As mentioned in earlier posts, our practice is focused on providing orthopaedic and sports physical therapy. From being on the clinical side of health care and working with numerous injured individuals over the years, it has been a shared goal of Luke and myself to focus more on the injury prevention side of the equation. As many of you already know, Luke and I had worked for one of the bigger physician-owned orthopaedic practices in town. Due to the large patient caseload of that practice, there was minimal time devoted to community awareness of injury prevention. With our career move to a smaller practice in the same community, this has allowed us the time and resources to focus on injury prevention spanning the decades from the junior high athlete to the senior recreational golfer. As a result, we are pleased to bring back "Senior Days."
"Senior Days" is a free special winter program for ages 50+ that will be hosted at the Golf Learning Center. This program is offered in partnership with the Peoria Park District. The format will be in lecture format and will consist of contributions from: PGA pros, Rock Valley physical therapist, equipment club reps, and Great Plains Orthopaedics surgeons. The dates and topics are as follows:
- January 31: "Golf When Your Spine Hurts" by Amy Johnson, PT, OCS/ Callaway Club Rep/ PGA Pro Clinic
- February 7: "Golf When Your Arms Hurt" by Luke Acklie, PT, OCS, CSCS/ "Upper Extremity Injuries & the Golfer" by Mark Phillips, MD/ Cleveland Club Rep/ PGA Pro Clinic
- February 14: "Golf When Your Legs Hurt" by Amy Johnson, PT, OCS/ "Arthritic Knee Pain in the Golfer" by Richard Driessnack, MD/ Mizuno Club Rep / PGA Pro Clinic
- February 21: "Golf Without Pain" by Luke Acklie, PT, OCS, CSCS/ Ping Club Rep/ PGA Pro Clinic
No RSVP is necessary. There will be $5.00 lunch special each day, bucket discounts, and the chance to preview 2011 golf clubs. We hope to see you there! (A)
