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Introducing TheraOffice Patient Portal!

January 21st, 2021 Dan Fleury News

We have upgraded our intake process!

We are excited to announce that we are using a new patient portal! In our efforts to keep you and your health information safe, we have gone paperless. Our new patient portal system allows you to fill out your health information remotely. The portal is not only mobile friendly, but once you are a registered patient with us; our system will securely store your information should you return. This process saves you valuable time and decreases redundant requests for information every time you return to our practice. Stay tuned for more enhancements including mobile check in and mobile co-pay coming early in 2021!

Patients will receive information on the patient portal directly to their email when scheduling an evaluation. This email will be sent from the Pinnacle Rehabilitation Network and our EMR vendor, [email protected] . The subject is Pinnacle Rehabilitation Network Patient Portal Invitation.

Because we value your feedback, we have also implemented a new way of determining your overall satisfaction. The NPS (Net Promoter Score) is a nationally recognized and widely used method of measuring patient satisfaction. After your initial visit and at some points throughout your care you will receive a short satisfaction survey from us. We strive for 10/10 every time with every patient and use the information gathered from these surveys to improve care and to recognize staff.

Pinnacle Facilities are Recruiting and Hiring!

June 23rd, 2020 Dan Fleury News

Like almost every other business on earth, Pinnacle Rehabilitation Network is learning to thrive in the wake of the COVID-19 Crisis of 2020. To keep our employees and patients safe during the delivery of care, we had to quickly adapt to a new way of functioning. We have implemented all the necessary safety precautions and screening procedures. We have modified offices to minimize patient interaction and contact. We have removed or moved the front desk interaction by automating many of our intake procedures. Although these measures fundamentally change the patient experience at our facilities we hope the change is temporary. These changes are necessary to protect everyone! While we will miss the benefit of patient to patient interactions during various stages of recovery and the clinical banter that makes our environment such a fun place to be, its a small price to pay for safety!

As routine healthcare resumes we anticipate a steady incline in the need for outpatient, non-hospital based physical therapy. Patients are not wanting the additional risk of entering hospital campuses where the risk of exposure to an infected person is potentially greater than that of an outpatient environment. Patients are seeking safer and more accessible outpatient care. Responsible medical providers are also recognizing this and referring more off campus for therapy needs. The increased demand has led to a need to recruit and hire more physical therapists. We have several facilities looking to add top level talent to their teams. Connect with us if you are interested! Stay Healthy and Safe.

Pinnacle Invests In Student Success

December 27th, 2019 Dan Fleury News

Pinnacle Rehabilitation Network recognizes the value of the next generation of physical therapists. Dan Fleury, Vice President of Pinnacle says ” The success and future of our company is heavily impacted by the quality of the next generation of physical therapists. We need to take an active role in clinical education not only to raise the bar, but to identify those students who will be the next leaders of our organization. Participating in the APTA Credentialed Clinical Instructor Program gives our therapists the right mix of tools and resources to take clinical education to the next level. Students are seeking a formal and well designed clinical education experience over the historically poorly designed experience some of us may have gone through. We want to give students that select a Pinnacle facility the best clinical experience so they are over prepared to enter the profession.”

Pinnacle hosted its APTA Clinical Instructor Credentialing Course, this past fall at Franklin Pierce University in Manchester, NH. The course was quickly maxed out with twenty four participants from a mix of Pinnacle locations across New England. All twenty four participants passed the course and were awarded their CI Certifications! The success of the course ensures that this will become an annual event.

Pinnacle Physical Therapy Receives Multiple Community Awards

September 24th, 2019 Dan Fleury Uncategorized

Pinnacle Physical Therapy in Plaistow, NH was honored several times in 2019 with a myriad of community accolades. Pinnacle partners were pleasantly surprised when Eric Combs and Bob Worden arrived to the annual partner meeting carrying several boxes of awards. There were awards from a local food pantry, Lions Club, and the local Rotary to name a few. The awards were plentiful but the message theme remained the same in each case. The awards were engraved with words of gratitude form the community such as “Thank you for your dedication to our community”, or ” We appreciate your generosity”. These words were repeated over and over as Bob and Eric told the background story behind each award.

Pinnacle Vice President Dan Fleury remarked “We are proud of our partners in Plaistow for the genuine support and love they have given to the community that has supported them for over 15 years. They embody what it means to be a productive and supportive community member and are a role model for all of us”.

Pinnacle Physical Therapy in Plaistow has big plans for 2020! Stay tuned for more news!

PRN Therapists Earn Blood Flow Restriction Training Certifications

January 2nd, 2019 Dan Fleury News

Pinnacle Rehabilitation Network is proud to announce that 25 of their partners and therapists have received certifications in Blood Flow Restriction Training “BFR”. The certification is referred to as Cert. MST. Blood flow restriction training is a method of strength training that involves restricting the blood flow out of working muscles to trick the body into getting stronger by creating a metabolic stress response. Muscle hypertrophy, or muscle growth, requires either mechanical stress ( lifting heavy loads) or metabolic stress ( hormones and metabolites). In the rehabilitation setting achieving muscle loading at a threshold high enough to induce muscle hypertrophy is very difficult. BFR allows us to safely train muscles at very load loads, limit muscle and joint strain, while achieving the same results as heavy loading! We can now maximize strength gains faster and safer without the side effects of traditional load based training like delayed onset muscle soreness, joint stress, and micro-tearing! We are excited to offer this service at Advanced PT, Alliance PT, Amherst PT, Atlantic PT, Portsmouth PT, Hampton PT, Somersworth PT

Blood flow restriction training is surprisingly comfortable. The pressure cuff induces muscle fatigue relatively quickly and with very little strain. A trained physical therapist, with the aid of a Doppler ultrasound, will determine individual blood pressure values and customize a protocol. The use of a Doppler and individualization of restriction pressure is vital to the safety and effectiveness of this technique. After the appropriate pressure is validated a special restriction cuff is placed on 1-4 limbs during the duration of a prescribed exercise program. The exercise program can be aerobic, restive or a combination of the two. The exciting thing about BRF training is that the effect is systemic. Using this method has total body benefit due to its action on hormones and growth factors that act on multiple systems.

“We are very excited to be on the forefront of the latest rehabilitation and performance methods. As research uncovers safer, faster, and more effective techniques we strive to be the first to offer these to our patients and clients. Additionally, we take great pride in the fact that our therapists are some of the best educated in the field. We strongly encourage our therapist to be over educated!” says Pinnacle Rehabilitation Network Vice President Dan Fleury.

Fall Updates – Health Fair and Having Some Fun

November 14th, 2017 Chad Dorman News

Two of our PT clinics – Somersworth Physical Therapy and Portsmouth Physical Therapy – took part in the 4th Annual Health Fair at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, New Hampshire! They provided great information on physical therapy’s benefits (and on their offices) to the many individuals in attendance.

And, late last week, we hosted the 1st annual flag football game between clinics! Team Portsmouth Physical Therapy beat Hampton/Seabrook by a narrow margin in the freezing weather! Everyone had a great time (including the incredible cheering section that stuck it out in the cold), and we look forward to continuing the fun in our 2nd annual game next year!

Portsmouth PT’s Dan F. Teaching a Cervical Spine Technique

November 9th, 2017 Chad Dorman News

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This is a great clip of our Dan F. (Portsmouth Physical Therapy) teaching a cervical spine technique to PT staff. It’s demos like this – as well as covering case studies, reviewing journals and current evidence, and practicing high level techniques – that allows our network of PT offices and clinics to be the absolute best physical therapists in New England!

3 PRN Partners Now Hiring!

November 10th, 2016 Chad Dorman News

Three Pinnacle Rehab Partners are now hiring:

Portsmouth Physical Therapy – Portsmouth, NH

Comprehensive Physical Therapy – Manchester, CT

Spine & Sports Physical Therapy – Ridgefield, CT

If you have interest, please contact Dan Fleury at [email protected].

Pinnacle is Growing and Adding Two New Partners!

September 15th, 2016 Chad Dorman News

Pinnacle Rehabilitation Network is proud to add two new partners to our already tremendous group of practices. These are outstanding physical therapists who, like each of those already within our network, place the highest priority on patient centered and outcomes driven care.

One of these new partners is Phil Denema and Spine & Sports PT out of his new location in Ridgefield, Connecticut.

The second of these new partners is Steven Smith and Delta PT at his location in Dorchester, Massachusetts.

We are so very glad to add two practices so committed to clinical excellence. Pinnacle has developed over the years to become a leader in physical therapy, and we know that Phil and Steven are perfect additions to our network to ensure continued growth.

Two Members Receive Advanced Certifications!

August 30th, 2016 Chad Dorman News

We are proud to announce that two of our members have recently achieved advanced certifications!

Dan Fleury, VP of the Pinnacle Rehabilitation Network, recently graduated from the AAMT Fellowship, with the FAAOMPT (Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy) credential. The AAMT (American Academy of Manipulative Therapy) Fellowship is accredited by the APTA Continue reading “Two Members Receive Advanced Certifications!”