By: Dr. Laura Wenger, PT, OCS, FAAOMPT A group of the faculty at South College’s Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program, where our current student Holly is completing her doctorate degree, just published a perspective paper regarding M.E.D.S. and why they are important for your health. M.E.D.S. is a useful acronym for essentials of healthy […]
By Dr. Laura Wenger, PT, OCS, FAAOMPT As physical therapists, we have many tools that we can use to help patients get better. As part of our dedication to providing quality, evidence-based treatment, we are always seeking to provide individualized, effective, and efficient treatments to help you get back to your desired level of function […]
Dr. Laura Wenger, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT It’s no surprise that we love learning based on the advanced certifications that many of our clinicians have undertaken, are currently involved in, or plan to be involved in! Along the way, we have realized that part of being a good learner is also being a good educator, […]
By: Dr. Laura Wenger, PT, OCS, FAAOMPT As physical therapists, we are deeply invested in creating relationships with our patients not only as a side effect of the amount of time we are able to spend one-on-one with you but also to ensure your success in meeting your goals. So much of this relationship-development occurs […]
By: Dr. Laura Wenger, PT, OCS, FAAOMPT Spring is peeking its head around the corner here in Durango. With the coming of warmer months, we here at Tomsic PT are also starting to see a rise in patients coming in with injuries related to ramping up their training for varying activities including endurance running and […]
By: Dr. Laura Wenger, PT, OCS, FAAOMPT We have been keeping busy here at Tomsic PT and are, as usual, excited about all of the fun things going on outdoors and in the clinic these days. One thing that many of you may not know about is that our very own Tyrone Deel, marketing coordinator […]
By: Dr. Laura Wenger, PT, OCS, FAAOMPT It’s always refreshing to wake up to inches of snow on the ground and know that winter is approaching! For those of us Durangoans who love to ski, it’s even more exciting to hear about the 2+ feet of snow that fell in the last 24 hours at […]
Back in August, we welcomed a new member to our team- Dr. Daven Valdez, PT! Well, he wasn’t completely new, as Daven was a student here from January to March 2020 when he was undergoing his Doctorate education, so we were happy to welcome him back. Here is some information about Daven: How did you […]
By: Dr. Laura Wenger, PT, OCS, FAAOMPT When I was completing my initial doctorate degree at the University of Utah, I focused the efforts of my doctoral project on identifying risk factors for individuals to sustain a repeat or opposite-leg knee anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury after undergoing an ACL-reconstruction surgery. Nearly 10 years later, […]
By: Dr. Laura Wenger, PT, OCS, FAAOMPT In conducting evidence-based practice, there are three main things that physical therapists rely on to help make the best decisions for how to treat their patient: the patient’s preference, the experience of the practitioner, and the research that is available. Focusing on the research aspect, we rely heavily […]
