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Spine & Sport starts orthopedic residence program
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Spine & Sport recently began to offer an orthopedic physical therapy residency program. The program is designed to provide physical therapists with a year-long intensive study of orthopedic physical therapy through classroom and clinical experience as well as one-on-one mentoring with a board-certified clinician.
The purpose of the program is two-fold.  First, it will contribute to the advancement of physical therapy practice by producing clinicians who demonstrate superior skills and orthopedic knowledge. Participants also will fine-tune the ability to function as consultants, advocates and educators of their peers and patients. The program’s second goal is to positively impact the community by providing expert-level clinicians who can treat patients at a reduced cost through fewer visits.
Spine & Sport CEO and co-founder Dr. Eric C. Bull said the program significantly will help those who suffer from chronic pain.
“Helping patients with neck and back pain has been very rewarding,” Bull said. “As the lead mentor in the residency program, the instruction we deliver to the residents has created a significant impact in how many more individuals suffering with back and neck pain who we can help. It has been very rewarding to see such excellent results being achieved.”
Spine & Sport has offices in Hinesville, Effingham County, Richmond Hill, Whitemarsh Island and downtown Savannah. They are open until 8 p.m. For information, go to www.spinesport.org.

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Fit Kids Fest set for Saturday, focuses on childhood obesity
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SAVANNAH — Childhood obesity is a growing concern across the nation.

Georgia is not immune to this epidemic. Nearly 40 percent of the state’s children classified as overweight or obese, which is the second-highest child-obesity rate in the U.S.

The Junior League of Savannah is working to draw awareness to the issue here in the Coastal Empire by hosting the Fit Kids Fest from 2-5 p.m. Aug. 25 at Daffin Park’s Optimist Stadium.

The event is free and open to kids in grades k-6 as well as their parents.

The event will include interactive stations focused around the Choose My Plate and Let’s Move! initiatives. Station themes include a build a jump rope, an obstacle course and Let’s Move! dance instruction. There will also be a snack-food demonstration that incorporates the Association of Junior League International’s Kids in the Kitchen program.

Parents will have an opportunity to participate through health screenings provided by Memorial University Medical Center and a cooking demonstration utilizing locally sourced ingredients by celebrity chef Michele Jemison.

Nonprofit organizations also will be available on site with information about various area programs and services.

“At the very heart of the mission of the Junior League is ‘improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers.’ We certainly see Fit Kids Fest as an opportunity to educate the public on how to fight childhood obesity,” league President Lisa Pinyan said.

The Savannah Sand Gnats will award free tickets to their 6 p.m. game following the Fest to the first 250 youth participants and are offering discounted tickets ($6 each) for the rest of the family.

For more information, call 912-790-1002.

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