Today is PT Day, kudos to those that relieve, repair and rehabilitate those that suffer.

Showing his wears File photo KDG

Physical therapy ( PT ), also known as physiotherapy, is one of the healthcare professions. Physical therapy is provided by physical therapists who promote, maintain, or restore health through physical examination, diagnosis, prognosis, patient education, physical intervention, rehabilitation, disease prevention and health promotion.

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Nineteen percent of Canadians suffer from Chronic pain ( 6,000,000 people). You have an unadjusted 10.7 percent likely hood of having chronic pain from spinal cord trauma in Canada main; 2011 2012. Dropping down to to 8.3 when adjusted by age and sex. see help training University of Alberta in above photo.

Back trauma is mitigated by good use of posture and lifting techniques , some thing all people should be proactive about.

On this Day: September 8th 1988

Yellowstone National park is closed because of fires.

The National Parks…

The sun west of Merritt, Red from smoke,
of the 2017 fire season in the Sothern interior of BC
File Photo KDG