Hayashida & Associates Physical Therapy

It's obvious that the letters behind your therapist's name are degrees but do you know what it took for your therapist to earn those letters? Click here to go to our blog & read more about how your therapist got so smart. Staff Physical Therapist Andrew Bisaccia, DPT has given us medical advice on how to prevent an injury from occuring while shoveling snow. Although we, in Santa Barbara, may not deal with this on a daily basis I am sure we all have friends or family who may be in the middle one of the coldest winters they've seen in awhile. Please click here to read more on our blog about staying free from aches and pains while maintaining a snow free yard. Exercise is important to our health. Although this is not a new concept we must make sure we are doing the right exercises to target the deficiencies or ailments. Many people are told by their physician to exercise in order to decrease cholesterol levels, keep blood pressure in check, lose weight, strengthen a weak muscle or joint, etc. The physical therapists and personal trainers at Hayashida & Associates are qualified to prescribe you exercises based on your biomechanics and current strength and agility levels. Click here to go to our blog to read more... Anthem Blue Cross has elected to significantly reduce the reimbursement rate to all private practice physical therapy offices in California. We, and many other PT clinics in California are still in negotiations with them about the rate and are encouraging Anthem Blue Cross Members to join with us in disputing Anthem's drastic reduction in reimbursement. We have sample letters available for your signature and participation challenging Anthem to support quality Patient Care by continuing to reimburse the Provider appropriately for their knowledge, time and skill in Physical Therapy. If they do not renegotiate the reimbursement rate, there will be a highter out-of-pocket cost for the patient. Please click here to print out the letter. You can sign the letter on the second page and either bring it in to one of our clinics for us to mail or you can mail it yourself to address on the letter. Thank you for your diligence in making sure Anthem recognizes your right to appropriate physical therapy coverage. Please call us if you have any questions about this matter. Hayashida & Associates has opened a Physical Therapy clinic on the Westmont campus. Hayashida & Associates has acted as a triage unit for Westmont's collegiate athletes but has now opened up to all students and faculty right on their campus. We are excited about adding this third clinic and hope to soon make it available to the public just as our Goleta and Santa Barbara clinics are. With the progression of technology comes a similar progression in medical evidence, techniques, and outcomes. Therefore, it is very important for medical professionals to be engaged in continuing education in order to stay current with these new findings. Hayashida & Associates not only requires continuing education from their therapists but also acts as a host site for these courses. This October, we will be partnering with Evidence In Motion for our course offering on evidence based medicine. Please click here to read the article on our blog. Our in house personal trainer Zack explores three common training and weight loss myths. He explains why they are false and how to correct the error. Click here to be redirected to our blog where you will find out if you are falling victim to these myths which could be keeping you from reaching your full fitness potential. As Summer Solstice came and went last weekend we also saw the official start of summer. This is the time of year when many of us will be taking vacations. Whether you are traveling by car, plane, train, etc Tom Walters offers 5 tips that, if followed, will decrease the incidence of travel associated aches and pains. Click here to read more on our blog so you can make your summer trip much more pleasurable. Zack Bertges, our in