Great News for Golfers! Laura Blair our lead Physical Therapist recently became a TPI Certified Golf Fitness Instructor. The Titlesist Performance Institute (TPI) has developed a physical screen that identifies the areas of your body that are the limiting physical factors in your swing. The physical screen evaluates your legs, hips, torso, shoulders, address posture, dynamic posture and your ability to coordinate and sequence various movements. After the initial evaluation the results will be evaluated and an exercise program will be developed to meet your individual needs. For additional information or to set up an appointment contact our physical therapy department at 301-665-4568 or email laurab@hipknee.com.

Help for Haiti Continues

It pays to have connections—or at least a well-connected parish member. Ron Spruill, an orthopaedic physician’s assistant, heard his pastor’s plea for medical help in Haiti. The pastor, who lived in the country for eight years, was part of Project Help Haiti and understood the magnitude of the situation. The following day Ron approached his friend and orthopaedic surgeon Ralph Salvagno, MD. “I tossed and turned the night before whether to ask Ralph to go,” says Spruill. “But when an opportunity is dumped in your lap, you gave to grab it.” When Ron asked the question, Dr. Salvagno responded with an immediate yes. Through a series of chain reactions, Dr. Salvagno, Ron Spruill, Richard Milford, MD, and Jim Roupe, CRNA, were on their way to earthquake-ravaged Haiti.

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