October is here, a month where we embrace the autumn breeze and indulge in pumpkin-spiced everything. But beyond the joy of fall festivities, October has a special significance in the world of healthcare; it marks National Physical Therapy Month, a period dedicated to recognizing the remarkable role of physical therapy in enhancing the quality of life for many.
As you enjoy all the fun experiences October offers, our team would like to share how Teton Therapy is celebrating National PT Month, doing what we can to support our community’s overall health and well-being.
How PT Can Help You
Choosing physical therapy has proven to be an effective way to manage pain and improve physical health. At Teton Therapy, our physical therapists design personalized treatment plans considering each individual’s unique needs and health conditions.
Our physical therapists aid in recovery and empower individuals with the knowledge and tools to manage their conditions better. Through educational resources and guided exercises, our patients learn how to maintain their health effectively and foster self-reliance in managing their well-being.
At its core, physical therapy aims to enhance patients’ quality of life. Through targeted therapies that address pain, mobility issues, and other physical limitations, PT helps patients lead more comfortable, active, and fulfilling lives.
By choosing Teton Therapy, you choose a pathway to better health and a community-focused approach to well-being!
Why Should I Choose Physical Therapy?
There are several reasons to choose physical therapy over costly surgeries and medications. Physical therapy has been shown to not only help resolve pain and improve function, but it is also effective at enhancing your overall health and well-being.
One of the most significant benefits of physical therapy is that it can uncover the underlying reasons for your injuries and/or pain. Some of the impairments your physical therapist can help you correct include:
- Loss of motion/pain with motion
- Weakness
- Poor posture and faulty movement patterns
- Gait abnormalities
- Loss of balance
- Coordination deficits
- Neurological impairment
- Unhealthy lifestyle behaviors (i.e., poor sleep habits, improper nutrition, lack of exercise, etc.).
4 Benefits of Physical Therapy
A physical therapist can educate you about ways to move safer, use your energy more efficiently, reduce the risk of re-injury, and enhance the overall effects of your care. The benefits of physical therapy treatments include easing pain, reducing spasms, increasing circulation, and promoting healing.
- Physical therapy can help improve your joint range of motion and overall mobility: Our ability to move depends on how individual joints move and how the body’s joints move in concert with one another. Increasing joint range of motion and mobility of the connective tissues around your joints (including the tendons, muscles, fascia, and joint capsules) will help your joints feel better and move better.
This will also help you improve overall functional mobility and activity tolerance, essential for work, leisure, and simple daily functions. - Physical therapy can help strengthen weaknesses and compensation patterns: Through injury or surgery, muscles become weak and impact your ability to move and function normally.
For some, an old injury or abnormal movement pattern has led to weakness due to compensations. Physical therapists are skilled at assessing the whole body, identifying weaknesses, and teaching how to restore strength and function. - Physical therapy can improve your overall health and well-being: When you see a physical therapist for pain and injuries, you will receive rehabilitation benefits to resolve the condition and a total body approach to health.
- Physical therapy can help you reduce the risk of injury: By implementing a holistic approach, we can improve and restore your function and prevent injuries. This may include all components of typical physical therapy, gait modifications, coordination exercises to stimulate the nervous system, and to help ensure your mechanics are ideal to avoid an injury.
Call Us Today To Request An Appointment
At Teton Therapy, our expert Physical and Occupational Therapists consistently strive to help patients overcome pain and injury so they can return to healthy, happy lives. For our Nationally Certified and State Licensed Doctorate- and Master-level Physical and Occupational Therapists, “living life pain free” is not just a slogan, it is the end goal with every patient we treat.
Our care is grounded in science, experience, and evidence-based practice. We use the most current research, advanced techniques, and individualized treatment planning to ensure each patient receives the highest level of care. While compassion and encouragement are part of how we connect with patients, it is our therapists’ rigorous training and clinical expertise that drive real, lasting results.
Your therapy will be centered around helping you get back to doing the things you love, without pain holding you back. We know that no two conditions are the same, which is why every treatment plan is tailored to your unique needs and goals.
Contact Teton Therapy to learn more about National Physical Therapy Month and how physical and occupational therapy can help you move better, recover faster, and live pain free.
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Exercise of the Month
ERGONOMIC STRETCHES
These simple stretches are designed to ease tension, improve posture, and prevent stiffness from long hours at a desk or computer.
How to do them:
- Perform each stretch for 20–30 seconds
- Complete 2–3 repetitions per stretch
- Repeat 2–3 times per day (morning, midday, and evening, or whenever you feel tightness)
These stretches should feel like a gentle pull, not pain. Over time, doing them consistently helps reduce discomfort and keep you moving more comfortably throughout your workday.
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For several months now, Riverton/Lander Marketing Specialist Maycee Manzanares has been preparing breakfast for Lander and Riverton staff at our monthly meeting.
When she’s not informing the public about the benefits of Physical and Occupational therapy at Teton Therapy or cooking for a crowd, Maycee is a school Volleyball Referee, amateur canning enthusiast, and is pursuing her degree at Central Wyoming College.
She’s one busy lady, and this breakfast keeps her moving through her busy days.
Teton Therapy’s Monthly Breakfast Delight
Maycee’s Breakfast Sliders
- 8 large eggs
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- salt & pepper, to taste
- 1 Tbsp butter
- 12 sausage patties
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided
- 1 (12-oz) package Hawaiian rolls
Glaze - 1 Tbsp maple syrup
- 2 Tbsp melted butter
Preheat oven to 350ºF. Spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, heavy cream, salt, and pepper.
Melt one tablespoon of butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add egg mixture and scramble. Set aside.
Cook sausage patties in the skillet over medium-high heat until no longer pink. Drain on paper towels and set aside.
Without separating the rolls, cut the entire loaf horizontally and place the bottoms in a 9×13-inch baking dish.
Sprinkle 1 cup of cheese on the bottom of the rolls. Layer scrambled eggs, sausage patties, and top with remaining cheese. Place the top buns on top of the cheese.
In a small bowl, combine melted butter and maple syrup. Brush the butter mixture over the tops of the rolls.
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until the cheese has melted and the rolls are warm.
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Patient TestiMOnial
“The best improvement is dancing in the Northern Arapaho traditional style for more than ten dances at the Eastern Shoshone Indian Days Powwow in Fort Washakie. The best part is that I did not experience any hip pain or cramping!
I am very pleased with my progress. Thank you, Teton!”
-F.A.
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