Team ONS runs for Susannah

On Sunday, October 11th, to celebrate National Physical Therapy Month, “Team ONS” took part in Susannah’s Run, a 5-K run (or walk) at Tod’s Point in Old Greenwich, to support the Susannah Chase Memorial Scholarship Fund established in 1998. The annual event celebrates Susannah’s love of the outdoors and her dedication to running.  Proceeds from Susannah’s Run will go towards a scholarship given to a GHS senior every year in honor of Susannah Chase.

National Physical Therapy Month, sponsored by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), is a nationwide observance held each October. This year’s theme, “Move Forward: Physical Therapy Brings Motion to Life” reflects the physical therapist brand, “Physical therapists help you restore and improve motion to achieve long-term quality of life.”

Seven members of the staff of ONS Physical Therapy put on their running shoes to participate in the event. ONS sponsored the team and made a donation to help the cause.

Ten ONS physicians presented talks on the latest information on diagnosis, treatments and prevention of musculoskeletal conditions and injuries at the ONS Foundation’s first professional medical conference on October 3^rdat Greenwich Hospital. Over 110 medical professionals including physicians, nurses, physician assistants, physical and occupational therapists, and trainers, filled the room to capacity to hear presentations by subspecialty trained physicians and a licensed physical therapist.

The doctors’ presentations touched on a wide range of topics related to the latest innovations in orthopedic and neurosurgical medicine. Platelet-rich plasma, the latest materials and alignment techniques in joint replacement, the importance of listening closely to patient’s and new treatments that enhance human biology as the way of the future were among the subjects discussed.   (more…)