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  • Namaste: Finding My Passion for Yoga

    Namaste: Finding My Passion for Yoga

    June 4, 2019

    Volleyball was my first love. I began playing in 7th grade and never looked back.  I had a successful high school and college career and continued to play recreationally as […]

  • Exciting News: The Hulst Jepsen Physical Therapy family continues to grow!

    Exciting News: The Hulst Jepsen Physical Therapy family continues to grow!

    May 21, 2019

    We are excited to share that our 15th location opened their doors this past Monday! You can now visit us at 721 Three Mile Road, Suite 100, Grand Rapids, MI […]

  • How Do I Choose a Physical Therapy Office?

    How Do I Choose a Physical Therapy Office?

    May 7, 2019

    Does it matter? Aren’t all therapy offices alike? The short answer is “yes”, it does matter and “no”, they are not all alike. It matters where you go, just like […]

  • The Importance of Jump Training

    The Importance of Jump Training

    April 16, 2019

    I attended Western Michigan University (WMU) for my undergraduate degree. While there, I sustained an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury as a member of the women’s basketball team, which changed […]

  • How I Earn My Patients Trust as a PTA

    How I Earn My Patients Trust as a PTA

    April 2, 2019

      I have been a Physical Therapist Assistant for 21 years, and over the past two decades I have learned what it takes to be successful in an outpatient setting. […]

  • Don’t Let the Spring Season Throw You a Curveball

    Don’t Let the Spring Season Throw You a Curveball

    March 19, 2019

    Spring is around the corner and its that time again! Baseball and softball athletes will be taking the field for another high school season. As parents and coaches, we cannot […]

  • “Gotta go…gotta go right now”

    “Gotta go…gotta go right now”

    March 5, 2019

    Stress Urinary Incontinence can be an embarrassing topic, and not something you typically bring up at the dinner table. Stress Urinary Incontinence (or SUI) is the loss of urine without […]

  • Practicing What I Preach

    Practicing What I Preach

    February 19, 2019

    My name is Scott VanZanten, and I am a physical therapist living in Byron Center and treating patients out of our Byron Center office location. I try to live the […]

  • All About TKA

    All About TKA

    February 5, 2019

    First off, does anyone know what TKA stands for? TKA stands for Total Knee Arthroplasty, also known as Total Knee Replacement. TKA is a surgical procedure to replace parts of your […]

  • Everything Happens for a Reason

    Everything Happens for a Reason

    January 22, 2019

    Nancy Ryan, DPT with her surgeon Dr. Scott Russo in 2018! As a middle school student, I thought I heard the worst news of my life when I was told […]