Consumerism = Choice

Old health care was passive. For instance, years ago, our parents may have:

- Visited their doctor when they were sick
- Visit the providers that the doctor referred them to
- Been loyal to the doctor

Today's health care is active, requiring you to participate in your care, take care of yourself, and be your own health care advocate. For instance, you may decide:

- To take a educated, holistic approach towards your sickness, treating it yourself.
- Decide to visit a health care provider different than that your doctor recommended

- Decide to change doctors based on various factors (specializations, location, etc)

Consumerism in health care is choice. Customers (patients) will chose their health care services based on location, word of mouth recommendations, brand recognition, and a whole lot more. Those organizations that strive for industries best standards, keep their business line simple, and provide direct benefit to their customers with a fair and reasonable price will continue to prosper, no matter how challenging the economy may be.

At PTW, we will constantly and consistently work towards the holy grail...exceeding our customers expectations each and every visit.

Robert Babb, PT, MBA

Soft Skills

From our customers, I often hear complements about the PTW staff. Phrases like "They are great people", "They work so hard", to "They listen and work together so well". Sometimes they go on to say, "You must have trained them well".

Truth is, we don't train a bit on the soft skills of our employees. Soft skills are what get you hired. Soft skills get you far, and separate you in a crowd.

This weekends Philadelphia Inquire referenced soft skills in this past weekends classified section. Summarized from several articles, soft skills that separate strong employees from others include:

1. Networking :

All employees ability to "spread the word" is crucial to an organizations success, and their own. All employees should be part of the organizations outreach!

2. Enthusiasm:

People excited about life will be excited about the organization.

3. Communications:

Ability to "Listen", ability to utilize human and physical resources correctly.

4. Teamwork :
How the group intuitively works with each other, ability to finish each others sentences!

5. Conflict Resolution Working through difficult situations together, seeing problems through your customers eyes.

6. Critical Thinking

Analyzing and striving for "best practices" results into critical thinking.

7. Problem solving

Solve difficult situations methodically and consistently with company principles in mind.

At PTW, we have the best of what PT has to offer. What differentiates PTW employees from others?

Its the soft skills the staff obtains from their past histories (THANKS Moms and Dads!), and their past experiences that get them in the door.

Robert Babb, PT, MBA

Intuition wins! (GPS your intuition)

Funny thing happened yesterday, spending time near downtown Philadelphia...second time in as many weeks.

Someone said to me "I am late to this place because the GPS took me the wrong way".

It made me reflect on my patients comments, sometimes feeling helpless with joint pain. This is found in comments they have such as "I now have a high sugar count and have gained weight because I can't exercise".

Truth is, the driver of the car was not forced to drive that way. A voice in a box simply told them turn right, possibly against their own intuition.

If your joint pain is keeping you from running, don't let it get the best of you. Find ways to strength train with lighter weights, more reps, keeping your heart rate up. Find ways to eat better, less frequent, or less volume.

Like the GPS voice, the appeal of the mass marketing (Burgers, Fries, Soda, Beer, Ice Cream) voice will tell you one thing, but let your intuition take you the other way.

Always let your intuition win.

Jump it now! Obese, overwieght, or a warning sign?

Jumping to better health!

Is your child obese, slightly overweight, or just a warning sign about future disease. Its important to know the differences in Bodyfat and BMI.

BMI

A BMI of 18 to 24 is considered norm (acefitness.org/calculators/BMI-calculator/aspx)

In the end, the BMI may not tell you about your child's general health and wellness right now, but may be an excellent indicator about potential future disease (diabetes or heart disease).

Body Fat

Is the estimated amount of fat that makes up your son's or daughter's overall weight.

Ideal numbers are all over the internet. Understanding your body fat helps you understand your general level of fitness now.

So, use both numbers for your child to understand how they are now (body fat) and understanding their potential for systemic disease as they age!

Vacations Close?

78 Million Baby Boomers.

125 Million people going on Vacation this summer.

4 PTWs to help you get from here to there, in less pain, with more mobility, enjoying life the way it ought to be for you.

Call today for relief tomorrow. You deserve a painfree vacation!

215 855 9871

Montgomeryville Physical Therapy Video

Videos for our website are done, next month, you will see home exercise instruction of many of our commonly issued home exercises.

Lansdale Physical Therapy - Live to Learn

An old saying goes "If you live to learn, you learn to live"

Live to learn by your mistakes, make change, alter your route, then you learn to live!

Like this guys physical performance, do you have joint pain when you run?

Try: Run with new sneakers. Still no change.
Try: Run on softer surface, or the other side of the road? Still has joint pain after running.
Try: Run with less intensity, less speed, shorten your stride. Still has joint pain after running.
Try: Run on a treadmill. Still has joint pain.
Try: Running in water. No joint pain.

This fellow did 2 weeks of running in the water, each day followed by land exercises for strengthening the quads, hams, and hip musculature.

Then 2 weeks of EFX at 120 to 150 strides per minute, levels 8 through 12, with land exercises as above.

Then 2 weeks of running at 4 mph to 6 mph on the treadmill, land exercises.

Then returning to road running, 60% of previous performance, building up 5% each week.

No joint pain.

This fella lived to learn, and as a result, learned to live life to its fullest! Back running.