The Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce is excited to welcome Cornerstone
Physical Therapy &
Aquatic Center. Christina Rust-Hefley, better known as Tina, is a hometown girl
who was raised right here in Sandpoint, Idaho and the owner of Cornerstone
Physical Therapy. Cornerstone is an
outpatient physical therapy and aquatic center. They specialize in orthopedic
rehabilitation, injury prevention and management, rehabilitative pain
management, medically supervised exercise for weight management.
Cornerstone
offers preventative care for athletes, as well as rehabilitation. They
specialize in advanced orthotics with our Foot Maxx Gait Analysis software. They
are also a direct access provider so please feel free to call to set up an
evaluation. They feel their aquatic center sets them far apart from the
competition.
‘We
have a 22’ x 32’ warm water therapy pool,’ explained Tina. She added, ‘the
aquatic environment allows patients with ambulatory issues greater range of
motion, less pain and various resistance levels due to the unweighting effect
of the pool. This is exceptionally helpful for patient’s post-surgery, managing
obesity or managing constant pain.’
Tina
graduated from Sandpoint High School and played on the 1985-86 State Championship
Volleyball teams. She attended Carroll College, in Helena, where she played
volleyball and completed a Bachelor of Health Sciences Degree. In 1993, she was
accepted to graduate school at Creighton University in Omaha, NE and
successfully finished in the top 5% of her class, proudly achieving one of the
first Doctorate of Physical Therapy degrees in the United States.
She
then moved quickly back to the Pacific Northwest and worked for several years
in the Coeur d'Alene area. Professionally,
Tina helped pioneer the introduction of Aquatic Therapy to the rehabilitation
community and developed the Inland Neuroscience and Spine Center in Spokane, WA
with Sacred Heart and St. Luke's Rehabilitation Hospitals. In 2001, Tina moved
home to Sandpoint with her four children.
She is proud to announce that along with her husband, Sean, they have
successfully rehabilitated the warm water therapy and re-opened Cornerstone
Physical Therapy on North Division. Tina continues to specialize in client
education and intervention decisions for all orthopedic diagnoses and
injuries. Her expertise remains in
Aquatic Therapy and Spine rehabilitation. Tina is also a certified Functional
Capacity Examiner (FCE).
Cornerstone
is a preferred provider for many insurance companies and accepts all of them. Also,
they offer a cash pay discount for those who do not have coverage.
‘If
you are in need of therapy do not feel intimidated. We can find a way to help.’
Right
now, take advantage of free screens and/or assessments for sports related
injury or injury prevention. Sports may include anything from baseball to golf
and all ages welcome.
Please help the Greater Sandpoint Chamber
of Commerce welcome Cornerstone Physical Therapy to the Chamber and wish them
success. Please
stop by 1301 N Division to meet Tina in person, say "Hi" or check out
their beautiful, full-size warm water therapy pool, as well as the gym and
private treatment rooms For more information, call 208-265-0610,
email cornerstoneaquatics@gmail.com, visit www.sandpointpt.com, or connect www.facebook.com/sandpointpt.
Photo: left to right Peggy Shadel, Mike Davis,
Seamus and Nicole Buratto, Angie Reynolds, Christina Hefley, Sean Hefley, Jen
Stevens, Johnny cook, Stefan Buratto and Carol Warren.
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