We would like to congratulate Emma Chandler on being chosen as the Winfield Clinic Athlete of the Month! Emma is a sophomore, multi-sport athlete at Hamilton High School. She has been a member of the varsity basketball and softball teams  for two years now, and wears jersey number 25. Her sports awards include All WAC and Most improved. Apart from sports, she has a 3.9 GPA and hopes to attend Samford University on basketball scholarship, while majoring in Physical Therapy. Emma is the daughter of Keith and Heather Chandler.

This Symposium has been designed and crafted for Physical Therapists, Athletic Trainers, Occupational Therapists, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialists and Ortho Technicians. Participants may choose to attend one, two, or three days. Up to 18 CEUs may be earned.

We will also be offering a Jurisprudence Course on Saturday from 3:00-5:30pm.  The cost is $50 for this course only.  It is good for 3 CEUs and it is approved by the Alabama Board of PT.  You must register separately for the jurisprudence course.

~ FOR MORE INFO on courses, dates, and fees, follow this link: http://www.encoresms.com/Seminar_List.html

~ TO REGISTER for the Symposium and individual CEUs, follow this link: http://shop.encoresms.com

Presenters for 2015:

Benton Emblom, MD, Andrews Sports Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama
Rosemarie Morwessel, MD, Azalea Orthapedics Sports, Mobile Alabama
Roger Ostrander, MD, Andrews Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Center, Gulf Breeze, Florida
Andy Grubbs, Med, ATC, Hughston Clinic, Columbus Georgia
RT Floyd, Phd, ATC, CSCS, University of West Alabama
Jenny Barfield, PT, MSPT, Stott Pilates Instrutor, Encore Rehabilitation
Joe Hoffer, ATC, University of Alabama
Jason Soncrant, DPT, SCS, CSCS, Novacare Chardon Office, Ohio
Kristine Milliron, OT, Birmingham, Alabama

If you have any questions please contact our event coordinator, Bo Shirey, via email at bamaboshirey@gmail.com, or call our office at 256-347-6136 or 256-775-3737, during business hours.

If you have any questions please contact our event coordinator, Bo Shirey, via email at bamaboshirey@gmail.com, or call our office at 256-347-6136 or 256-775-3737, during business hours.

If you have any questions please contact our event coordinator,  via email at bamaboshirey@gmail.com, or call our office at 256-347-6136 or 256-775-3737, during business hours.

2014 Encore SMS

Many of us these days are facing challenges we never thought we would have to face. As our parents and grandparents get older, just getting around can be a chore. Let’s face it, falls can and do happen every day. Most of the time, they result in little more than a scrape on the knee or at worst a black eye. When you’re a kid, you hop up and get a band-aid, when you’re 80, it isn’t that easy. Sometimes they need a hand to get up on their feet. If it’s your hands and your back doing the pulling, doing things the right way might be the difference between laughing off a fall and a visit to the orthopedist for both of you.

What is the correct way to help an elderly person off the floor?

1. Make sure they’re not injured. Don’t move them if anything might be broken. If you think something might be broken, that’s why we have ambulances. Call 911.
2. Get a chair. Preferably one without arm rests, never one with wheels. Place it beside the person in the floor. If their arm is hurt, put the chair on the uninjured side.
3. Get a belt if they aren’t already wearing one. This will be your handle bar for what comes next. Ideally you’ll have what’s called a gait belt, which is specifically made for lifting people. If not, any old belt will do, as long as it doesn’t close using Velcro.
4. Sit them up on the floor and put the belt on them.
5. Have them place their uninjured arm on the chair and push up while trying to stand up enough to get in the chair. You grab the belt and pull up. The object is to get their booty into the chair, NOT TO STAND ALL THE WAY UP! If you must, you can also grab under the arm that is not pushing on the chair with one hand and the gait belt with the other. This is NOT recommended as you could dislocate your loved one’s shoulder.
6. Once they are in the chair, reevaluate to make sure everything is OK.

– Written by Encore DPT, Josh Lenox.