David Severson

David Severson, PT David is the owner of Milpitas Physical Therapy Clinic and a practicing physical therapist. He graduated from the University of North Dakota, School of Physical Therapy in 1971. David has spent most of his career in outpatient orthopedic physical therapy. He specializes in personalized exercise training for people of varying ages and physical abilities.

April 20, 2005 - David Severson, PT, and Joan Urban, PTA, discussed PREVENTION and how they treat their patients who have been diagnosed with RSIs.

"One in every three persons over the age of 75," says David Severson, P.T., "suffers at least one major fall per year."A graduate of the University of North Dakota School of Medicine, Severson has been a practicing physical therapist since 1971, and the sole owner of the Milpitas Physical Therapy Clinic since 1980.He estimates that 60 percent to 70 percent of his clinic's patients are seniors.He and his numerous staff have designed exercise programs to return injured senior athletes to running, jogging, hiking and cycling.The therapist himself ran his first marathon at age 55.

The clinic's "Run Again" program includes exercises that increase flexibility, core and extremity strength, and balance.The latter is trained by stimulating proprioception--the ability to sense the spacial position of the body and limbs, independent of sight--a fine-tuning of the sense of balance that can aid not just the athlete, but also the frail elder who often trips and falls.

The "Midlife and Beyond" rehabilitation program includes pain control counseling, flexibility-strength-core stability-balance-endurance exercises, joint protection exercises, and transitioning to lifelong exercise habits that reward the patient with high levels of function.Many seniors arrive at the Milpitas Physical Therapy Clinic feeling that they are "falling apart" and with little expectation of their abilities to improve.Severson has achieved dramatically improved function with even frail elders.
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Proper flexibility training can improve mobility, Severson says, but "too much stretching, I believe, can create problems rather than solve them."

Aerobic exercise (such as running) is essential for cardiac training, but it does little for balance, the therapist affirms.Balance requires strength, and strength is needed for the core (trunk) and the extremities.Neglect of any piece of the exercise puzzle, and the patient can lose out on the most efficient, effective results.As we age, this balanced approach becomes more critical.Balanced exercise programs minimize the age barrier and maintain function at its maximum.Severson encourages patients to exercise longer and slower with each passing decade.For example, one hour of activity per day, six days per week, for the 50-something senior, changes to one hour and 10 minutes per day for the 60-something senior, and so on.

David Severson, PT

David is the owner of Milpitas Physical Therapy Clinic and a practicing physical therapist. He graduated from the University of North Dakota, School of Physical Therapy in 1971. David has spent most of his career in outpatient orthopedic physical therapy. He specializes in personalized exercise training for people of varying ages and physical abilities.

David Severson, PT, owner of MPT has a special interest in helping older runners and walkers maintain their activity levels. He himself ran his first marathon this year at age 55!

David Severson, PT

On April 20th , David Severson, PT, and Joan Urban, PTA, will discuss how they treat patients who have been diagnosed with RSIs.

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