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VIBRANTCARE REHABILITATION OFFERS FREE BACKPACK FITTING
FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS TO EASE BACKACHES

ROSEVILLE, CA – In a study conducted by Spine Magazine, 80% of the children asked said that their backpacks were heavy. In addition, 65% felt the backpacks caused them fatigue and 46% stated they had back pain due to the heavy load.

VibrantCare Rehabilitation clinics will be offering free backpack fitting for children and adults to ease their backaches during the month of August.
Physical therapists will provide adults and children with proper selection,
wearing and loading of packs. Tips include:

Choose a pack with well padded shoulder straps and always wear both of them <>
Choose a pack that is appropriate for the wearers’ size and age, and
Never allow a child to carry more than 15% of his or her body weight. i.e. A child that weighs 100 pounds should not carry a backpack weighing over 15

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DID YOU KNOW… VibrantCare Rehabilitation provides a comprehensive balance training and fall prevention program? When the body is thrown off balance, there are a normal series of specific “righting reactions” that the body goes through to keep itself from falling. As we age, the body begins to loose control of that ability and eventually the balance reactions can become sluggish and not as responsive. VibrantCare Rehabilitation provides a comprehensive balance training and fall prevention program that determines a patient's risk of falling by evaluating his or her reaction times and righting abilities. The therapist can design specific balance training exercises that can help the body “practice” the balance righting series and allow those reactions to be more automatic.

Program Includes:	• Balance Screening • Fall/Risk Assessment • Postural Strategy Training • Multi-sensory Training • Gait Training • Strength and Endurance Training

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What is a Hand Therapist? A Hand Therapist is an Occupational or Physical Therapist who, through advanced study specializes in rehabilitating patients with problems affecting the Hands, Wrist, Arm and Shoulder. This high degree of specialization enables the hand therapist to work most effectively with patients to augment their recovery.
VibrantCare’s Hand Therapy Program includes: • Wound Care and Scar Management • Edema Control • Tissue-Specific Exercise • Sensory Re-Education • Activities of Daily Living • Strengthening • Dexterity Training • Splint Fabrication: Static and Dynamic …And much more!

To learn more about Hand Therapy, visit the American Society of Hand Therapists’ web site at www.asht.org

For more information on VibrantCare Rehabilitation, please visit us online at www.vibrantcarerehab.com or call Christine Martin at 916-517-3844

DID YOU KNOW… VibrantCare Rehabilitation provides a comprehensive balance training and fall prevention program? When the body is thrown off balance, there are a normal series of specific “righting reactions” that the body goes through to keep itself from falling. As we age, the body begins to loose control of that ability and eventually the balance reactions can become sluggish and not as responsive. VibrantCare Rehabilitation provides a comprehensive balance training and fall prevention program that determines a patient's risk of falling by evaluating his or her reaction times and righting abilities. The therapist can design specific balance training exercises that can help the body “practice” the balance righting series and allow those reactions to be more automatic.

Program Includes:	• Balance Screening • Fall/Risk Assessment • Postural Strategy Training • Multi-sensory Training • Gait Training • Strength and Endurance Training

For more information or questions regarding VibrantCare Rehabilitation's Fall & Balance Training Programs, please contact Theresa Henley at 510-225-8401. Visit us online at www.vibrantcarerehab.com Printable Version

Occupational Therapy helps individuals achieve independence and regain the skills for the job of living that are important for a healthy and productive lifestyle. Occupational Therapists offer education and provide care to people of all ages who have been affected by accidents or trauma, as well as repetitive motion disorders. Occupational Therapists treat work-related injuries, limitations following a stroke or heart attack, arthritis, burns, spinal cord injuries, sports injuries, pregnancy induced carpal tunnel and a variety of other injuries and acquired diseases. Their specialized training enables them to assess and establish appropriate treatment plans to rehabilitate patients through:
		• Exercise • Therapeutic activities • Splinting • Wound management • Daily life skill training • Injury prevention education …And much more!

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Our Occupational Therapists!

VibrantCare has 15 Occupational Therapists (OTs) and Certified Occupational Therapist Assistants (COTAs) in AZ, CA, OR and WA. Seven of them are Certified Hand Therapists (CHT) who underwent the rigorous certification process of at least five years of clinical experience as an occupational therapist, a minimum of 4,000 hours in direct practice in hand therapy and successful completion of advanced clinical skills and theory in upper quarter rehabilitation. There are approximately 4500 individuals worldwide that hold this marked designation and we are very pleased that they have chosen VibrantCare to see their patients. The following facilities offer Occupational Therapy to the community:
	Central Phoenix, AZ Gilbert, AZ Palm Valley, AZ Scottsdale, AZ Tempe, AZ Thunderbird, AZ Auburn, CA Castro Valley, CA Boeing, WA	Cupertino, CA Fair Oaks, CA Los Gatos, CA Oakland, CA Pinole, CA San Leandro, CA Santa Cruz, CA Grants Pass, OR

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