Rebound Physical Therapy taking patients in Hood River

Aim of their game: putting you back in shape for a better life

From Right to left: Physical Therapist Aid Blake Hobbs, Reception Erin Keefe, Physical Therapist Sally Muir, Rebound Chief Operating Officer Christina McManigal and Physical Therapist Andrew Roof in their newly renovated and equipped PT room in Hood River.

By Tom Peterson

You may have heard of Rebound Orthopedics and Neurosurgery.

They treat injuries of the U.S. Ski Team, The Portland Trailblazers and the Portland Winterhawks. 

Pretty heady stuff. 

But did you know they are now offering physical therapy in Hood River?

The new office intends to keep its patients in the game - whether that is mountain biking in Post Canyon or dealing with some angry muscles after too much time behind a computer.

Chief Operations Officer Christina McManigal for Rebound said it made sense for them to make physical therapy more easily accessible to the residents of the gorge.

The office opened on June 19 at 1700 12th Street, Suite C,  across the street from Walgreens. 

That location is convenient for McManigal too. 

She lives in Hood River, and several of Rebound's surgeons have homes in the immediate area as well.

She said the need for more access to physical therapy in the gorge prompted Rebound to open the newly renovated therapy center providing Physical Therapists Andrew Roof and Sally Muir with a state-of-the-art clinic.

“We have quite a few patients who drive from the gorge to Vancouver or Portland for treatment,” she said. “This will be more convenient for them.”

The office is also taking new patients, whether with Rebound currently or not, who can likely be seen within a few days - that’s not an easy find in the gorge. 

McManigal said access has been an issue for several years, and the situation was exasperated when COVID tended to curtail non-urgent care.

Physical Therapist Sally Muir

“There’s a real need for physical therapy now,” said Muir who first got into physical therapy after experiencing an injury in high school. A native of White Salmon, she’s an avid kiteboarder, skier, and mountain biker. Oh, and she is great at fitting bikes, to optimize performance and reduce chances of injury. “It’s about educating people not just on moving but how they move,” she said.

“I got into it because I like to help people,” McManigal added, noting she fell off a horse in high school and needed physical therapy. That sparked her career in physical therapy before becoming an administrator.

Roof, who has lived in Hood River for 20 years, said his aim is to keep people doing what they love. For him that’s mountain biking and back-country skiing. 

He noted his parents had both had joint replacements and noted how their quality of life improved thereafter. 

Physical Therapist Andrew Roof

“My mom was dancing the other day,” he said. “It’s been two years since her hip replacement. She’s so good. She was stoked.”

Both Roof and Muir are generalists in physical therapy, meaning they can treat most patients. For example, they see patients for concussions, spinal issues, shoulders, hips, knees, ankles, and vertigo.

People experiencing pain from repetitive motions such as musicians or dental hygienists can also gain relief or prevent injury through physical therapy and guides to movement and muscle-building exercises.

Maybe it's just taking the pain out of the tasks in daily living - they can help.  

And if you think you can’t move or do a sport or activity, because it causes too much pain or you are worried about reinjury, think again.

The whole point is to improve movement, reduce or manage pain and restore function and most of all prevent disability.

“If a new pain pops up, go see a PT,” Muir said. “Everybody should have a PT.”

Rebound Physical Therapy Hood River is open Mon. - Fri. from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. They can be reached at (360) 449-8700 or click here for the website.