by Melanie Herron | Sep 12, 2018 | Aging, Balance, Staying Healthy
According to the Centers for Disease Control, 25% of Americans age 65 and greater experience a fall each year. While a fall may not seem like a big deal, they can be for our older population whose physical changes, medication, and health conditions put them at higher...
by Melanie Herron | Dec 7, 2017 | Balance
Step & Spine Physical Therapy, an industry leader in rehabilitative treatments, announced exciting results for patients with vestibular dysfunction, a condition that is plaguing the 40 and up population. Vestibular rehabilitation therapy (VRT) is an exercise-based...
by Melanie Herron | Jun 30, 2017 | Balance, Fitness, Staying Healthy
A physical therapist for nearly a decade, Stefanie Turner was inspired to become a certified yoga instructor in 2015 following her own personal battle with the long-term effects from a back injury. According to Turner, who recently joined the team at Step & Spine...
by Melanie Herron | May 2, 2016 | Back Pain, Balance, Concussion, Injury Prevention
From packing and cattle penning to cutting and endurance riding, Redmond rancher and physical therapist Wes Rau has spent a good portion of his life on the back of a horse. So when it comes to treating the aches, pains, deficiencies and injuries so common to riders...
by Melanie Herron | Nov 14, 2014 | Active Lifestyle, Apparel, Balance, Injury Prevention
Step & Spine Physical Therapy co-owner and lead physical therapist Barrett Ford says he isn’t likely to give up his outdoor workout routine due to the recent surge of cold winter weather, and neither should other active Central Oregonians. Just be sure to go into...
by Melanie Herron | Feb 18, 2014 | Balance, Injury Prevention
Barrett Ford, PT, has long enjoyed trail running. The founder of Step & Spine Physical Therapy in Sisters and Redmond, Barrett revels in the challenges of striding across uneven terrain – kicking up dust, bounding over downed limbs and lava rocks, and battling...
