What’s a Movement Diagnosis?

Medical diagnoses don’t need much of an introduction. They’re what you get from your doctor when you’re sick. Examples would be influenza, diabetes, or hypertension. They describe the underlying problem that is causing your symptoms.  When people feel sick, they know they need to go to the doctor and find out what’s going on to get treated. We should treat …

Symmetry Is Moving Soon

Symmetry’s new office is ready!  Our construction team is putting the final touches on our beautiful new space, and we’ve scheduled movers to help to get us settled in.  As of Tuesday, September 15th, we’ll be open and seeing clients in the Park Bend Medical Plaza.  The new building is located immediately across the street from the current clinic, at …

Lazy Summer? Or Deconditioning?

The lazy days of summer combined with social distancing and modified community activity recommendations due to the coronavirus pandemic have led many people to reduce previously typical levels of physical activity. Gyms have been closed, races have been cancelled, and for many people exercising alone simply isn’t as much fun as a group run or yoga class. However, just as …

Why You Need a Physical Therapist on Your Healthcare Team

With health in sharp focus as a result of the pandemic, now may be a good time to look at the team of medical experts that you have in place and to see if there are any improvements you could make. You probably have a family doctor, dentist, and optometrist. Maybe you also have some specialist physicians, an acupuncturist, or …

Tips for Success with Work and School from Home

Here we are, in the 6th month of the US experience of the coronavirus pandemic.  Undoubtedly, even for those that have remained generally healthy throughout this time interval, the ongoing situation has been both a physical and a mental grind.  Best wishes to all as we continue to collectively find ways to support ourselves and each other! At Symmetry, we’ve …

Are Your Workouts Giving You What You Want?

Exercise has been shown to have a huge list of benefits and little to no downside. It’s common to hear that if exercise was a medication, it would be the greatest wonder-drug ever created. But “exercise” is a broad term that covers a lot of specific movements and activities, not all of which are right for everybody. Getting a program …

Physical Therapists Could Help Our Healthcare System Catch up From COVID-19

The widespread stay-at-home practice during the quarantine of the COVID-19 pandemic has altered daily function in numerous ways.  Unfortunately, one of the side effects of staying in to slow the spread of coronavirus has been that other important existing physical and mental health issues have been “put on the back burner.”  Many routine physician appointments and medical tests and procedures …

Current Updates from Symmetry Regarding Health & Safety

Health and safety are always primary concerns for both patients and medical providers.  As more information develops regarding the COVID-19 virus in particular, “best practice” guidelines are changing and adapting.  Symmetry is tracking ongoing research and public policy guidelines as the pandemic situation remains fluid, and will continue to provide our community with updated information as it becomes available. During …

Symmetry is Moving Soon – Sublease Space is Available

As you may already know, Symmetry is in the final phase of build out for our new office, located across the street from our existing clinic.  We hope to move in August. This means that we are looking for a tenant to sublease our current suite. Please feel free to share this information with anyone that might be looking to …