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Back to school means back to sports for many midcoast athletes. From our perspective, fall means school athletes with overuse injuries and the occasional traumatic injury. These overuse injuries are often knee injuries, but sometimes feet, hips and back injuries too. Often these injuries can be prevented and the best news is there is still time. Some carefully added mobility and stability activities fine tuned for each athletes needs can make the difference between a season on the sidelines and one on the field. These kinds of injuries are often the nagging "aches and pains" that turn into monsters when added to daily practice, intense games and the added stress of schoolwork. Ask us how we can prevent and mitigate these issues before the season is gone.

And, of course, if that injury whether overuse or traumatic does occur, we are the best prepared PTs in the area to get that athlete healthy and back on the playing field and keep them there.

Amelia Kathryn Mills was born on September 22, 2009. She is Trevor and Katie's first child and Mom and Baby couldn't be doing better. She was 8lbs 2ozs at birth and was 20" long with gentle brown hair and a gentle disposition.

As a result of this happy addition to the family, Katie will not be seeing patients until January 2010. Trevor will return to the office on Wednesday September 30. Patients who have previously seen Katie in the past are welcome to transition to Trevor's schedule should be assured that although treatment styles vary, communication is excellent between the two.

Spinal Mobilization, Exercise and Advice Offer Patients an Effective Alternative for Back Pain

Rockport, ME. March 18, 2008 - Health care expenditures for patients with spinal conditions are rising without an associated increase in health status, according to a February, 2008 research report appearing in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study suggests Americans may be wasting their money for treatments as the overall proportion of people with impaired function increased from 1997-2005, despite a 65% increase in expenditures to treat spine conditions. Physical therapists offering spinal mobilization, exercise, and advice can provide an effective alternative for patients with back and neck problems, often at a lower cost.

Injuries happen at the most inconvenient times, particularly during the overscheduled lives many of us lead. You've finally gotten in to see your physician and they may have recommended some physical therapy to speed of the healing process and get you back in the game. You are motivated, maybe a little nervous about what PT will consist of but you are ready, because your life is happening and you can't keep up the way you want to. The last thing you want to do is wait to get into see a physical therapist- Especially if that means weeks.

Local Physical Therapist Trevor Mills recently attended a Continuing Medical Education course at Michigan State University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine. MSU offers ongoing advanced manual medicine courses to MDs, DOs and PTs. This was the third advanced course that Mills has attended at MSU.

The coursework emphasis included mobilization and prescriptive exercise for adverse neural tension which is a common component of sciatica, hamstring, neck and hand issues. Also included were specific techniques for addressing joint problems at the shoulder, spine and hip.

The course was co-taught by physical therapist Mark Bookhout and Lisa DeStefano, DO, and was taught in a combined lab and lecture setting in MSU’s osteopathic manual medicine lab.

March 6, 2008 (Rockport, ME) - Trevor Mills, physical therapist, announced today that he will be accepting new and former patients immediately at Snow Sport and Spine, Orthopaedic Manual Therapy Center in Rockport. Mills has joined his wife, Katie Snow, DPT in their physical therapy clinic on West Street near the Camden Hills Regional High School.

Mills has practiced orthopaedic physical therapy locally for the last 4.5 years and has achieved Board Certification in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy from the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties. His areas of clinical interest include: biomechanics, treatment of the spine, shoulder dysfunction, ankle and foot dysfunction as well as sports rehabilitation.