Embarking on a journey while dealing with pain can present unique challenges. Whether you live with chronic or acute pain, recognizing your body’s signals, planning, utilizing resources, and having a care team are essential elements for a smoother travel experience. Before the Trip Communicate with your Care Team Communicate with your care team about traveling with chronic or acute pain conditions. Explain the duration of the trip and the modes of travel. Together, you can create a plan of care to reduce pain and improve your comfort based on your travel and daily activities. If a physical ..read more

Determined to make a New Year’s resolution? Let the mental health benefits of physical therapy inspire you and keep your goals on track.  Most of us make New Year’s resolutions when the calendar turns from December to January. Resolving to make a positive change, to become a better person in the new year. Though, the challenges of daily life activities can inhibit our milestones. One way to keep on track with your resolution is with the mental health benefits of physical therapy. Common New Year’s resolutions include: Eating better Beginning an exercise routine Losing weight Saving money ..read more

At first glance, the game might look like any of its component parts from tennis, badminton and ping-pong. But for all its familiarity, pickleball is a unique sport that’s ideally suited for athletes of all ages. What is Pickleball? The game is played on tennis courts but requires only one-quarter the room. Unlike tennis, doubles and singles are played within the same lines. The game has its own language but is intuitive for people experienced a net and racket sports. Invented 60 years ago by the dads of bored kids on Bainbridge Island, Washington, its mainstream adoption has boosted in the la ..read more

Looking for a career path with a good outlook, stable pay, and accessible opportunities, all while bringing purpose in your life? You should consider a job in the field of physical therapy! Physical therapists are licensed clinicians who work hands-on with patients that have sustained an injury or chronic health condition. Through their life-changing services, they help patients from every walk of life recover and live pain-free, boundless lives.  Physical therapists do this through a variety of means, including prevention (through strengthening and stretching exercises), movement exper ..read more

CORA Unites Annual Charity 5K – Come Play with Us!  Close your eyes and go back in time for just a minute. Remember jumping rope, flying through your neighborhood on a bike, staring at a clock until recess, shooting hoops, playing catch, hopscotch, the hokey pokey, launching off swing sets, rounding up friends for capture the flag, fierce kickball games, or just running through the grass barefoot? Movement was as essential to life as eating and breathing.  When do we stop playing like this? According to a poll from the National Alliance for Youth Sports, around 70 percent of kids in ..read more

There is a growing need for physical therapists. The Bureau of Labor Statistics expects the employment of physical therapists to increase by 17 percent through 2031. In that time, more than 15,000 physical therapist positions will open each year. With the increasing population of elderly people combined with advances in technology, there simply are not enough physical therapists to meet the demand.  Leaders in Physical Therapy are Giving Back  Robb Seahorn, Executive Director of Strategic Alliances at CORA Physical Therapy, understands these staggering statistics better than anyone ..read more

Can we do anything to prevent falls? Yes! By staying active and strengthening the core and lower-body muscles that help us stay steady on our feet, we can maintain our balance and prevent falls. Balance is the ability to distribute weight in a way that will let us hold a steady position or move independently without falling. As we age, the muscles that help us to stand tall begin to weaken, our stride shortens, our steps begin to slow, and our vision isn’t quite as sharp as it used to be. Aging can also affect our sense of balance, which prompts many seniors to exercise less and become more se ..read more

The newest addition to the company’s portfolio is the first location to open in Lynchburg and marks the 16th location in Virginia. Lynchburg, Va. – August 29, 2022 – CORA Health Services, Inc., doing business as CORA Physical Therapy (“CORA”), a top-10 national operator of outpatient physical therapy services, recently the opening of CORA Timberlake Road in Virginia. Located at 103 West Edge Way, Suite 10, the clinic offers treatment for general orthopedic and sports injuries, post-COVID recovery programs, pre-and post-operative care, vertigo and balance disorders, chronic pain, geriatric reha ..read more

Workers’ compensation has never been more important than during a tight labor market and unsteady economy. The right partner will keep your team ready, and the right clinicians will get them back on the worksite faster. Most people only think about workers’ compensation after an injury occurs at a job site, when the medical, legal and insurance protocols kick in. This is part of why U.S. businesses now spend more than $100 billion per year on work comp costs. But it doesn’t have to be this way. The reality is that work comp should be a last resort, with ongoing collaboration between employer ..read more

We’re expanding our footprint in Virginia! The village of Midlothian, a suburb of Richmond, is the site of the first commercially mined coal in the Colony of Virginia – coal that heated the White House for Thomas Jefferson. It’s also the site of the newest CORA Clinic where we plan on making a little history of our own. We are proud of our Denovo Team who worked very hard to open our 16th clinic in Virginia. Our local team includes Clinic Manager, David Reynolds, PT, DPT, Sr. Clinic Manager, Tyler Kelly, PTA, ATC, VATL, Patient Service Coordinator, Whitney Stott, Regional Manager, Ron Greer, R ..read more