Physical therapy
BANGOR — In the spirit of community service, Husson University graduate students offer free physical therapy to anyone, of any age, who needs treatment but cannot afford to pay for it. Known as SOARing Eagles Healthcare, the pro-bono physical therapy clinic is held in conjunction with Dragonfly Therapy on Hammond Street in Bangor.
“We want to be the healing hands for anyone suffering from sports or activity related injuries, range of motion limitations, headaches, general aches and pains or post-surgical pain,” said physical therapist Kimberly Steinbarger, academic coordinator of clinical education in the Husson University College of Health and Education.
Husson graduate students will provide the physical therapy treatments under the supervision and oversight of licensed physical therapists. The sessions are a way for students to get hands-on experience in actual physical therapy treatment settings as they help underinsured and uninsured Bangor-area residents suffering from pain and movement dysfunctions.
Phil Finemore, a student from the doctor of physical therapy class of 2015 at Husson University participated in last semester’s outreach effort. In reflecting on the success of last semester’s efforts, Finemore estimates that the participating students “provided [more than] $5,000 worth of physical therapy services to 10 patients.”
To learn more about SOARing Eagles Healthcare, email soaringeagleshealth@gmail.com or call Kimberly Steinbarger at 941-7181. Appointments are available 6-8 p.m. on Thursdays.
New staff member
BANGOR — EMMC Northeast Cardiology Associates announced recently that Dr. Isidore Okere has joined its team of cardiologists.
Okere received a bachelor’s degree of medicine and surgery at the College of Medicine of the University of Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria. He completed a residency in internal medicine at the University Hospitals-Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.
Okere completed a fellowship in cardiovascular disease at the University of Iowa Hospitals, Iowa City, and interventional cardiology and advanced interventional cardiology fellowships at the University Hospitals-Case Medical Center in Cleveland.
Eating disorders group
BANGOR — Acadia Hospital announced recently the start of a new program geared to help adolescents and young adults ages 16 and up struggling with eating disorders or eating issues that greatly affect their daily lives.
The program offers an eight-week series of intensive outpatient group therapy sessions addressing topics such as cognitive-behavioral skills, health and wellness,
self-care, strategies for dealing with thoughts and impulses that lead to unhealthy eating behaviors, and education around nutrition and psychiatric conditions that can affect recovery.
Participants are expected to bring a meal to eat during the supported meal time. Participants need to be medically stable, and will continue with their outpatient treatment team while attending the group. The group is not in lieu of someone getting a higher level of care. The groups run Tuesdays and Thursdays in the late afternoon.
For information or to discuss a possible referral, contact Sheri Glazier at 974-6454 or glaziersheri1@aol.com.