Fitness For Everyone Clinic In Tampa, FL
Courtney Linger
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Title:
Fitness For Everyone Clinic In Tampa, FL
Creator:
Courtney Linger
Date:
8/28/2003
Text:
The Fitness For Everyone Clinic is a full-day interactive clinic for
amputees, their family members and friends, therapists and other healthcare
professionals. The clinic is coming to the Tampa Bay area on Saturday,
September 13, 2003, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel (700 N.
Westshore Blvd.). Three-time Paralympic track and field champions Dennis
Oehler and Todd Schaffhauser will lead the clinic, which is being sponsored
by Endolite and Westcoast Brace & Limb. The clinic will provide amputees of
all ages with instruction in stretching, strengthening, walking and running,
and also some tips for those looking to achieve their own physical goals.
Clinic attendees will learn stretches and resistance exercises that are
specific to amputees to increase strength and flexibility. They also will
learn about the working dynamics of the prosthesis and how to employ the
muscles of the residual limb to move it more efficiently. Depending upon the
amputee’s rehab level, he/she also will learn essential physical skills,
including walking, running, jumping, bending and maneuvering generally with
a prosthetic device.
New amputees who are not wearing a prosthesis or who are unsure about
getting active are encouraged to attend and interact with Oehler and
Schaffhauser, other amputees and healthcare professionals in an informal
setting. The clinic also is designed to promote confidence, strength and
flexibility during ambulation, yielding more efficient daily operation and
less expansion of energy.
The clinic costs $15 for amputees and family members/exercise partners, $30
for students and $60 for healthcare professionals. The registration fee
includes clinic materials, continuing education credits for therapists and
nurses, goody bag and lunch. Any proceeds from the event will be donated to
Amputees Together, a Tampa Bay area amputee support group.
For more information about the clinic or for registration information,
please contact Courtney at (813) 985-5000 x 220 or at <Email Address Redacted>
Courtney Linger
Director of Marketing
Support Group Coordinator
Westcoast Brace & Limb
(813) 985-5000 ext. 220
Fax - (813) 985-4499
<Email Address Redacted>
www.wcbl.com
amputees, their family members and friends, therapists and other healthcare
professionals. The clinic is coming to the Tampa Bay area on Saturday,
September 13, 2003, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel (700 N.
Westshore Blvd.). Three-time Paralympic track and field champions Dennis
Oehler and Todd Schaffhauser will lead the clinic, which is being sponsored
by Endolite and Westcoast Brace & Limb. The clinic will provide amputees of
all ages with instruction in stretching, strengthening, walking and running,
and also some tips for those looking to achieve their own physical goals.
Clinic attendees will learn stretches and resistance exercises that are
specific to amputees to increase strength and flexibility. They also will
learn about the working dynamics of the prosthesis and how to employ the
muscles of the residual limb to move it more efficiently. Depending upon the
amputee’s rehab level, he/she also will learn essential physical skills,
including walking, running, jumping, bending and maneuvering generally with
a prosthetic device.
New amputees who are not wearing a prosthesis or who are unsure about
getting active are encouraged to attend and interact with Oehler and
Schaffhauser, other amputees and healthcare professionals in an informal
setting. The clinic also is designed to promote confidence, strength and
flexibility during ambulation, yielding more efficient daily operation and
less expansion of energy.
The clinic costs $15 for amputees and family members/exercise partners, $30
for students and $60 for healthcare professionals. The registration fee
includes clinic materials, continuing education credits for therapists and
nurses, goody bag and lunch. Any proceeds from the event will be donated to
Amputees Together, a Tampa Bay area amputee support group.
For more information about the clinic or for registration information,
please contact Courtney at (813) 985-5000 x 220 or at <Email Address Redacted>
Courtney Linger
Director of Marketing
Support Group Coordinator
Westcoast Brace & Limb
(813) 985-5000 ext. 220
Fax - (813) 985-4499
<Email Address Redacted>
www.wcbl.com
Citation
Courtney Linger, “Fitness For Everyone Clinic In Tampa, FL,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/221558.
