November 2020 Patient Digital Newsletter
 

We are so thankful for YOU!
 
 

Inside: Physical Therapy For Arthritis + Upcoming Events + New Monthly Recipe + Success Story + PT Spotlight + More!

Blog:

Fri, Nov 13

Why Should You Have Physical Therapy for Arthritis?

If you’ve been diagnosed osteoarthritis in your knee, hip, shoulder, or other joint, you probably want to know how to relieve your joint pain and slow down the disease’s progression. Physical therapy

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Rotator Cuff Workshop

Join us on November 18th @ 6:00 pm for our next Live Workshop!

Learn from our Shoulder Experts:

  • How the rotator cuff develops tendonitis and tears and how it’s healed naturally through PT

  • How tight muscles and poor posture result in pain and shoulder impingement

  • Keys to non-operative rotator cuff rehabilitation

  • Principles to save 75% of people with rotator cuff tears from surgery

In Pain? See What PT Can Do For You!

Insurance & Physical Therapy

DON’T LET 2020 LEAVE YOU IN PAIN!……..

Your cost of physical therapy could be minimal or completely covered by your insurance plan from now until the end of the year?!

If you are a MEDICARE USER who hasn’t had used all of the physical therapy benefits…NOW IS THE TIME! Once the year is over those benefits do not carry over and you start out with new ones for 2021.

Call or text us to check your deductible and/or benefits for the remainder of the year.

Thanksgiving Cauliflower Recipe

If there is gravy involved, nobody will miss the potatoes with this one!

Ingredients:

1large head of cauliflower

4 tbsp. melted butter, divided

Kosher salt

Freshly ground black pepper

4 whole cloves garlic (skin-on)

4 leaves fresh sage

4 sprigs fresh thyme

4 sprigs fresh rosemary

For The Gravy:

4 tbsp. butter

1/2 onion, finely chopped

4 oz. cremini mushrooms, finely chopped

1 tsp. freshly chopped sage

1 tsp.freshly chopped rosemary

1 tsp. freshly chopped thyme

3 tbsp. all-purpose flour

2 to 4 c. low-sodium vegetable broth

Success Story

Now I Can:

Make cookies without pain!!

"Coming here has been a really fun and learning experience for me! I will tell everyone I know to come here! I truly love you!" -J.B

We love it when patients can do the things they love again without pain! Sad to see them go, but so so happy to see them walk out with a smile on their face!

Pinnacle Team Spotlight: Mark Bengtson, MPT, Owner

Mark, our owner and mentor, has a self-professed obsession with movement patterns and body biomechanics/pathomechanics and their influence on potential injuries and painful postural patterns in his patients. He loves mentoring his staff to continue to grow and develop their skills.  

He is motivated by patient successes (and smiling faces) and has a distinct love for physical therapy. His passion for helping people move better, feel better, and participate in life more fully is why he started Pinnacle. On a personal level, he has 3 amazing and beautiful children that are his treasures, and he loves leading them to pursue life’s opportunities enthusiastically and to love others. He is their biggest fan and enjoys watching them learn through rich experiences, navigating new life challenges, and compete in sports. He personally craves everything about the outdoors in North Idaho, including mountain biking, fly fishing, and snow skiing.

Insurance Questions??

Do you have any insurance questions?

Check out our website (linked below) to find all the helpful information regarding Physical Therapy and Insurance!

Or Contact Derek, our Insurance Specialist :

(208) 777-4242