It was the day before Thanksgiving in 2015, when Pocomoke resident William Hargrove was sitting at his kitchen table, having dinner with his wife. The meal was coming to an end when William noticed that he was having some difficulties speaking. Then, when trying to reach for a cookie, he couldn’t grab it……Continue Reading
Industry Series: Captain Lawrence Murphy
Because most of Delmarva is classified as fairly rural and is surrounded by water, we often treat patients who work in specialty industries – that are also physically demanding – related to our geographic location, such as watermen and farmers. These careers are economic drivers for Delmarva and are extremely important to sustaining our way of life……Continue Reading
Good Things Delmarva, National Hand Therapy Week 2016
Check out Craig Joachimowski, PT, OCS, CHT, on Good Things Delmarva for Hand Therapy Week 2016! Craig is our senior physical therapist and clinical director at our Seaford clinic and is also one of three certified hand therapists that are apart of the Tidewater Physical Therapy family!…Continue Reading
Mary Ann Henker: After the Race
In 2001, Mary Ann Henker had a significant injury to her left leg. In addition to a broken tibia, badly sprained ankle, and a torn MCL, she also tore her ACL in her knee, which resulted in the need for ACL-replacement surgery. As to be expected, her leg has never been quite the same. However, she was able to recover to the extent where she could live a fairly active life……Continue Reading
Hand Therapy Week 2016: June 6-12, 2016
Hand Therapy Week is an integrated national program established by the American Society of Hand Therapy. This week is aimed towards raising awareness of the hand therapy specialty among various audiences, including primary care providers, surgeons, referral sources, and the public. This June marks the second year that Tidewater Physical Therapy has celebrated National Hand Therapy Week in order to help bring awareness to the specialty of hand therapy……Continue Reading
The Evolution of Physical Therapy through the Eyes of Bob Cairo
Robert (Bob) J. Cairo, PT, MEP, ART has been a physical therapist for 26 years, witnessing the evolution of the industry. He has observed changes in patients, technology, and education and continues to use these experiences to learn and grow as a physical therapist……Continue Reading
Sit-to-Stand Desks
From January to mid-April of each year, accountants and CPAs experience grueling work schedules because of the federal income tax return deadline. It’s “goodbye” to a normal eight-hour workday and “hello” to 12 to 14 hour work days – for months……Continue Reading
Vestibular Therapy Success
It was August 15, 2015 when Preston, Maryland resident Joan Mowbray suddenly woke up in the middle of the night with extreme vertigo and nausea. She knew she needed help right away. She had experienced similar symptoms a few years prior; however, this time the vertigo was much worse……Continue Reading
Tidewater Physical Therapy: 2015 Year in Review
We have had a wonderful year at Tidewater Physical Therapy!Chief Operating Officer, Jennifer Walter says, “We feel this was a year of putting our best foot forward. Not only do we continue to learn and grow from a clinical standpoint in providing excellent care and superior customer service, but have a great sense of pride in presenting a more professional appearance in our marketing materials, advertising and PR……Continue Reading
Getting a Handle on Osteoarthritis
Don’t you love those commercials on TV that show a person with arthritis pain taking an over-the-counter pain reliever and suddenly he or she is playing sports or hiking and happily free of pain? Don’t you wish it was that easy? One pain reliever and you’re cured? If you’re one of the millions of people struggling with osteoarthritis, you know that it doesn’t quite work that way……Continue Reading