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At Denville Medical, your licensed physical therapist's goal is to maximize your body's structure and increase its overall function for long-term health. To accomplish this, our physical therapists combine traditional and innovative techniques focused on increasing muscle strength and improving the body's range of motion. Our goal is to discover the root cause of your pain or mobility problems. That way, we can address the true reason why you need physical therapy, and work towards achieving long-lasting relief.
Of course, we understand that every patient is different. Your doctor can provide expert care in an encouraging environment by creating a customized treatment plan for you using modern, evidence-based research.
Some common reasons why patients need physical therapy at Denville Medical include:
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Sports Injuries Whether you are on the varsity team of your high school football team or a professional athlete, sports injuries are serious business. Our doctors and physical therapists will develop a plan to help you heal properly, so you can get back in the game sooner rather than later.
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Pre and Post Operation With decades of combined experience, our physical therapy experts know that there is a time for gentle healing and a time for aggressive physical rehab. Whether you are scheduled for surgery or have recently been released from the hospital, our therapists are here to help you recover, one step at a time.
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Neurological Issues At Denville Medical, we treat much more than sports-based injuries. Whether you're suffering from Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's, or a vestibular problem, our therapists are trained and certified to help you regain your body's optimal functionality.
Life has a habit of throwing us curveballs. Sure, some surprises only hurt your bank account, like expenses around the home. But more serious incidents, like car wrecks, can inflict physical injuries causing long-term pain. Injury-related problems like neck and back pain affect many Americans daily. Even worse, many hardworking people turn to addictive pain medication and invasive surgeries for relief, only to find themselves deeper in a hole.
If you're in chronic pain or suffer from range of motion problems, you should know that options are available for safer, more effective pain relief. One of the most commonly used solutions is physical therapy. The main goal of physical therapy is to maximize your body's mobility and increase overall function. In order to accomplish this, physical therapy techniques focus on improving range of motion and building muscle strength.
Physical therapy helps people of all ages with illnesses, medical conditions, or injuries that limit their mobility and body functionality. At Denville Medical and Sports Rehabilitation Center, our doctors and physical therapists create customized physical therapy programs to help patients reclaim their lives.
When combined with diet and exercise, many patients are able to enjoy activities that they only thought possible with youth.
Some of the most common techniques that physical therapists use to help patients include:
From improper ergonomics at your office desk to injuries sustained in car wrecks, neck pain is a widespread problem. Taking the proper preventative steps to deal with pain provides relief and can prevent the need for surgery or medication.
Generally, there are two kinds of neck pain: chronic and acute. Acute pain shouldn't last for more than six weeks, while chronic pain can last months or even years. Physical therapy is one of the most recommended treatments for neck pain. Treatments often involve reducing neck exercise, strength training, and stretching. If you're suffering from acute or chronic neck pain, it's important to have tests done by a physical therapist to determine the extent of your injury.
Neck pain is caused by a wide range of problems, like:
After identifying the underlying cause of your condition, your physical therapist will develop a comprehensive treatment to address your pain and provide long-term relief.
Back pain is one of the leading causes of disability in America. Back pain can start innocuously as a small muscle ache but can quickly become a more serious problem that disrupts daily life. Like neck pain, the best way to address the issue is to understand the root cause so that surgery is avoided.
Also like neck pain, back pain is either chronic (longer than six weeks) or acute (less than six weeks). Back pain can be caused by a number of events, like lifting a heavy item or simply sitting wrong for too long. To determine the extent of your injuries, you will need one or more diagnostic tests, like X-rays or MRI scans. Once the root cause of your condition is revealed, your physical therapist will work with Denville Medical doctors to create a treatment plan tailored to your body.
Common conditions linked to back pain include:
Experiencing a herniated disc is something most people dread, but many have to endure. Luckily, PT plays a significant role in herniated disc recovery. Physical therapy not only provides immediate pain relief, it teaches patients how to condition their bodies to avoid worse injuries.
At Denville Medical, our physical therapists and doctors have years of experience helping patients rehabilitate from herniated discs. Patients benefit from several time-tested techniques to relieve pain.
After diagnostic testing, active and passive treatments can include:
Do your hips feel uneven or misaligned? Do you suffer from hip stiffness or pain when the weather changes? Are you having trouble getting around the house like you used to? Your hips bear most of your weight, so it's no surprise that hip pain is very common among Americans.
Fortunately, physical therapy has been proven to provide relief for people dealing with acute or chronic hip pain. As with other forms of pain, you will need diagnostic testing to determine the extent of your hip problems.
Some common causes of hip pain include:
Once your hip issues are properly diagnosed, it's time to find relief. Denville Medical & Sports Rehabilitation Center offers several custom solutions, including acupuncture, chiropractic care, and personalized physical therapy.
Like hip pain, knee pain is a common condition in the U.S. and affects millions of people every year. Pain in the knee is caused by many things, including strains, injuries, age, and repetitive trauma. Sometimes, there's no apparent reason for knee pain. When it occurs, you may experience limited knee functionality, like difficulty standing, walking, sitting, and walking up and down stairs.
There are many conditions associated with knee pain, including:
If you notice symptoms like clicking or popping sounds, locking, inflammation, or sharp pains in your knee, physical therapy might be your best bet for relief.
Sometimes, surgery is the only option a patient can choose to alleviate pain from injuries and accidents. When this is the case, physical therapy plays a vital role before and after surgery.
To help you get a better sense of the scope of our physical therapy treatments, we're listing some of the most frequently asked questions that we receive at Denville Medical:
Answer : While some physical therapists rely on outdated techniques to treat patients, our team uses a combination of tried-and-true methods and modern strategies, including:
Answer : During your first visit with our physical therapist, we will complete a series of tests and screenings to establish a baseline for your care. You can expect to complete stability screenings, strength tests, and computerized range of motion tests. These tests ensure your doctor understands how your muscles are functioning. Once complete, your therapist will create a custom treatment plan for your physical therapy, so we can move forward with your care. During your time at Denville Medical, you should expect adjustments to your treatment plan as you make progress.
Answer : We get this question a lot, and we can certainly understand why. Unfortunately, we cannot provide you with an exact answer because every patient has different needs relating to their injuries and issues. Your level of stability and functionality depends on your condition, your goals, and your motivation to heal. For acute pain, patients typically experience relief in 2-3 weeks. Patients with forms of chronic pain usually feel optimal results after their first full course of therapy (4-6 weeks). Since our goal is to achieve maximum medical improvement, our doctors continuously monitor your progress and adjust treatment accordingly.
Whether you're dealing with chronic knee pain or acute back pain, relief is in sight. Rather than dangerous medicines and invasive surgeries, we specialize in non-surgical treatments like physical therapy. Our team of physical therapists, chiropractors, acupuncturists, and primary care doctors have years of experience and work hand-in-hand to give you real pain relief.
If you're sick and tired of living life full of physical pain, now is the time to act. Don't let your body deteriorate â find your new lease on life at Denville Medical and Sports Rehabilitation Center.
973-627-7888Three years after abandoning the troubled Ledgewood Mall, Barnes & Noble is preparing to begin a new chapter at the Roxbury shopping center.Construction is underway for a new 14,000-square-foot location for the popular bookseller at what is now called the ...
Three years after abandoning the troubled Ledgewood Mall, Barnes & Noble is preparing to begin a new chapter at the Roxbury shopping center.
Construction is underway for a new 14,000-square-foot location for the popular bookseller at what is now called the Shops at Ledgewood Commons. The company is targeting a Jan. 17 opening at the site along Route 10, according Barnes & Noble Senior Director of Store Planning and Design Janine Flanigan.
"We are over the moon with the continued excitement and messages," Barnes and Noble posted on a Facebook page dedicated to the Ledgewood store, which closed in 2020. The standalone building that housed the old bookstore next to the 600,000-square-foot mall was subsequently demolished.
By then, demolition had already begun on portions of the enclosed mall, including a Macy's and a Walmart, as part of an effort to recreate the property as an open-air shopping center. Walmart returned in October 2020 to occupy an anchor position with a new 170,000-square-foot supercenter and full grocery.
The new Barnes & Noble store will share a renovated building with a DSW shoe store and an Ulta Beauty shop in a space formerly occupied by Sports Authority. The bookstore will not include a cafe, but there is a Starbucks located close by, the Facebook page notes.
Flanigan said shoppers will appreciate the layout of the new location, which replaced "one of our oldest stores."
"We've got a brand-new design, a new way of merchandising," she said. "Our booksellers really are responsible for putting in front of their customers the books that are important to their community, both from a commercial perspective and a local perspective."
Another post announced that the store is hiring and included a link to the company website for details. "We will reach out as we need to set up interviews," the company advised.
The New York-based chain reopened a popular store in Bergen County last week and is undergoing its biggest expansion in decades. After years of losing ground to Amazon, Barnes & Noble announced in March that it would open about 30 stores this year, including in spots it had previously abandoned.
The company "took advantage of pandemic lockdowns to renovate and recalibrate," National Public Radio reported earlier this year. "Retail bankruptcies created cheaper space for new stores, and the chain relaunched right when people were buying more books than ever."
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Nearby residents commenting on the Facebook page said the Roxbury Barnes & Noble was missed, and will be welcomed back with open arms.
"This makes me so happy," Janet Farro Kast posted. "I was part of the original store 1980 crew and spent 17 years working with an amazing group of coworkers."
"Can’t wait ... my happy place," added commenter Stacy Frendak.
The Ledgewood Mall first opened in 1972 and neighbors Roxbury Mall. Acadia Realty Trust sold the mall to AC I Ledgewood LLC & Baltoro Capital Management for $37 million in 2011.
But vacancies continued to increase at the aging facility. By 2015, only seven tenants remained inside the shopping center, while 25 spaces were unoccupied. Macy's closed its store in Ledgewood that year and the property was sold again for a "high-$20 million" price tag, according to a group of buyers who promised to "reposition" the site.
"It was actually a great location for us, but our lease was up and we had to get out," said Barnes & Noble's Flanigan. She said plans to fill a temporary vacancy on the site fell through.
The previous owners of the mall, Acadia Realty of White Plains, filed tax appeals in 2005, 2006 and 2007 that reduced the mall's property assessment from $32.3 million to $21.3 million, cutting its Roxbury tax bill from about $1.1 million to $743,370 in 2008. That tax bill rose to $859,242 in 2014, based on the same 2007 assessment.
The Shops at Ledgewood Commons is now a 517,000 square-foot retail center with more than 700 feet of frontage near the western end of Route 10. Tenants include Marshalls, Ashley Furniture and Men’s Warehouse.
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"I don't know of any other redevelopment or shopping center like this in our region," then-mayor and current Roxbury Councilman Robert DeFillippo said of the renovation in 2019. "I think it tends to get overshadowed, but for Roxbury and the surrounding communities in Morris County, this is one of the largest redevelopments."
Barnes and Noble recently reopened at a new store on Route 17 in Paramus after the company lost its lease and closed a location down the highway in Bergen County that it occupied for three decades.
The grand opening event on Black Friday last week included VIP ribbon-cutters Joseph Simmons, also known as DJ Run from Run-DMC, jewelry designer and author Justine Simmons and Ridgewood author Harlan Coben. The three authors also signed copies of their books.
William Westhoven is a local reporter for DailyRecord.com. For unlimited access to the most important news from your local community, please subscribe or activate your digital account today.
ROXBURY, NJ – The return of a Barnes & Noble bookstore to Roxbury should take place by mid-January, said a company official.The decision to again have a presence in the township comes about three years after the company closed its former store in Ledgewood, a site it occupied for 26 years. The building was subsequently razed by the developers who converted the former Ledgewood Mall into The Shops at Ledgewood Commons.The new store will be in unit B300 at Ledgewood Commons, situated between DSW and Ulta Beauty in renov...
ROXBURY, NJ – The return of a Barnes & Noble bookstore to Roxbury should take place by mid-January, said a company official.
The decision to again have a presence in the township comes about three years after the company closed its former store in Ledgewood, a site it occupied for 26 years. The building was subsequently razed by the developers who converted the former Ledgewood Mall into The Shops at Ledgewood Commons.
The new store will be in unit B300 at Ledgewood Commons, situated between DSW and Ulta Beauty in renovated space that formerly was part of a Sports Authority store. The new bookstore will be about 14,000 square feet, “a bit bigger than the old location,” said Barnes & Noble Senior Director of Store Planning and Design Janine Flanigan.
“We are excited to return to this market,” she said. “It is an area that has always done well for us, and we are thrilled to be able to come back into the community and provide them with our beautiful, newly designed bookstore.”
The decision to have a presence in Roxbury comes about three years after the company pulled out of the township and told the Ledgewood Commons developers it wasn’t coming back. The structure that housed the bookstore for 26 years was subsequently razed.
“The store will feature a new release shop, book rooms, bright cheerful paint colors,” Flanigan said. “We will have seating to encourage customers to sit and enjoy their new store … The store will carry all the best books, toys, games and gifts that our customers would expect to see.“
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ROXBURY, NJ – A Roxbury High School graduate attending the County College of Morris (CCM) was accepted into a prestigious nursing program with Atlantic Health System, according to CCM.The college issued a statement applauding the student, Lisa Marie Buzec of Landing, noting she was one of only 100 – out of 4,000 applicants - accepted into the Nurse Externship Program at Atlantic Health System.“An externship program of this caliber prefers participants who are attending a 4-year institution, making the competit...
ROXBURY, NJ – A Roxbury High School graduate attending the County College of Morris (CCM) was accepted into a prestigious nursing program with Atlantic Health System, according to CCM.
The college issued a statement applauding the student, Lisa Marie Buzec of Landing, noting she was one of only 100 – out of 4,000 applicants - accepted into the Nurse Externship Program at Atlantic Health System.
“An externship program of this caliber prefers participants who are attending a 4-year institution, making the competitive selection process even more challenging for students like Buzec who attend community college,” CCM said.
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It said a minimum 3.0 GPA, two letters of recommendation and an interview were required to be considered.
“I felt so motivated to apply to this externship to show my love and dedication to the field of nursing,” said Buzec. “I am the first in my family to go to college. I plan to continue my education and obtain my bachelor's degree. I would also like to pursue my degree as far as I can, hopefully ending with a doctorate or NP license!”
According to CCM, the 8-week program gives nursing students “the chance to learn about the role of a professional nurse while being advised by specially selected nurses.”
It said Buzec and the others who were accepted might also practice “basic nursing care and competencies while developing time-management skills and enhancing their critical thinking” while in the externship.
“We are so proud of Lisa's accomplishment,” said Dr. Maria P. Isaza, dean and professor of the School of Health Professions and Natural Sciences at CCM. “She will be able to apply the knowledge gained at CCM's nursing program and acquire new experiences that will develop her into an extraordinary nurse.”
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ROXBURY, NJ – The Roxbury house that won this year’s Roxbury Recreation Department Holiday Home Decorating Contest was adorned with its over-the-top treatment because a young boy who lives there might soon lose up to half his vision.The child, Charlie Weynberg, 5, was diagnosed earlier this year with a form of epilepsy that might require a brain surgery procedure, an operation that could render him legally blind. Facing that possibility, Charlie’s father, Steve, decided to make their home at 3 William Court in Succas...
ROXBURY, NJ – The Roxbury house that won this year’s Roxbury Recreation Department Holiday Home Decorating Contest was adorned with its over-the-top treatment because a young boy who lives there might soon lose up to half his vision.
The child, Charlie Weynberg, 5, was diagnosed earlier this year with a form of epilepsy that might require a brain surgery procedure, an operation that could render him legally blind. Facing that possibility, Charlie’s father, Steve, decided to make their home at 3 William Court in Succasunna as visually epic as possible this year, according to Charlie's mother.
“My husband went all-out for Charlie because the chance of him having vision loss next year is pretty high," said Danielle Weynberg, a 32-year-old, lifelong Roxbury resident. She said her husband, who never before decorated the house exterior, “did it all for Charlie” and entered the decorating contest only after a friend recommended it.
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Being the first-place winner of the contest was a happy moment for the Weynberg family, one that caps a year filled with stress, sadness and expense. As explained by Weynberg on a GoFundMe page launched by her work colleague, Suzanne Moran, 2023 has been a “long, scary ride.”
Silent Seizures Every Minute
She explained that, from January through mid-summer, a local hospital’s efforts to treat Charlie’s seizures with medication failed. Taking the boy to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) also didn’t work as the youngster “progressively worsened with a major, grand mal seizure occurring in September,” Weynberg wrote.
The family’s next move was the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., where Charlie “has undergone multiple tests, EEGs, MRIs, metabolic testing, genome sequencing and much, much more, all trying to solve the root cause of the issues and stop them,” according to Weynberg. She said her child undergoes seizures lasting more than 30 seconds each minute, episodes that produce no outward manifestations.
The result of all this remains to be known, but surgery - and potential vision loss - remains an option.
“We just met with the neurosurgeon this morning,” Weynberg said earlier this week. “We’re still going through what’s the best option in the new year … we haven’t been able to come up with a solid decision yet.”
Although the Weynbergs have health insurance, they need help paying for repeated trips to Minnesota and other uncovered expenses. Because Charlie’s condition rules out air travel, the clinic visits are done by car. The family stays at the Ronald McDonald House.
“Another big thing is we have to apply for an epilepsy therapy dog, a trained service animal specifically for him,” said Weynberg. The dog, which will be able to tell when Charlie is having a seizure, will cost about $10,000, she said.
Hoping to help her brother, Charlie’s 9-year-old sister, Theresa, started a collection at Kennedy School of aluminum pull tabs to be donated to the Ronald McDonald House Pop Tab Program. Although school is now closed for the holidays, Weynberg said people can help by dropping off tabs at her house.
As of today, the GoFundMe page created by Moran has raised almost $7,000 of its $50,000 goal.
"Your donation will help Charlie's family be able to afford the incredible cost of the surgeries, the trips to Minnesota, the ability to miss work and not stress about daily living costs, and ultimately enable Charlie, the sweet-cheeks little baby, to have his family close to him during a very scary time, having brain surgery as a child," wrote Moran in creating the fundraiser.
Additionally, the Weynberg family created the "Charlie's Epilepsy Crushers" fundraising page on the Epilepsy Foundation website. It can be accessed here.
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MOUNT OLIVE − Tough defense prevailed as Roxbury moved to 6-0 on the season and secured a division title.The Gaels defense forced three turnovers in a tight 10-7 win over Mount Olive in a battle of state-ranked teams. Roxbury entered the game ranked No. 20 in the Statewide Public Top 20, while the Cr...
MOUNT OLIVE − Tough defense prevailed as Roxbury moved to 6-0 on the season and secured a division title.
The Gaels defense forced three turnovers in a tight 10-7 win over Mount Olive in a battle of state-ranked teams. Roxbury entered the game ranked No. 20 in the Statewide Public Top 20, while the Cruaders were No. 14.
Junior Connor May came up with a fumble recovery on the 12-yard line in the final seconds to preserve the win.
"I can't even begin to describe it," May said. "The ball comes out and it's right in front of me. I knew when I had the chance to cover it up, I had to have it so nobody else could get it."
Matt Rattay’s 11-yard touchdown run in the first quarter gave Roxbury a 7-0 lead on the road with 3:50 left in the opening quarter. The touchdown was set up by a tipped pass intercepted by sophomore Nick Edelman.
In the third quarter, Mount Olive forced a stop on defense and found a way down the field to tie the game. Tyler Cumming broke a pair of key rushes to get close to the goal line before Jake Asbury’s 2 yard touchdown run.
Despite slick conditions, Gunnar Hilsinger nailed a 30-yard field goal to give the Gaels a 10-7 lead with exactly nine minutes left in regulation.
With the victory, Roxbury clinched the Super Football Conference Liberty White division title. The Gaels will also remain atop the UPR standings in North Group 4 with three weeks remaining in the regular season. Roxbury has navigated deficits all season long to stand tall at 6-0.
"We were down 21-0 to Parsippany Hills in the opener and we have dealt with adversity from the first second of this season," Roxbury coach Ryan Roumes said. "I feel like the teams we face have been through ups and downs, but nobody has been through it like us. Our guys never give up. We have been playing with playoff feels from the first quarter of that first game with 'we just got punched in the face, what are we gonna do?'"
Despite the defeat, Mount Olive will remain towards the top of the UPR standings behind Roxbury. The Marauders have three regular season games left, all against teams with .500 records or worse. The two teams could meet again in the playoffs.
On the second play of the fourth quarter, Roxbury faced a fourth down just past midfield at the Mount Olive 40-yard line. Quarterback Anthony Skawinski avoided a sack and found Connor Patton for a 22-yard completion to put Roxbury in the red zone.
"That's a throwback call we made and we somewhat accounted for backside pressure," Roumes said. "Anthony rolls out, feels pressure, makes an amazing play and finds the guy we had planned. But to get to that point, he made an amazing play in the backfield to scramble away. He's a small, elusive dude and it's like trying to catch a rabbit back there."
Three plays later, Roxbury kicked the field goal that ended up being the deciding points of the game.
Matt Rattay's impact on the game was felt throughout the night. Not only did the senior find the end zone for the only Roxbury touchdown of the night, but his hit on a fourth down play forced a fumble recovered by the Gaels on defense.
It's the fourth straight week Rattay has scored on a touchdown run.
"It's basically the biggest game of my life. For the boys in my grade, it's the biggest game of any of our lives and we knew it coming in here. We pulled out with the win." - Skawinski.
"Nobody signed up to be 2-0 or 3-0 or beat this team or that team. We wanted to be in the mix for the conference and everything else. We said all week that we worked for this moment. It's fourth down, go stop them for a conference championship and they did it." - Roumes
Roxbury (6-0) hosts Chatham (2-4) on Friday.
Mount Olive (5-1) travels to Sparta (1-4) on Friday.