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We are sure that all of you are quite happy that 2020 is, literally, hindsight now! Now that you have all had several weeks to settle into our next decade, we hope that this newsletter finds you happy, healthy and looking forward to a new day.

As we do each New Year, we would like to recenter ourselves with what we consider our guiding principle here at Inner Circle by sharing one of our first articles, “Healing is a Process.” It is helpful to return to certain ideas with new eyes and new understanding.

Additionally, we would like to announce the results of our Annual Food Drive benefitting the ERA Food Pantry of Lower Bucks.We cannot express the gratitude to all of you who looked past your own difficulties during this trying time and pitched in to help others.

There was so much donated between food, toiletries and even dog food! We ran out of room in our alcove to store it all, as these pictures will testify to!

All told, the donation from the Inner Circle family totaled…

866 POUNDS!

We would like to thank all of you for sticking with us and allowing us to continue to serve this community. Each and every one of you are a part of this journey.

“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”

Here’s to a Healthy, Happy, Prosperous and Safe 2021!

Love,

-IC

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Inner Circle is proud to stand with the millions that are personally affected by this disease as well as the millions of families, friends and loved ones who are called on to be caretakers and confidants.

As part of raising awareness, we here at Inner Circle have tried to add to the discussion and understanding of how our unique approach to therapy can be of great assistance to people dealing with breast cancer in all phases of treatment, from preventative wellness to post-op rehabilitation.

As part of our article series, we’d like to begin with one from our resident Pelvic Floor and Women’s Health Expert, Jennifer Keeny.

Breast cancer diagnoses often lead to some level of scarring, from lumpectomy and sentinel lymph node biopsies all the way to post mastectomy. Scars are one of the most formidable obstacles during recovery and their magnitude is often not fully understood.

In this article, Jenn will begin to explain how scarring, no matter how minimal, can greatly affect your return to an active, healthy and pain-free lifestyle.

We Stand With You,

-IC

P.S. For anyone voting in the Best of Bucks finals, please visit their site here to vote Inner Circle Physical Therapy & Myofascial Release Center the best in both “Physical Therapy” and “Outpatient Therapy”.

The nomination process is complete and, much to our surprise, Inner Circle was nominated for not one but TWO categories for Best of Bucks 2020! You all really came through for us!

This Sunday, October 4^th, begins the voting finals. We ask that you make your voices heard again and help us to win five-in-a-row, The Pentagon!

As always, please vote for Inner Circle Physical Therapy & Myofascial Release Center as best “Physical Therapy.” As an added bonus, throw a vote our way for best “Outpatient Therapy” as well (does this count as 6 years in a row if we win two categories?)

Voting will be open between October 4^th-October 18^th. You can vote once per day, every day. We would love it if you would!

Best Physical Therapy and Best Outpatient Therapy can both be found under the Beauty & Health section.

For your convenience, click the link below for the voting site. Let’s do this!

Best of Bucks 2020 (https://buckscountycouriertimes.gannettcontests.com/2020-best-of-bucks-readers-contest/)

It’s that time of year again, friends: the nomination process for Best of Bucks 2020 begins THIS Sunday, August 16^th!

You helped us win two in a row in 2017…

You were with us for the “Three-Peat” of 2018…

The “Four-Bagger” of 2019 was a testament to the community we’ve built together…

2020… we win five in a row… THE PENTAGON!

Help Inner Circle Physical Therapy & Myofascial Release Center become a DYNASTY!

For those who have previously voted, you should still have your login for the Best of Bucks.

For anyone unsure, the contest details can be found HERE https://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/tabs/best-of-bucks?_ga=2.261573517.1868613331.1597155348-484114463.1597155348

As always, vote early and vote often… you can vote once per day in each category from Sunday, August 16^th through Monday, August 30^th. As an added bonus, you will be entered to win $250 from the Bucks County Courier Times with your voting… so, y’know… MONEY!

LET’S GO TEAM!

Two brand new, informative articles down and this wisdom train keeps a-rollin’! For our third installment of “Words of Wisdom,” we decided to delve into the center of the action, both literally and figuratively, and begin to tackle the most powerful driver of your strength, flexibility and structural health – the mighty pelvis.

Within this article, our resident Doctor of Physical Therapy, Teresa Watson (“It’s Elementary!”) begins the deep dive into the question, “What’s the Pelvis Got to Do with It?”

With such an extensive list of how the pelvis affects you globally, Teresa has decided to create a three-part series to give the pelvis its proper due. So, without further ado, let’s educate ourselves before we learn the hard way that “the pelvis has left the building!” (Sorry, I had to!)

Click here to read Part 1: “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes.”

Following the response to our newest series entitled, “Words of Wisdom,” (what some of us might start referring to as “The COVID Papers!”), we’d like to introduce the second article in the series by our resident Pelvic Health Specialist and Expert Myofascial Release Therapist, Jennifer Keeny.

As Jennifer does on a daily basis with her patients, this article broaches an important subject and provides valuable information about a problem that affects nearly every single woman that comes through our door. Unfortunately, due to the shame and embarrassment surrounding sex in our culture, these calls for help often go unanswered. They need not go unanswered any longer because, as we have said before, we’re with you every step of the way.

Without further preamble, please enjoy our newest “Words of Wisdom” article entitled, “Does It Hurt When You Do It?”

Have you ever had some discomfort or pain during intercourse at one time or another?

It’s okay, all women have. Whether it’s mild, position dependent, a lack of lubrication or due to an infection (yeast/UTI), many women have had painful intercourse at one time. A majority of women have painful intercourse most or all of the time and do nothing to address it. It’s not something they want to talk about, or they are embarrassed about it. Unfortunately, dyspareunia (dis-pa-run-nia) has long been thought to be only psychological or dismissed as “made up.” Being told “it’s in your head,” “it’ll go away,” or “just relax” are all too common stories. This is not normal and can be successfully treated by a highly-skilled pelvic floor physical therapist…

Click Here to Read About What Can Be Done!

The COVID pandemic has forced us, like the rest of you, to slow down. This has been difficult for all of us, but as we discuss during treatment: every coin has a heads AND tails side, and it’s important to be honest about both.

A positive side effect has been the increased time for reflection that it has granted us. The staff at Inner Circle has been busying itself with creating a whole host of new articles and stories to assist you in your healing process.

With this in mind, we would like to introduce you to “Words of Wisdom,” a series of new articles that will be available for your perusal and, hopefully, sharing with friends and family. Up first is an important and much-needed article by James Mulholland entitled, “Headaches are not in your Head.”

“Are you suffering from headaches? Are you feeling frustrated or hopeless? Many people experience headaches and, even worse, migraines. Some suffer intermittent headaches and the unfortunate suffer from headaches every day. They have been bounced around from doctor to chiropractor, and from nutritionist to pain specialist.  They feel that people are guessing at the reason for their headaches and can be left with no clear answers…”

Read on to find why Headaches are NOT in your head!

Love,

-IC

As we promised in our post from last week announcing our slow, steady, and safe return to a full-time schedule, here is the start of a new set of articles designed to arm you with the information necessary to take back control of your life. To learn from our greatest, and hardest, teacher: PAIN; man’s original best friend!

Since we have all had our minds reeling at the changes that have occurred during the pandemic – and the fears that it has brought up in all of us – we’re going to dive in deep with an article that will help bring you back into your body, quiet your mind, and reacquaint you with our most trusted advisor and counselor: ourselves.

How many of us are in a seriously dysfunctional relationship with our bodies? We take and take from the body until it has nothing left to give. Then, when it finally cries out in anguish, we yell at it and tell it that it’s no good; that it’s broken. What if we were doing this with our partner, our husband, our wife, our friend, our child? Pretty messed up, right?

So, like any good relationship, the way back can be found through communication. In this installment of Inner Circle Insights, we’re going to take you on a journey that will help you start listening to your body – start taking the time to give it what it needs – so that it can give you the rest of your life.

Myofascial Release therapists, like all of us here at Inner Circle, have many aphorisms that help us focus on the important aspects of the work and that help us communicate these deep truths to all of you. I’m going to leave you with two of them to reflect on. After you read each one, I would ask you to close your eyes, take a deep breath and, as you exhale, feel your body soften and melt. Then ask yourself mentally, without needing an immediate response: what does this mean for me?

• Myofascial Release is NOT about feeling better. It’s about getting BETTER at FEELING.
• The inner journey is NOT the most important journey. It’s the ONLY journey.

As always, we are here to answer any questions or concerns you have. We’re with you every step of the way. Please enjoy this installment of Inner Circle Insights, “Unpacking Your Pain.”

We hope this message finds you healthy, happy, and ready to get back to the pain-free, active lifestyle that we were helping you to achieve before the COVID crisis! As the title explained and our email and social media updates conveyed, Inner Circle has been open during the pandemic – trying to help in any way we could – freeing the hospitals and doctors to handle the emergencies.

As we explained in our updates, we had increased our sanitation and use of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the crisis and will continue to, following guidelines set forth by State and Federal authorities. As Pennsylvania and New Jersey head towards the Yellow and Green phases, many of you will be looking to return to Inner Circle. We can’t wait to welcome you back!

Here is our current protocol, available on our website at www.InnerCirclePT.com:

• To assist in limiting the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and following in accordance with the recommendations by the CDC and the mandate of Governor Tom Wolfe, we request that all patients wear an appropriate face mask when entering our facility. In addition, we request that you comply with the recommended social distancing effort of six feet from your fellow patients as well as all universal precautions regarding hygiene, including washing of hands regularly.
• Our disinfection and sanitation protocols remain in place, following the recommendations from the CDC, WHO, and other local and national public health agencies. We are using 70% Alcohol disinfectant on all equipment, massage tables, hard surfaces and bathrooms. We are taking extra care in sanitizing, immediately, all objects that share contact between patients including, but not limited to: exercise equipment, mat tables, pens, clipboards, door handles, door jams, etc.
• As always, staff members are thoroughly washing their hands before and after each patient as well as wearing appropriate face masks.
• We ask those people who are feeling feverish or exhibit a dry cough and/or shortness of breath to follow CDC guidelines and reschedule their appointments. In addition, we have asked our staff members to stay home if they are feeling unwell.

Please feel free to contact our office with any additional questions or concerns that you may have.

Remember, during these unprecedented times to be gentle with yourselves. None of us are getting it all completely right. Do the best you can. Keep breathing. As we have said many times over, everything is a process. With that in mind, please revisit our mission statement article, “Healing is a Process” written by our founder, Timothy Alloway.

Love,

-IC

Many of you are already aware that Inner Circle has begun holding monthly workshops for the public.  These workshops are an attempt to bring the unique and innovative approach that we have shared with all of you to our community, many of whom are currently stuck in the “medical rut.”

This past weekend was our third workshop and it was quite a success!  Here’s the proof… look at all those smiling faces ?

A lot of you have tried to explain to your friends and family members who are dealing with pain and dysfunction how much Inner Circle has helped you.  Many of you have also realized the truth to the adage, “You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink.”

Our monthly workshop series is a great way to introduce someone to the Inner Circle way.  Please feel free to point them towards the free registration at the link below:

www.innercircle.ptworkshops.com/InnerCircle-Langhorne/rotatorcuff/workshop

Let’s grow this family of ours!

Love,

-IC