Once again OSI Physical Therapy is proud to sponsor this year’s 2013 OSI FUN IN THE FOREST 5K RUN/WALK!  Set to start 9:00 am Saturday, June 8th at the FLAAA Sports Center in Forest Lake, MN. The course will follow along roads and  the Hardwood Creek Regional Trail with electronic chip timing and awards to the top three male and female runners.
All proceeds from the race will benefit Forest Lake High School Athletic Teams.  

Registration for the race is now open! The first 200 participants to pre-register will also receive a premium race t-shirt.
Two options for pre-registration:

• Click on the registration form attachment, print and fill out: http://www.osipt.com/pdfs/FL_Run_Registration_2013_2.pdf
• Or you can register online at Active.com at: http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=2084684

For more detailed race information, please click on the attached form or call Nicole Dahmes at OSI Physical Therapy 651-464-8502. http://www.osipt.com/pdfs/FL_Run_Registration_2013_2.pdf

NEXT LEVEL Running Clinic is being offered again in 2013! Designed to improve running performance and avoid injuries, this clinic is a joint effort between OSI and TriFitness Training. Amy Prose, Physical Therapist and Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist, will present on common, but avoidable, running injuries and will be doing treadmill running assessments. Running drills will also be included…so wear your running gear!

For the program brochure and for online registration go to http://trifitnesswbl.com/as_next-level-run-clinic

Sara Lumby, PT, OCS and Emily Terhune-Wold, PT, OCS were recently honored by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS). At an annual meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) in San Diego yesterday, Sara and Emily were recognized for having recently completed the requirements to become Board-Certified Specialists in Orthopedic Physical Therapy. In doing so, they are among fewer than 4% of Physical Therapists in the nation who have achieved this distinction.

The APTA, a national professional organiation representing more than 85,000 members throughout the United States, established the specialist certification program in 1978. Specialization is the process by which a physical therapist builds on a broad base of professional educaiton and practice to develop a greater depth of knowledge and skills related to a particular area of practice.

To obtain board certification, candidates must submit evidence of required clinical practice in a specialy area. In addition, candidates must successfully complete a rigorous written examination, demonstrating specialized knowledge and advanced clinical proficiency in a specialty area of physical therapist practice. Other specialty certifications include Sports, Neurology, Geriatrics, Pediatrics, Clinical Electrophysiology, and Cardiovascular/Pulmonary, and Women’s Health.

“The whole process of certification made me a better therapist,” says Sara. “My preparation and clinical experience in this area has resulted in my being more efficient in my examinations and more focused on the use of research and evidence as I choose my treatment approach.”

“That’s true for me, too.” says Emily. “I am more confident that I can offer the right service resulting in the best possible outcomes for my patients; many of whom have been able to avoid long-term reliance on medication, surgeries and other costly procedures.”

Sara Lumby, PT, OCS works for OSI in Stillwater.

Emily Terhune-Wold, PT, OCS works at OSI in Maplewood.

NEXT LEVEL Running Clinic Offered to Improve Performance and Avoid Injuries

OSI and TriFitness Training are offering a running clinic on Tuesday, July 17th in White Bear Lake. Amy Prose, PT and Orthopedic Clinical Specialist, will be presenting with Luis Leonardo, running and triathlon coach. Focus will be on maximizing training efforts, improving performance and the prevention of avoidable running injuries. Active participation will involve running drills, proper running form practice and treadmill running assessments. Click here for more information and registration.

OSI recently received the “Excellence in Innovation“ award from Health Partners Inc. The recognition came for a pilot project that was titles “Value-based Purchasing Model for Therapy Services“.
To read more about the project and the award click here.

OSI Physical Therapy is proud to sponsor the 5th annual OSI Fun in the Forest 5K -

Thursday, July 14, 2011!

The course will cover road, bike paths, and the Hardwood Creek Regional Trail. We are happy to offer electronic chip timing this year. All proceeds will go to benefit the Forest Lake Area Athletic Association (FLAAA).
Registration will start at 6pm and the race will start at 7pm at the Forest Lake Sports Center.
Click here for more information and race registration form.

OSI Physical Therapy is celebrating over 30 years of service, becoming a leading force in orthopedic rehabilitation, health and fitness and injury prevention. With this as its core focus, we opened our doors in a small Stillwater, Minnesota building along side other medical professionals.

Growing quickly, we had to resort to leasing space across the parking lot in the back of “The Broaster Hut,” a local chicken restaurant, to house our exercise facility. Unfortunately, our patients had to walk the hundred feet or so, sometimes with crutches and walkers, to get there. But they did so with smiles, simply knowing they were on their path to recovery.

From those humble beginnings 30 years ago, we’ve grown from that small office with the whirlpool in the lobby to eleven clinics and two fitness facilities in and around the Twin Cities metro area and western Wisconsin. Each serving their communities with a broad range of preventative, rehabilitative and consulting services.

Mike Ripley, OSI owner, is more than passionate about the breadth of resources we offer. “We are so grateful to the wonderful communities we serve, the physicians who support our practice and the literally hundreds of thousands of patients we have had the pleasure to treat over the years. Helping keep people active and living the best they can, is more than just our mission. It’s our promise.”