Closer to the Goal (December 1, 2008)
Andy Jacobs, Andrea Adam and Mike Gorman are in the home stretch of their Doctorate of Manual Therapy curriculum. In the coming weeks, Andrea and Mike will be in Utah finishing up their last clinicals and all 3 of them will be getting in some serious studying before the final bell. We wish them all the best of luck as they get closer to their final test on December 12th and 13th in Salt Lake City, Utah.

STLPT Giving Tree (November 24, 2008)
For this holiday season, St. Louis Physical Therapy has taken the holiday wishes of local foster kids into their own hands. Last year, the STLPT staff and patients were able to grant over 30 kids their holiday wishes. This year, trees have been placed at all 3 locations, where staff and patients can purchase a gift for a Missouri foster kid. All are welcome to help grant wishes of some less fortunate kids and donations will be taken until Wednesday, December 17th. For more information on the St. Charles Chapter of the Missouri Foster Care and Adoption Association check out their [website].

Tis the Season of Weddings... (November 10, 2008)
On Saturday, November 8th, both Josh Dierdorff (Chesterfield Office Assistant) and Michelle Brueggemann (formerly Skala...Olivette Therapist) married their long time loves. Although the day was a bit gloomy, their respective spouses will help brighten the rest of their lives. Congrats and best wishes to both Michelle and Josh!!!!

Halloween Costumes Cause Extreme Change in STLPT Employees (November 3, 2008)
On Friday, October 31st, employees from the Chesterfield, Fenton and Olivette clinics came to work in their Halloween costumes. The holiday 'garb' ranged from Scary to Cute to "I can't believe you are actually wearing that!". No matter what, patients and employees alike really enjoyed the change in attire for the day.

From left to right: Chesterfield Clinic Staff, Olivette Clinic Staff, Fenton Clinic Staff.

STLPT Welcomes Two New Therapists!! (October 20, 2008)
Two new physical therapists are joining the St. Louis Physical Therapy staff. Laura Chase, a Certified McKenzie Therapist, and Anne Kimbrough, with her Doctorate in Manual Therapy degree, bring over 28 years of PT experience to STLPT. By the beginning of 2009, both Laura and Anne will both be working full time at STLPT's Chesterfield Clinic. Welcome Laura and Anne!!!!

Therapists Meet the "Man Behind the Mask"
Michael Gorman, Andy Jacobs and Andrea Adam recently traveled to Chicago for a Spinal Manipulation course for their Doctorate of Manual Therapy Program. While there, not only did they learn a lot, but they also had a chance to meet the founder of the Ola Grimsby Institute. As seen here,they got a free moment during a break to take a picture with Ola Grimsby himself.

STLPT To Host Soft Tissue Moblization Course
STLPT-Chesterfield will host a continuing education course for Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants the weekend of Oct 17. This two day course will focus on teaching the therapists soft tissue techniques to improve patient recovery after spine or extremity injuries. For more information on this course, please go to [olagrimsby.com]

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Andrea Adam Promoted to Director of STLPT Fenton
STLPT has promoted Andrea Adam, MPT to Clinical Director of our Fenton office. Andrea has been a staff physical therapist at STLPT Chesterfield for over two years. Andrea will bring her passion for providing superior physical therapy care, along with her manual therapy residency training to the our Fenton office. Her first day as Fenton Clinical Director is September 29. The STLPT team congratulates Andrea on a well deserved promotion.

STLPT Physical Therapists to Attend Spinal Manipulation Course
Michael Gorman, Andy Jacobs and Andrea Adam will be traveling to Chicago for a 2 day continuing education course on Spinal Manipulation. The course, which is September 27 and 28, is offered by the Ola Grimsby Institute and is part of the Ola Grimsby Institue Manual Therapy Residency program.

STLPT's 2nd Annual Biggest Loser Challenge Winner Announced
Congratulations to Michelle Patredis, the winner of STLPT's 2nd Annual Biggest Loser Competition. In 3 months, Michelle lost over 8% of her body weight, truly amazing! Great job Michelle and all the participants in the contest. Final Standings for 2008 Biggest Loser Challenge

Baby Sutherland Arrives
STLPT Fenton Massage Therapist Lesa Sutherland recently gave birth to beautiful baby Alex! Lesa, husband and baby are all doing well. This gives Lesa a great chance to build upon her infant massage techniques! Welcome Baby Alex to the STLPT team! We will have a job waiting for you in 16 years!

STLPT Chesterfield Expands Hours
STLPT Chesterfield, listening to the requests of their patients and their referring physicians, has expanded their hours by offering early morning appointments on Monday, Wednesday and Friday! Our Chesterfield location will now offer 6:30 AM patient appointments on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. We hope this will allow for more options for our patients that need to have their physical therapy before work. Please call our Chesterfield office for more details!

Baby Jacobs Arrives
STLPT Co-Owner Andy Jacobs and his wife Trish are proud parents of their first child, Drew Jay Jacobs! Drew was born on April 26 and weighed 8 pounds exactly! Baby Drew and Trish are both healthy. Andy will now be totally addicted to Starbucks once he gets back to 7AM patient care at Olivette, as the sleep will be hard to come by for a while!

STLPT Physical Therapists Travel the United States to Become Expert Clinicians
As they continue their journey thru the Ola Grimsby Institute Doctorate Program in Manual Therapy, three of our therapists have been traveling to spend time with an Ola Grimsby Institute Certified Manual Physical Therapist. Andrea Adam has spent two weeks outside of Chicago. Andy Jacobs has spent a week in Texas and will have 2 more weeks to spend with a certified manual therapist in Illinois, while MIchael Gorman has spent a week in Seattle, a week in Cleveland and has one more week of training in Illinois.

STLPT is committed to providing skilled manual physical therapy to all of its patients and physicians. The DMT program will continue to develop STLPT as St. Louis' Premier Therapy Provider.