About Chris Beran

Chris is the master of all things electronic, technical and creative. He loves his wife, his children and his computer. He is a pilot and a skydiving coach with over 500 jumps and is successful most of the time. When his son was asked what would be his dad’s perfect day, “Any day with weather nice enough to fly into the blue sky or jump through it.” And if you ever need to ask a favor, Chris loves peanut butter to an almost freakish degree.

Youth Sports Specialization…Don’t Do It
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Youth Sports Specialization…Don’t Do It

Youth sports participation continues to grow as younger ages are included and additional groups form. With this growth comes an increased risk for youth sports injuries, and the majority of these are related to overuse injuries. The growth of specialization contradicts the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine who strongly oppose adolescent specialization. A study¹ of more than 1000 patients between 7-18 years of age demonstrated a 60% specialization, typically by [...]

By Chris Beran|2018-02-22T10:52:42-06:00February 22nd, 2018|News|Comments Off

Medicare B Physical Therapy Cap

A long awaited permanent fix to the Medicare Physical Therapy cap has been achieved! If you are not familiar with the cap, and the concerns related to it, here is some background information. Previously, Medicare beneficiaries had an annual "soft" cap at $1,980 for Speech-Language Pathology and Physical Therapy services, and a separate $1,980 cap for Occupational Therapy. If you reached this "soft" cap you were still eligible for services, with an exemption, up to the "hard" cap [...]

By Chris Beran|2018-02-15T11:50:56-06:00February 15th, 2018|News|Comments Off

About Chris Beran

Youth Sports Specialization…Don’t Do It

Medicare B Physical Therapy Cap

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