Elite PT Newsletter September 2017 – Back Pain Workshop + Meet our new PT!

Elite PT Newsletter September 2017 – Back Pain Workshop + Meet our new PT!

Back Pain relief

In this month’s edition you’ll meet our newest addition to Elite Physical Therapy: Allie Hoyt DPT, ATC and learn about our first ever Back Pain and Sciatica Workshop.  Here we go:

I can’t believe another month has flown by. It’s an exciting time of the year with kids going back to school (although my son would disagree) and high school sports getting started again.

Meet our new Physical Therapist

We are extremely blessed to be able to bring on a new PT and to find one as bright as Allie Hoyt.

Allie, DPT, ATC, graduated from Grand Valley State University’s doctorate of physical therapy program in 2017 where she completed clinical rotations with EXOS and The Ohio State University’s Performing Arts Medicine program. She graduated from Hope College’s athletic training program in 2014, where she gained experience working with men’s soccer and lacrosse, women’s basketball and volleyball, as well as cross-country and tennis.

Allie Hoyt DPT, ATC

Since 2014, she has been working as an athletic trainer and was one of the primary athletic trainers for the professional company members of the Grand Rapids Ballet. Through this, she continues to have a special interest in the performing arts, and more specifically with dancers. Her passion for movement started at a young age when she began dance classes that continued through high school and college.

Allie believes that everyone has the right to optimize their ability to move and she is happy to be able to help individuals reach their specific movement goals. She is extremely excited to join the Elite family!

Q: So how did you become interested in athletic training and physical therapy?

A: I started dancing at a young age and it was through dance that I first learned to love movement. I also ran cross country and track throughout middle school and high school. I was definitely NOT the star athlete, but because of my dance background everyone knew if they needed a muscle stretched I would be able to help. One day I was stretching my friend Liz’s hamstring and she bluntly said “Allie, you should be a physical therapist”. I laughed and thanked her, but I had no idea what a physical therapist was or did. I turned to Google that night and realized physical therapy sounded like a really cool profession. That summer I found myself shadowing a pediatric physical therapist and fell in love with rehabilitation.

Q: What excites you most about being a physical therapist?

A: I love the human body. It is amazing what our bodies are capable of and how they work! Being able to help others realize their body’s potential and reach their movement goals is why I enjoy this profession. I get to love and serve others through physical therapy and that is what excites me most.

Q: What types of things do you like to do outside of work?

A: I love to be outdoors, so hiking, biking, kayaking, and other modes of adventuring bring me joy. I also love good coffee and like to try out new coffee shops as well as brew my own cup of coffee using different methods. I have a dance background so you might find me trying out a dance class here and there as well.
Q: Who is your favorite college football team?

A: Notre Dame (I had to ask and no we didn’t hire her because she is a Notre Dame fan)

Allie has been through clinical internships at some pretty elite facilities around the country so she’s ready to take on the world of orthopedics and sports medicine. She’ll be seeing all types of cases from lower back pain, neck pain, sports injuries, shoulder pain, hip pain, and more. She has quite a background in dance medicine as well which is a very under served population in this area. She has a special interest in working with dancers to recover from injuries as well as prevent them. She’ll be putting together some special programs for dancers in the near future.

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Back Pain and Sciatica Workshop

We will be hosting our first workshop on back pain and sciatica on Saturday September 30th from 10 – 11am. If you know someone who has been suffering from back pain and/or sciatica then be sure to let them know about this workshop!

Lower back pain is a huge problem in the medical field and in this country. In fact we see more folks with lower back pain (and the resulting leg pain) more than any other diagnosis.

Unfortunately many people feel like there is no ‘cure’ and they just have to live with it. Check out this short video for more information on the workshop and to listen to how this is one of the biggest ‘myths’ in the health care industry.

The workshop is technically for those who have not been clients of ours in the past. Past clients receiving this newsletter are welcome to call us with questions ANYTIME! We are more than happy to answer any questions you may have and set up a time to get you in for a free screen if that is what is necessary.

In other words, we don’t want you to wait! If its not going away after a couple weeks it may not go away at all without some sort of treatment. The sooner we get you pointed in the right direction, the sooner you get better!

Like I said, call us anytime! 231 421-5805

Have a great month of September!

Joe Heiler PT