Category: Recovery
Theresa D’s I’m Back Story
Soccer. Running. Being outdoors. Being a wife and mom. These are the things that Theresa loves to do most. When Theresa went for a 50/50 contact ball during a game with her co-ed soccer league, her leg was pulled in [...]
An Overview of Occupational Therapy
You’ve just had surgery at OSMS and the doctor says “Everything went great! We’ll set you up for some occupational therapy.” You think, Okay. Great. But what exactly is occupational therapy? What is Occupational Therapy (OT)? Occupational therapy helps patients [...]
The Mental Side of Recovering From an Injury – An Athlete’s Perspective
From weekend warriors who push it just a bit too far to high school and collegiate athletes, the professionals at OSMS have seen the injuries that can occur. Broken bones, torn ACL’s, and everything in between, OSMS doctors provide the [...]
Sandy’s Story Part 2: The Role of Therapy Before and After an ACL Surgery
You've torn your ACL. You decided to have surgery. The next step is the operating room, right? As we mentioned in our last post, an ACL reconstruction surgery doesn't need to happen immediately after the injury occurs, and it oftentimes [...]
Sandy’s Story: Building Strength, Restoring Range of Motion and Getting Back to Life!
When Sandy went in for her first physical therapy appointment on Friday, January 8 (the day after her ACL surgery) she had one main goal - to get her right knee back to full function. To do this quickly, safely [...]
Mental Recovery After Surgery
In preparing for surgery, the focus of the doctor and the patient is traditionally on the physical: what the operation entails, how the patient's affected body part will feel after, and what kind of physical therapy will be required. Very [...]
