Wyomissing Physical Therapy

07/09/2025

What do you do when boyfriend/girlfriend who happen to be collegiate lacrosse players are coming into PT at the same time…at the exact same appointment slot…AND are wearing matching color shirts???? Totally unplanned???? You make them compete in the BlazePod plank challenge!!!

06/22/2025

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06/13/2025

So let’s chronicle someone having both knees replaced AT THE SAME TIME! And that someone?? Our very own Lori Cooper Ketterer!!
With any joint replacement success it starts BEFORE the surgery. Making sure you’ve check boxed several things:
1. Good muscle tone and having some cardiorespiratory fitness ✅
2. Finding the right joint replacement surgeon. Just because someone does a high volume of surgeries or your neighbor liked them or your friend who works in the operating room loves their personality doesn’t mean they have good outcomes. Youll spend hours researching your new car purchase…do the same with your surgeon choice. Talk to us, talk to other PTs and athletic trainers we see the outcomes✅
3. Have the right attitude. You may think you’re a “tough” person…until you have a knee replaced…I have seen this surgery break people I thought were mentally ready and strong. Remember it’s a marathon and not a sprint…good days and bad days. Be positive in the midst of despair. ✅
4. Get your support system in place. I have written about this before…it takes a village to have success in anything… get your villagers lined up. You’ll need rides to appointments, getting prescriptions, help with meals, someone to complain to, listen to, talk to, etc. ✅
5. Find a good PT… Lori Cooper Ketterer had no choice! 🤣🤣🤣 and just because your doctor has a financial interest in the PT office next door to them that they own doesn’t mean they have experienced clinicians who can deal with the very few but troubling complications that come up. Walk into a corporate owned PT office today and you could be seeing someone with 6 months or 10 years of experience. Are you working with the same PT every time you walk in? Ask these questions. As with your surgeon choice, do some research✅

So Lori was biking up until the day of her surgery, was doing pre-surgery exercises to strengthen her leg, we found the best surgeon to do both knees at the same time, mom Cooper came to stay with her and her family is waiting on her, of course the PT thing was ✅, and she knew what to expect. And because of working with me, shes a tough cookie. 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼This was her one day post op:

Bandaged up for a few days, swelling of thigh/knee/calf…all normal. Black and Blue of thigh/calf/even the foot all normal. Keys to the first day: ice/meds/try and allow the knee to bend and straighten as you can tolerate. No real exercise, be happy you’re up and taking nourishment. With having both knees replaced, you will most likely stay overnight. One sided replacements are being done on an outpatient basis in some areas. Expect the worst hope for the best!

So that’s the start…more follow up posts coming!

04/02/2025

I have some comedic coworkers…get to work early today, stopped at Wawa for some coffee, ready to roll. First patients come in and say “Hey didn’t know it was your birthday!” Perplexed I said my bday isn’t for 2 weeks, weird they’d say that?

Next patients come in and immediately say “Hey Happy 60th! I’m like what are you guys talking about??? Wait a minute…none of my coworkers are looking me in the eye… so I walk outside and what do I see????
Paybacks are going to be fun….

03/31/2025

Honored to give a presentation for the Pennsylvania PT Association district meeting this past weekend at Alvernia University. Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) was the topic. Alvernia’s PT department and faculty are top notch and the facilities are wonderful for a continuing education seminar! Thanks to Jim O’Donohue, PT for the invite!

03/27/2025

Everyone will remember his 1000 points, leading the county in scoring, being Berks County player of the year and district champion. But we remember last year when he couldn’t bend his knee to a 90 degree angle, wasn’t able to raise his leg on his own. I’ll recall the little grin when I said it’s time to get on the squat rack, the smile when I said it’s time to run on the treadmill for the first time after his devastating knee injury. And people think it was “just a broken bone”. It was more…to those unknowing, it could have ended or completely disrupted his basketball career. He needed meticulous and calculated rehab because we weren’t even considering how well he’d play this season, we wanted his knee to last a long and prosperous career. He worked tirelessly. Without question one of the most driven and determined athletes we’ve had the pleasure to have in our office. And even though he set our assault bike record, he couldn’t beat me in the plank competition!!

Here’s to you my man, go get that chip tonight! 🏆🏆🏀🏀

11/01/2024

Day late…but Happy Halloween from our crew! 🎃👻💀

06/10/2024

We certainly have helped many people over the years and have been thanked countless times in many ways. But every now and then we’re stopped-in-our tracks-reminded as to why we do what we do. Funny 70+ year old dude comes in with a complaint of feeling like he’s going to fall more recently when he runs…my fav kinda 70+ year old: one who still runs!!! After his evaluation we had the not so nice talk about he more- than-likely has a movement disorder, possibly Parkinson’s or Parkinsonism. We set him up with a great neurologist and put together a quality PT program for him. Overall he’s better, back to limited running and more importantly we found him some alternate, safe ways to get his heart rate up and opened his eyes to cross training. After his neurology appointment he wanted to chat so we went into one of our exam rooms. And it’s a morning our office is bustling and if you’ve ever been there you know.
Me: “So how’d the neuro appointment go?”
Fav 70 year old: “It went well and we started a work up for Parkinson’s”
Me: “Aweome!!, exactly what we needed”
His head went down and there was awkward silence for several seconds…
Me: “Hey…everything ok?”
Head still down and he’s not talking…
and after several more seconds, he finally looks up and with a tear in the corner of his eye:
Fav 70 year old: ”I’m just so thankful I came here for therapy”
Me: UGH UGH UGH…now as my eyes just start to glisten…with little hesitation I say: ”hey so two dudes coming out of an exam room with watery eyes is not exactly the look I’m trying for today…we’re glad you’re here too…and so now let’s get your butt out on the elliptical”.

04/03/2024

By Sean McBryan -- MikeDragoSports.com correspondent The best player in the Berks Girls League last year got even better this season. Wyomissing junior Amaya Stewart continued to elevate her game and raise the ceiling for her team, earning MikeDragoSports.com Berks girls basketball Player of t

02/23/2024

If you happen to see this “young lady” today wish her the Happiest of Birthdays! Sorry I would have taken a picture of the cake in its entirety but she dove into it before I could…😂😂🎊🎊🎁🎁

02/18/2024

Always awesome to see our patients return to doing what they love. Was our pleasure to rehabilitate Luis over the summer and then watch him at LVC this season 🏀🏀🏀. The season didn’t end tonight like he wanted but was fun to watch him compete his butt off over his career. And thanks for being a mentor to Jack!

12/11/2023

Congrats to Tommy!!! Best wishes to you on your academic and sports career!

Tommy Hunsicker has played quarterback since he was old enough to peer over his center, though at times this season he looked like a natural running back. The Wilson senior instinctively found running lanes on the read-option and was a danger in the open field. He led the Bulldogs in rushing yar