Central Vermont Medical Center
Rehabilitation Therapy Holds “Spring into Sports” Open House
Berlin, VT – University of Vermont Health Network - Central Vermont Medical Center Rehabilitation Therapy will hold a “Spring into Sports” open house on Saturday, May 7 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at 1311 Barre-Montpelier Road in Berlin. Co-hosted by Bicycle Express, the free event is open to the public and includes a tour of the new athletic training zone and a variety of sports activities. Free bike helmets will also be given away to the first 100 kids (ages 5-12).
Events for the day include bike fitting with the world-class Bicycle Express Racing Team, gait analysis for runners, a bike rodeo course, core strength challenges, trials on our anti-gravity and video replay treadmills, and more. Some activities require advance registration. See the website for more information: www.cvmc.org/springintosports.
The recently renovated and expanded 4,400-square-foot sports space is home to the CVMC Sports Rehabilitation Team and has an Astro Turf field, 12 new treatment rooms and state-of-the-art technology and equipment. The space is one part of a larger program to serve local athletes, which includes contracted athletic training services to area high schools.
“This is a great way to meet our team of sports therapy experts, see our new space and have some fun,” said Trish Dwyer, Director of Rehabilitation Therapy. “We are proud of our staff and their clinical expertise. Their services consistently exceed national benchmarks for patient improvement and we are happy to be able to share that with the community.”
About 3,000 people a year are served by the rehabilitation department, which has therapists at eight practices.
The University of Vermont Health Network - Central Vermont Medical Center is part of a four-hospital system established to deliver high-quality academic medicine to every community we serve. Our partners are: The University of Vermont Medical Center, The University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital and The University of Vermont Health Network – Elizabethtown Community Hospital. For more information and to connect with us through Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn and our blog, visit UVMHealth.org/CVMC.
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