Alpine Physical Therapy

Our Linda Vista clinic is holding their open house this week on Friday, June 21st from 10am-2 pm. All are welcome to come check out the new space!

Katie Napierala, DPT is the clinic director and is accepting new patients. She specializes in sports rehab, orthopedic injury, pre/post operative care and Functional Dry Needling.

Come to the open house or give our Linda Vista clinic a call to schedule with Katie ☎️ 406-541-3590

Please extend a warm welcome to our newest Physical Therapist Marissa Slattery, DPT! She is currently taking new patients at our North office. Keep reading below for some fun questions to get to know Marissa!

1.Where did you study PT?
University of Montana, graduated in May 2024
2. Why do you love being a PT - what’s your WHY you show up for your patients?
I show up for quality of life, maybe we can’t fix it all but we can get better at something or make adjustments to anything to improve quality of life and I think that’s one of our most impressive strengths
3. What about Alpine PT excites you?
The partnership with our patients, most health professionals don’t get to work in tandem with their patients the way we can, I appreciate the team approach and letting patients play an active role in their healthcare journey
4. What is your favorite type of patient or diagnosis to work with?
Currently, I am really enjoying my postpartum era (not a swifty but it’s pretty catchy) and I really like to help guide that population through a sometimes unclear and new chapter of their lives.
5. What is your superpower? Queen of casual and making people and places cozy and comfortable to be in.
6. What is your favorite sport/activity to do? Why?
Even split on hiking and soccer, either doing it, watching it, being around it. I love it all, I really enjoyed coaching and hope to get back at it one of these days
7. What is your favorite place to be? Wherever my family is, love those goobers and they make anywhere hilarious and fun to be
8. Coffee or tea? Before motherhood - tea all the way.. but desperate times turned me into a coffee drinker!
9. If you had to be on an island what could you not live without?
I get real weird if I don’t have my water bottle with me - so probably my hydroflask and all the snackies
10. What was one of your best vacations?
We did a honeymoon in Norway! It was amazing, Aurland and Lofoten were our favorites. We even snorkeled in the arctic circle and saw some seals - it was bananas.

Have any nagging hand or wrist pain that you want to take care of before summer really kicks off?

Rock-climber hoping to reduce pain while at the crag? 🧗

New into pickleball and developed some tennis elbow (it doesnt just happen in tennis players!)? 🎾

Alpine is there for you. A new service we introduced this year at our North office is hand and wrist therapy provided by our Occupation Therapist Thomas Richter, OTD. Thomas is training to become a Certified Hand Therapist (CHT) and has the skills to assess and treat many upper extremity conditions.

Give us a shout if this sounds like you, and we can work together to make you pain free for all those summer activities! ☎️406-541-2606

Bike season in Missoula is here! Did you get on your bike this year with a new ache or pain? Or buy a new bike and want to make sure it fits? If so, you might want to make an appointment for a bike fit. We have three providers who you can book this service with at our Downtown office. Give them a shout today 📞 406-549-0064

Alpine PTs Dennis McCrea & Brace Hayden recently attended an inservice jointly put on by Montana APTA and REAL VirtualReality Systems.  They learned and “immersed themselves in the full-body experiences” of a few clinical uses of virtual reality as a therapeutic tool for pain reduction, muscular coordination and cognitive behavioral rehabilitation.  

Anyone else excited for what virtual reality might be used for in the future of healthcare? 🤖

Congratulations to Miya Ensley, this year’s Declin Ermer Memorial Aide Award recipient. This is a $250 award given annually to recognize and support one of our valued aides who have helped make this world a better place. The intention of the award is to assist with basic academic expenses (i.e. books or fees) in the pursuit of a degree in the field of healthcare. Each of Declin’s parents would also like to match the award, making the total award value at $750.

More on the Award:
Alpine Physical Therapy honors Declin Ermer, a former Aide who consistently demonstrated kindness, respect, professionalism, enthusiasm, and initiative within the clinic. He participated regularly in Alpine events, always with a smile on his face. Declin exemplified leadership qualities in the community, at Alpine, and at the University of Montana where he was dedicated to the pursuit of an education in Health and Human Performance. Declin’s goal was to one day become a physical therapist. He tragically lost his life during his final year of college at the University of Montana on November 9th, 2022.

Alpine PT’s Henry Hagood and Kaile Sauro (not pictured) were research participants for Dr. Mizners work on ACL rehab in his motion capture lab here at the University of Montana. Thank you two for participating to improve our research on ACL recovery.

Alpine PT’s Jessica Kehoe & Emily Attwood are teaching this weeks “Runners Education Series” through Run Wild Missoula.🏃🏼‍♀️

This series is specifically targeting those training for the upcoming Missoula Marathon or Half Marathon, but is open to all Run Wild Missoula members.

Topic is Exercises for Performance and Injury Prevention for Runners + Walkers.

Details:
When: Wednesday, May 1st 6-7:30 pm
Where: Confluence Center at the Headwaters Foundation-119 W Main St.
Cost: FREE to Run Wild Missoula Members. Not a member? Its only $27, visit www. runwildmissoula.org to sign up.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Cant attend? Alpine does free consults for Run Wild Missoula members every week in our South and Downtown locations. Call for availability-South: (406) 251-2323, Downtown: (406) 549-0064.

Yay Sam!

Pilates and rehab techniques can walk hand-in-hand to create a well-rounded movement therapy experience for clients. 🤝

In The CORE, Balanced Body Educator Samantha Schmidt, PT, MPT, CPI shares why she chose to incorporate Pilates into her physical therapy practice, success stories of her clients, and her own success story of growing Alpine Physical Therapy to 5 locations!

Read it only on The CORE: https://bit.ly/3Jl7REt

Alpine PT, Kira Kamrud, recently presented to staff on the newest advances in concussion rehab and treatment options as part of the Alpine Mentorship Program.

A new model for PT, same great Alpine service. Same day appointments available weekdays, when you need it.

1510 South Reserve St.
📞 (406)251-2323

Alpine Physical Therapy opens walk-in clinic in Missoula The people at Alpine Physical Therapy thought of a new way to address pain and it might save you a lot of money.

Alpine PT is excited to announce some new leadership roles at some of our clinics:

Katrina Morgan, DPT is now the Assistant Manager at our North Reserve clinic. We have known Katrina for years, as she started her Alpine career as an aide for us many years ago. And we are so amazed to watch her growth and now as she steps into this new role for us, we couldn’t be happier! Way to go Katrina!

Cole Bausch, DPT is now the Manager at our Downtown clinic. With Katie Naperialia, DPT moving to open our Linda Vista clinic we are excited to announce Cole stepping into this new role. We are so glad to have you on our team Cole, you certainly pass the “layover test”, and we are happy that you will be leading the way for our Downtown crew.

Henry Hagood, DPT will now be stepping into the Assistant Manager position at our Downtown clinic. Aside from his amazingly kind manner with patients he is also bringing some very useful sausage making knowledge to the Downtown clinic. Thanks Henry for keeping our basic survival skills honed!

Give these three a virtual high five, or a big congrats if you get a chance to see them in person. Check out more info on each of them at our website:

www.alpineptmissoula.com
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Coming soon to the growing neighborhood of Miller Creek, inside the Linda Vista Golf Course facility. Access the excellence and compassion of Alpine PT without having to brave the roundabout! Come see Katie Naperialia, DPT at our new location starting in mid-April.

📞 (406)251-2323 for scheduling.

Katrina Morgan, DPT, PT from Alpine Physical Therapy will be presenting at BAA on 4/1/24 at 7:15pm. She will be speaking about dance injury prevention and what to do if you are injured. All BAA dancers and families are welcome.

Our new OT, Thomas is in action here at our North Reserve location. He’s got tons of cool toys to work all the unique functions of the arm, wrist and hand. He can even fabricate custom splints! Don’t wait a minute longer to get that injury checked out, give us a call at 406-541-2606 to find out how an OT can help with arm, wrist and hand pain.

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Alpine PT is excited to introduce Thomas Richter, OTD. Thomas is a Missoula native and is excited to be back home and leading a new venture through Alpine PT. As an Occupational Therapist, Thomas is helping Alpine break new ground and serve more of our community with outpatient OT. What is outpatient OT you ask? OTs specialize in treating a wide range of upper extremity conditions, have specialized training to provide comprehensive work related rehab, and implement ergonomic principles to enhance performance and prevent injuries on the job. Let’s give Thomas a virtual high five and welcome to our team!

Welcome to the Alpine team, Allix Huse, DPT. After completing her final internship with us last fall, and her graduation from the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at Northern Arizona University in December, we are thrilled to have Allix officially join us as a new Physical Therapist.

Today the US Military announces that PTs will be used as Primary Care Providers!!


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The DOD's analysis of having PTs serve as primary care providers for neuromusculoskeletal conditions across all military settings further confirms the value and cost-effectiveness of early intervention physical therapy.

Read the latest on the announcement:https://www.apta.org/siteassets/pdfs/press-releases/pts_serve_primary_care_providers_throughout_u.s._military.pdf

Core Align introductory session!
8 PTs got an evening to play on using the Core Align clinically last night! Thanks for leading Denise Graef and Sam Schmidt. Balanced Body, Inc.

Looking for a volunteer opportunity? Do you love kids and want to share the value of movement? Check out 5210 Let's Move Missoula for opportunities.

Come play with us! We are looking for volunteers for an active recess program at Russell, Lowell and Hawthorne Schools here in Missoula, part of Missoula County Public Schools. Simple online background check required. See flier for how to sign up. Thanks to United Way of Missoula County, Run Wild Missoula, Missoula Parks and Recreation, The UM Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities, Alpine Physical Therapy, Western Montana Clinic and Mountain Kids Pediatrics for helping to make Midday Move possible!

Teams that play together stay together! What a fun time the Alpiners who work at our South clinic had last night . Our fearless leader, Leah, (not pictured here) was by far the most consistent in her skills. But even if we were no good at bowling we sure were laughing hard to start off the new year!

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Congrats to Dana Solge, DPT who has been with Alpine since 2021 as she takes on the position of manager at our North Clinic. We are all excited for this new phase in your professional career and know that with your leadership our North Clinic will continue to be in good hands! Let’s all give her a virtual high five, and if you see her, maybe a real one!!

Excited about partnering with CostCare to provide early access to Physical Therapy services for members this year. We love to help folks save time and money!

🎯Start off 2024 by prioritizing your health!
With Direct Primary Care at CostCare, you will receive premium health care for only $100/month.
🩺Unlimited access to your provider 24/7/365
🩺 Personalized doctor, patient relationship
🩺 Transparent, cost-effective pricing
🩺 Drastically discounted labs
🩺Wholesale pricing for generic medications
🩺Affordable imaging
$40 XRAY & $400 MRI
🩺Discounted early intervention PT sessions with our partner Alpine Physical Therapy
🩺Discounted early intervention behavioral health therapy sessions with our partner Alysha Goheen

Want to learn more?
📞Reach out to us by calling (406) 541-3046 or email [email protected]!

Congrats to all the Nutcracker performers and Garden City Ballet for yet another edition of this holiday classic. Alpine loves being able to support the athletes behind the scenes. Here, our dance expert Katrina Morgan, DPT is working some magic on Saturday.

Way to represent women in business, Sam Schmidt. We are lucky to have your leadership as one of the three women owners of Alpine PT.

Women's business summit aims to boost diverse perspectives in Montana “Most countries have an industry of care. In the U.S., we have women.”

Christmas came early at our South Clinic. The final touches to our renovation were provided by the talented with his inspirational, local Montana photography.