07.31.2008
FR Beat the Heat 5K Run/Walk
The Franklin Regional Soccer Boosters will once again be staging the Beat the Heat 5K in Murrysville. The race is on Saturday, August 16th, and it begins and ends at Sloan Elementary School on Sardis Road. Registration Form
07.29.2008
Foods and Fluids for Football - Gatorade Sports Science Institute
07.19.2008
2nd Annual Stampede in the Park
Congratulations to Joe Ionta and the Plum Racing Mustangs for putting on a wonderful race. We are proud to be a sponsor for the second consecutive year! It was beautiful day in Boyce Park and the race coordinators and support staff did a magnificent job! Pictured below is John Bonaroti with race co-coordinators Linda and Joe Ionta. The link takes you to additional photos of the race festivities.
Click for more photos.
07.04.2008
Congratulations to our Boston Marathoner!
Congratulations to Lisa Bernardi for her excellent performance in this year's Boston Marathon. She finished strong in a time of 3:49. The photo below shows her intense focus during the race, then afterwards in a more relaxed pose sporting her medal at the awards ceremony. Lisa's advise to all runners is "you've got to stretch." Way to go Lisa - keep it up!
07.01.2008
John H. Lindblad Memorial Award Winner
Congratulations to Anthony Bowser of Plum High School for being the 10th recipient of the John H. Lindblad Memorial Award. We established this award in 1998 in memory of Dr. Lindblad, who unselfishly dedicated himself to the student-athletes at Plum and who was instrumental in developing the team physician - athletic trainer model for sports medicine care that is still working today!
Anthony played football, basketball and track for Plum HS. He will be attending Bethany College in the fall majoring in education, and he has aspirations to go on to graduate school in physical therapy. Anthony will play soccer at Bethany College. Congratulations and best wishes for continued success.
Anthony is pictured below receiving the award from Ryan Kesterholt, ATC, an employee of ESSMC and the Head Athletic Trainer at Plum HS.
06.30.2008
Marathon Sponsorship helps Leukemia Research
Congratulations to Megan McShea who competed in the Anchorage Midnight Marathon and finished in a time of 4:17. We commend Megan's efforts to raise over $6500 for leukemia research, and we are proud to have done our part in support. Click for photos.
06.30.2008
Osteoarthritis FAQ's
Osteoarthritis is more and more prevalent these days. While you may worry that exercising could harm your joints and cause more pain, research shows that people with arthritis can and should exercise. In fact, exercise is considered to be the most effective non-drug treatment for reducing pain and improving movement in osteoarthritis.
06.21.2008
Bone and Joint Series
Sara Tresco, DPT is shown below talking with a patient at the Bone and Joint Health Series talk presented by the AMD3 Foundation. The Foundation is a non-profit organization that sponsors and directs education, research and other related charitable activities in patient and family centered care and advancing the science of performance in health care. The Foundation's mission is to promote education and research in innovative technologies and to merge the art and science of performance to improve the delivery of health care.
04.17.2008
17th Annual Student Athletic Trainer Workshop
East Suburban Sports Medicine Center is proud to present the 17th Annual Student Athletic Trainer Workshop. This workshop will be held on July 29, 30 and 31, 2008 starting at 9:00 a.m. and ending approximately 3:00 p.m. each day. All sessions will be held at Penn-Trafford High School. All material is geared to the high school student interested in pursuing a health-related profession such as physical therapy, athletic training or nursing. This year we have continued sessions on MRSA, the PIAA weight loss program and following last year's model of more hands-on therapy techniques and a Q&A period with the workshop staff.
Click here for the registration flyer.
04.17.2008 By Anthony J. Brown, MD NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Mar 06 - Findings from the first study ever to measure forces inside the knees of living humans indicate that swinging a golf club, considered a low impact activity, places as much stress on artificial knee joints as does jogging or tennis. By contrast, exercising on a stationary bicycle generated relatively little force on the knee, even lower than walking on a treadmill. This information, which only became available after study co-author Dr. Clifford W. Colwell developed a technology for measuring knee forces in vivo, could help clinicians decide which recreational activities are suitable for knee arthroplasty patients. "Previously, knee forces could only be measured in cadaver specimens or estimated using mathematical models," Dr. Darryl D. D'Lima, primary author of the study, told Reuters Health. These methods may not provide a true reflection of the forces at work, he added. For instance, in the case of golf, mathematical modeling had markedly underestimated the forces generated. So why is golf so stressful on the knees, particularly the leading knee -- the left knee of a right-handed golfer? "We believe this to be due to inertial forces transferred from the upper body and the twisting that takes place at the knee during the swing," according to Dr. D'Lima, director of an orthopedic research laboratory at the Scripps Clinic in La Jolla, California. The findings, presented Thursday at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons in San Francisco, are based on a study of four patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty using artificial joints capable of measuring knee forces. Jogging, tennis, and golf produced the greatest force on the knees. Walking on level ground produced less force than these activities and walking on a treadmill generated even lower force. Biking produced the lowest force. "Biking has been recommended as a safer exercise than jogging for patients with knee pathology or prosthetic replacements. Our data support this recommendation," Dr. D'Lima said. Knee arthroplasty patients should not necessarily stop playing golf, tennis, or jogging, Dr. D'Lima advised, but they should considering modifying the activities so they cause less strain on the knees. As for future research, he said his team is currently "collecting tremendous amounts of (knee force) data over several activities and conditions, such as skiing, rehabilitation, exercise, and recreational equipment. We are also investigating the effect of orthotics and braces on knee joint forces."
Golf Puts High Stress on Replacement Knees
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03.27.2008
Injury Prevention Seminar
Matt Gatesman, MPT, ATC will be speaking at the Plum Library on Wednesday April 16th at 7:00 PM presenting information on injury prevention for spring activities. Click here to view the article that appeared in the Tribune-Review on 3/27/08.
02.27.2008
US Lacrosse - Safety in the Game (pdf)
01.04.2008
Congratulations to all 77 patients who gallantly participated in the Patient Attendance Contest which occurred over the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. That is a great number of patients who attended all of their scheduled sessions for three consecutive weeks! We recognize your commitment and trust that the consistency of your treatment has helped achieve super results.
The winner (a North Huntingdon office patient) has received a $100 gift card to the business of his choice.
09.05.2007
Congratulations Runners!
Congratulations to former patients Philip Westlake (left) and Natalie Bonaroti (right) for a great performance at the ZooZilla 5K at the Pittsburgh Zoo. It was a perfect morning to run and both Phil and Nattie finished first in their age group, earning the gorilla stuffed animal and a medal for their efforts. Well done- we are proud of you!
09.05.2007
Congratulations...
to the following patients for winning prizes in the Patient Attendance Game over the Labor Day holiday. To qualify, patients had to have perfect attendance for the week of and the week following the holiday. Prizes were awarded on September 7th and included gift cards to Olive Garden, Sheetz and Giant Eagle. All-in-all, over 150 patients qualified at all six offices. Well done – give yourself a pat on the back!
Monroeville
Kelly Perry
Joan VanLenten
Paul Busch
North Huntingdon
Randy Nestor
Sheila Good
Greg Lapina
Penn Township
Donald Baker
Lois Cortazzo
Ralph Boura
Murrysville
Johnny Stickel
Patty Vargo
Katie Easterling
Duane Misera
Penn Hills
Leslie Dudra
Gilbert Iachini
Nancy Helwich
Michael Sullivan
Plum
Emma Tamburri
Angelo Scatena
8.18.2007
ESSMC Sponsors “Beat the Heat” Road Race
Congratulations to the Franklin Regional Soccer Boosters for another wonderful event. 280 runners had a most pleasant morning for running. Justin Kurp, a former ESSMC patient, was the overall winner. Well done!
Sylvia Reed, DPT represented the practice at the race and she is pictured below discussing stretching exercises with a former patient.
8.15.2007
Information from the NATA News:
NATA Position Statement on Community-Acquired MRSA
Fueling Athletes All Day – Gatorade Sports Science Institute®
06.05.2007
Congratulations...
to the following patients for winning prizes in the Patient Attendance Game over the Memorial Day holiday. To qualify, patients had to have perfect attendance for the week of and the week following the holiday. Prizes were awarded on June 4th and included gift cards to Atria's, Sheetz and Panera. All-in-all, over 160 patients qualified at all six offices. Nice work!
Penn Twp. Office
Maura Scott
David Cassidy
Eric Ressler
Penn Hills Office
John Saccomango
Kevin Cass
Donald Anderson
Ruth Bair
Karlin Yedlicka
Murrysville Office
Lucille Collette
Jim McLaughlin
Anne Wickstrom
Richard Dawless
Monroeville Office
James Burgess
Michelle Walko
C. McConnville
5.19.2007
Congressman on the Corner
Congressman Jason Altmire pictured with John Bonaroti in Murrysville. Congressman Altmire visited with constituents and engaged in very informative dialogue with community members as well as many Franklin Regional students on a beautiful spring Saturday. The students were especially impressed when Mr. Altmire volunteered to visit their school and speak to their American Civics class. Way to go Congressman!
4.25.2007
Career Day at the Franklin Regional Middle School
Congratulations to the Murrysville Women's Club for another successful Career Day at the Franklin Regional Middle School. Pictured are ( l to r) patients Joyce Koga, Gail Lutz and Mary Bialota with John Bonaroti who spoke to 40 students about physical therapy and being a practice owner. This is the 10th year that John has participated in the Career Day.
CONGRATULATIONS CONGRESSMAN!
Congratulations to the new U.S. Congressman Jason Altmire who will be sworn in on January 4th. Jason was a patient in our Monroeville office 20 years ago, and we are proud to have been a positive influence in his life. He demonstrated the same determination then as a patient that he has demonstrated recently in the political arena. We extend our best wishes to Jason for a successful career in Washington!
To view the article that appeared in the Valley News Dispatch detailing Jason's successful campaign, click on the link below:
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_486483.html
Congratulations...
to the following patients for winning prizes in the Patient Attendance Game over the Thanksgiving holiday. To qualify, patients had to have perfect attendance for the week of and the week following Thanksgiving. Prizes were awarded on December 1st and included gift cards to Atria's, Olive Garden and Panera. All-in-all, over 150 patients qualified at all six offices. Nice work!
North Huntingdon Office
Lois Kopasko
Robert Neel
Ulrike Kelly
Monroeville Office
John Warning
Robert Gevaudan
William Emerick
Keith Hohn
Rosemarie Bordogna
Robert Quigley
Murrysville Office
Chris Vuich
M. Havisi
Carolyn Macha
Penn Twp. Office
Diana Dowdrick
Vicki Cargo
Ernie McRobie
Ray Hitchins
Penn Hills Office
Ralph Ferguson
Dorothy McGlaughlin
Sam Krelko
Ruth Ann Adams
8.30.2006
Information from The Gatorade Sports Science Institute:
Emergency
Preparedness:
Recognition and Treatment of Exertional Heat Stroke
Mark Sirkoch
2006 John H. Lindblad Scholarship Winner
The John H. Lindblad Scholarship is presented each year to a student in Plum
School District in recognition of achievements both in the classroom and on the
athletic field. John Lindblad was the team physician at Plum High School for
more than 20 years. Dr Lindblad advocated for the team approach to provide
more comprehensive sports medicine care. This award has been presented since
1998.
This year’s recipient is Mark Sirkoch. Mark has been a competitive swimmer
since age 9. He was this year’s team captain and maintains a 3.9 grade
point average. Mark has volunteered at the Western Pennsylvania Hospital for
the last three summers. His interest in medicine was kindled by a visit to our
Penn Hills office. He plans to attend Washington and Jefferson College this fall.
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| Above: John H. Lindblad Scholarship winner Mark Sirkoch with
Plum High
School Head Athletic Trainer Ryan Kesterholt |
5.2.2006
Information from The Gatorade Sports Science Institute:
Caffeine and Energy: "The Answers to Athletes' Questions"
4.4.2006
East Suburban Sports Medicine Newsletter Links
Click here for the complete article on preparing for the golf season.
Click here for a complete pre-golf warm up.
Click here for the complete article on preparing for summer walking.
3.31.2006
Patty Zeik celebrates 20 years at ESSMC!
Congratulations to Patty Zeik, our Office Manager, who celebrated 20 years of dedicated service to our practice. Patty has been instrumental in keeping our practice current with all the recent changes in technology and health care. Thank you, Patty, for 20 wonderful years! Pictured is (from left) Don Vargo, Patty Zeik, John Bonaroti, and Angelo Tardio.
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