Compass Physical Therapy Specialists

08/30/2022

Our phones are not working. If you need to get ahold of us please email us at compassphysicaltherapy@gmail.com

07/04/2022

Richland 4th of July parade was a success. Small town parade, small business family, softball family support. Love our community.

08/12/2021

Our power is back on

08/12/2021

The power is out at the clinic. We will be contacting our morning patients via cell phone to reschedule.

10/25/2019

Some of our patients needed to see this today. We like to think that all our patient's outcomes are spectacular but every once in a while they take an alternate route.

The healing journey is almost never a straight line. Have patience with yourself and your journey.

03/08/2019

Small business family. Doing a little spring cleaning.... Spring is in the air.

01/22/2019

Love knowing these doctors personally and professionally.

Retired orthopedic surgeon Mark Veenstra and his wife, Becky, of Kalamazoo, have become expert packers. Spread out on their living room floor one recent afternoon were suitcases filled with medical devices, supplies and labels. “We’re just trying to get a few last-minute items there,&rdq...

08/22/2018

Concussion symptoms usually appear within minutes of the injury, but some symptoms may take several hours to occur. A headache is the most common complaint of an athlete with a concussion. Any athlete

05/03/2018

Physical therapy is a safe and cost-effective first-choice treatment for low back pain, which can often be overtreated with narcotics or unnecessary imaging scans that lead to higher costs.

03/22/2018

Poor treatment is fueling the opioid epidemic

09/15/2017

Sounds promising. Can't wait to read up on the research studies and hopefully this will make its way to the U.S. soon.

07/04/2017

Another successful Richland 4th of July parade. Lots of candy, smiles and fun. Thank you family and friends for helping.

06/29/2017

Early PT = Lower Health care costs. That is some health care reform we could buy into.

Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2012 Dec 1;37(25):2114-21. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31825d32f5. Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

06/15/2017

A study in the New England Journal of Medicine found no significant difference between individuals who received surgery and those who received physical therapy alone, thus avoiding the unnecessarily invasive procedure and related costs. http://bit.ly/16ND0qX

04/19/2017

Falling is never normal or part of getting older.

Dangerous falls are increasingly common in people over 65 years of age and can result in serious injury, and even death.

03/02/2017

Thank you Jan for your famous cactus chili.

02/26/2017

Like a daily vitamin, exercise done daily is very important.

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10103961362594625&id=22426413

Structured exercise training can significantly improve brain function in stroke survivors, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2017. Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States, and the leading cause of long-term di...

01/04/2017

Discussed today the importance of physical therapy after surgery.

http://www.webmd.com/osteoarthritis/rehab-important

WebMD explains how physical therapy after knee or hip replacement surgery can help speed your recovery.