now that spring has sprung, temperatures have risen and the transition from heating our homes to cooling our homes is right around the corner. It’s likely that when firing up the AC unit for the first time each spring, you cross your fingers that the equipment still works. If not, you might be calling an expert for a tune-up, or …
In the fall of 2018, the Payless shoe company conducted a very telling social experiment. You may have heard about the shoe chain’s stunt in the news. “The Payless Experiment” tricked consumers into buying their typically budget-friendly shoes at sky-high markups. To carry out the ruse, the discount retailer invited style influencers to a fake launch party for a new …
Healthcare professionals of all specialty areas have over the course of the last decade or two updated a traditional “one-size-fits-all” approach to one that’s more targeted to each patient’s needs. Cancer care is a good example. As more research has been generated about particular types of cancer cells and particular patient characteristics, we have started to very specifically target this …
Here is an update for those of you who are watching the Texas Legislature along with us this session. We’ve been specifically tracking House Bill 29 and Senate Bill 732 – both of which would enable easier access to physical therapists via removal of the requirement to obtain a referral prior to receiving PT treatment. Since our last newsletter, both …
We are excited to welcome Laurie Renna to Symmetry’s staff! Laurie has recently joined us in the Front Office, where she is quickly getting to know all of our patients and our daily routines. Laurie has had plenty of personal experience with physical therapy in the past, both due to her own knee injury and also from navigating through the …
The beginning of the new year is a great time to make a fresh start, and for many Americans, that means attempting to write a new chapter in the health and wellness department. But a staggering 80% of the resolutions set at midnight on the last day of the year fizzle out by the second week of February. So here …
Brad Bevil, PT, DPT, MPTC recently represented Symmetry as well as physical therapists across Texas at the Texas Physical Therapy Association’s Legislative Action Day last Tuesday, February 19th. He spent the day at the Texas Capital speaking to legislators about physical therapy and musculoskeletal health issues pertinent to Texas health care consumers. Specifically, the action item of the day was …
