We are frequently mentioned in articles and Marianne is often invited to be a guest speaker at Medical Schools, Women's Health Groups, Companies and Manhattan pre and post partum Groups . Here is just a small sample

06-Jun-08	MRPT Biggest Loser Everyone wants to lose weight so we decided to run a program to encourage our patients and staff. Based on the TV show we decided to run our first MRPT Biggest Loser program. Over 20 patients and staff participated and prizes were awarded to the participants who (in percentage terms) lost the most weight over a 6 week period.  Here are our first prize winners At the end of the day no one was a loser they were all winners! Our second biggest loser program starts on July 21st, 2008!
01-Jun-08	Manhattan Twins Club 2 From the Manhattan Twins Club May Newsletter In February, our meeting refreshment sponsor was MRPT.  During her brief speech, our members were very interested in learning more, so we asked Marianne to write a quick article for us, you'll find it below along with her contact info if you have any more questions.   How Can Physical Therapy Help Me? By Marianne Ryan, PT, OCS Clinical Director MRPT Physical Therapy  Physical therapy treatment during pregnancy and after giving birth is an essential component in healthy living. The impact of added weight and stress on the body during and after pregnancy can have life long consequences on the pelvis and abdomen, and can lead to: lower back and neck pain, pelvic organ prolapse, and a leaky bladder. To reverse these changes our team of MRPT physical therapists focus on exercises and manual therapy to help put the body back together. What happens during pregnancy is that your brain forgets how to use your core muscles, and our program will help you to train your brain to wake up them up. Core exercises are very subtle and easy to learn with the right therapist. Chiropractors and massage therapist are not trained to identify and correct muscle imbalances. Pilates and Yoga exercise classes do not give enough individualized attention in training your brain to remember how to perform basic core exercises. Healthy tips for Mom's and Dad's When taking care of young children parents are forced to bend down to the child's level an average of 40 times per child per day! This does not include lifting grocery bags, strollers, picking up toys, etc. Two very easy exercises are back arches and mid-back stretches.   Standing Back Arches-Stand, place hands on low back then arch backwards & hold for 5 counts. Repeat 5 times several times throughout the day. Mid-back Stretch-Sit on a chair with 2 hands behind neck and stretch arms open while arching the mid-back.Hold stretch for 5 counts and repeat 5 times several times throughout the day. MRPT Physical Therapy is conveniently located in midtown Manhattan, 6 East 45th Street. You can get in touch with us at 212 661 2933 or email any questions to MRPTny@aol.com .
28-May-08	Lunch and Learn Workshops We have been invited by a number of Banks, Law Offices and other institutions to present 1 hour free workshops to their managers and staff on such topics as "ergonomics and Posture", "Women's Health Issues" and "How Physical Therapy can help you". The workshops are designed for small group of 10-15 people and have been extremely well received. Please speak to us if you are interested in bringing MRPT Physical Therapy to your workplace!
26-Mar-08	Manhattan Twins Group Marianne recently gave a presentation to the members of The Manhattan Twins Club and held a Q&A session on the subject of How Physical therapy can help you before and after birth and why “Kegels are not enough” The presentation was given to 2 group of "moms to be" and "new moms"
27-Feb-08	Parenting Marianne was mentioned in an article in Parenting Magazine by the Health Editor of the magazine who was being treated by us during her pregnancy Here is part of the article To try to ease the pain, then, I'm now forcing myself to sit -- or lie -- on my couch as much as I can when I'm not at work, I've gotten a few prenatal massages (which have been heavenly and healing), and, at my midwife's recommendation, I've been going to a physical therapist, Marianne Ryan-Swanson at MRPT Physical Therapy, who specializes in pre- and postnatal issues. The good news is that I think these things are helping. My thighs actually feel a little better right now. I'm not saying I'm going to run a marathon tomorrow -- in fact, I now limit all unnecessary movement -- but I think the concept of slowing down and taking care of myself is paying off. Who knew? I'm annoyed with myself that it took this much pain for me to acknowledge what my body needed, but now I'm seriously focused on feeling as rested and pain-free as I can before I begin the true marathon: Labor and new mommyhood.
21-Feb-08	2007 New York Marathon Each year we help some of our existing and new patients prepare for the New York Marathon. Here are 3 of our patients who ran the Marathon for the first time. All managed to complete the course and we were delighted when they stopped by to show us their medals. Congratulations to Ajay, Will and Eric
19-Feb-08	Columbia University Marianne was recently inviited to be a guest lecturer at the Columbia School of Midwifery. and lectured to a group of 2nd year graduate students on the subject of Physiacl Therapy treatment of Pre natal and Post Partum patients. Marianne also held a clinic on Pelvic Floor Strengthening
01-Jan-08	Evaluating Segway SEGWAY® Evaluating the use of the Segway® Human Transporter (HT) as part of balance awareness training