Trifecta Physical Therapy

10/15/2018

Social safety net programs ARE public health programs, and limiting access to food and housing won't make our communities safer or healthier. As a health care providers, I felt obliged to take action.
Here's what I wrote:
"As a health care provider with experience working with homeless and under-served populations, I know first hand how programs such as SNAP and Section 8 housing can make a difference in providing the basic, fundamental human needs of food and shelter. By providing assistance to fulfill these basic needs, my patients are able to focus on raising their children, joining or staying in the work force, and contributing to their communities.
The new "public charge" rule will significant undermine the public health benefits that these programs offer and WILL NOT make our communities safer or healthier. I am strongly opposed to the Trump Administrations proposal and will be a vocal advocate to oppose these proposals."

Say NO to the Trump administration's new attack on immigrant families! Submit your comment to the Department of Homeland Security NOW! (Don’t worry...we make it super easy for you with sample talking points you can copy and paste)

08/25/2018

Now serving clients in WA! My Portland Metro region has expanded to include the communities across the Columbia River, including Vancouver, WA!

08/21/2018

Fun, active weekend in the Lake Tahoe region! Kayaking, hiking, visiting a friend who home brews, dipping my feet in cool, clear, blue waters.

Physical activity, friends, and nature make a healthy Trifecta!

05/14/2018

I have been interested and involved in animal rehabilitation since my second year of physical therapy school. I became a Certified Canine Rehabilitation Therapist in 2009 through the Canine Rehab Institute & have worked as a PT in an animal rehab clinic as well as provided private consultations. I was invited to provide manual therapy to dogs & humans at the 42nd American Spaniel Club National Specialty Show in July! Here are some pictures for my promo materials for the show!

04/29/2018

Here is a preview of some poses that will be part of the exercise set I will be teaching next Sunday at the workshop.

Sign up for the workshop is still open!
https://bloompelvictherapies.com/classes/

04/26/2018

I got to visit Julie at Different Spokes, an adaptive bike shop in Portland, OR yesterday! "Empowering people of all abilities through cycling!" Thanks, Julie, for what you do!

04/24/2018

Please help spread the word if you know of anyone in the Eugene, OR area... I will be a guest speaker for Power On With Limb Loss's monthly support group meeting on June 27th! 6:30pm in Eugene, OR. We will have an open forum for amputees to ask questions about current pain or movement issues. Thanks!

04/19/2018

Here is the NY Times piece!

My doctor told me that feeling pain during recovery from surgery is normal. Why was I so resistant?

04/19/2018

Here is some food for thought when it comes to our standard of care post-operatively:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180416145456.htm

It reminds me of an op-ed piece I read in the NY Times a couple months back written by a woman who underwent a hysterectomy in Germany. Instead of being prescribed Vicodin, she was told to rest, drink tea, and listen to her body.

I wholeheartedly agree that there is a place for all modes of pain relief. But pain relief does not always directly correlate to healing and recovery.

Giving opioids to animals to quell pain after surgery prolongs pain for three weeks and primes specialized immune cells in the spinal cord to be more reactive to pain, according to a new study. The authors say the paradoxical findings could add a new wrinkle to the conversation about the national op...

04/10/2018

I've updated my website with a page for my activities & events around town! Go there for information about my professional collaborations & community engagements.

Trifecta Physical Therapy provides private and individualized physical rehabilitation, training, and health and wellness services in and around Portland, OR.