Many thanks to Randy B. Young, sports writer for the Chapel Hill News, for including us in this informative article on children and sports entitled “Too much… too hard… too soon”. “By 4 or 6 months … a parent you can facilitate early core strength simply by encouraging a child to actively use their body [...]
Mr. Spores is a licensed Physical Therapist by the state of North Carolina. His clinical expertise lies in Spine Care and in 2002 he completed his course work in the McKenzie Certification program. Ken’s primary clinical focus has been spine care since graduating in 2000 from UNC. He was initially employed at the North Carolina [...]
Check out September’s issue of Endurance Magazine for an article on getting the “work” out of your workout, written by our very own Brian Beatty, PT and on-site sport psychologist, Dr. Michelle Joshua. The article explores how to find the joy in exercise once it’s become stale, less fun, or even stressful. Remember — the [...]
Our water stop skills were definitely tested last Saturday when BPT volunteered at Bull City Running‘s road race in Durham, Running of the Bulls 8k. With over 700 runners, it was a busy day indeed! We all had a great time and highly recommend this race through Downtown Durham!
Congratulations to Balanced Movement Studio’s personal trainers Amy Vitt and Andy Greene for achieving their certification as a Certified Exercise Specialist (CES)! The CES certification is provided by the National Academy of Sports Medicine, recognizing a professional’s expanded knowledge in human movement science, injury prevention, and recovery expertise.
We’d like to offer a congratulations to our very own Catherine Duncan, PT, ATC and Chad Flickinger, MPT, who recently become Certified Exercise Specialists (CES). The CES certification is provided by the National Academy of Sports Medicine, recognizing a professional’s expanded knowledge in human movement science, injury prevention, and recovery expertise.
BPT volunteered at the Philosopher’s Way Trail Runs, a 7k and 15k trail race on May 8th in Chapel Hill put on by the Trailheads running club. Our water stop was quite a hit — we had sponge baths to cool off the hot runners. If you missed it, be sure to check out this [...]
Balanced Physical Therapy and Balanced Movement Studio volunteered during this year’s Tar Heel 10 Miler right here in Chapel Hill! We handed out water to thirsty runners at the Mile 4 water stop, and we provided foam rollers, stretching, and consultations from our physical therapists at the finish line. If you’re looking for a fun [...]
Anne Marie Schneider, OTR/L, will be presenting a one day workshop on the management of wrist and hand injuries on Saturday, May 8th. The workshop will serve as continuing education hours for professionals. Anne Marie has been published in works such as the Journal of Hand Therapy and textbooks Rehabilitation Techniques for Sports Medicine and [...]
We are excited to welcome Michelle Joshua, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist, and Certified Sport Psychology Consultant to the BPT/BMS family. Michelle’s mission is to help you optimize your performance and maximize satisfaction, in sport and life, and to encourage the adoption and maintenance of healthy lifestyle behaviors for total health and well-being. If you’re interested in setting [...]
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