Tidewater Physical Therapys Tracey Vick Earns LSVT BIG Certification, Bringing Innovative Parkinsons Disease …

Franklin, Va. (PRWEB) April 30, 2014

If you ask Tracey Vick, shell tell you she decided to pursue a career in physical therapy after helping her grandfather to his clinical appointments following his stroke.

Today, Tidewater Physical Therapy is pleased to announce that Vick, a Physical Therapy Assistant who works with patients in the Franklin, Va. location, still helps stroke victims recover, and now is among an elite group that does it with an innovative and specialized treatment.

Vick recently earned her LSVT BIG Certification, an innovative physical/occupational therapy treatment for patients with Parkinsons disease as well as other conditions including stroke, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, and Down syndrome.

She is one of less than 100 clinicians across the state, and one of 1,600 worldwide, to earn this certification, according to LSVT Global.

LSVT BIG treatment is delivered by a physical or occupational therapist thats designed to improve whole body movement.

According to LSVT (Lee Silverman Voice Treatments) Global, people with Parkinsons disease undergoing LSVT BIG treatment have seen positive short-term effects. The treatment, which takes place four times per week for four weeks, specifically trains patients to increase amplitude of limb and body movement (bigness) in people with Parkinson disease.

Results showcase patients with improved gait and trunk rotation and that help increase speed of moving upper and lower limbs, balance, and quality of life.

This protocol was developed specifically to address the unique movement impairments for people with Parkinson disease, according to LSVT Global. Its both intensive and complex, with many repetitions of core movements that are used in daily living.

Vick, a Franklin native who earned her Applied Science Degree from John Tyler Community College, looks forward to helping patients, many of whom she knows from the community, live and maintain more active lives even when faced with a debilitating disease like Parkinsons.

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