Medical Mount Pleasant Physical Therapy Reach Your Potential T
HE ABILITY TO LIVE LIFE TO THE fullest often depends on a physically sound body. So when life’s aches and pains – whether from aging, injury or overuse – prevent someone from reaching their
potential, Mount Pleasant Physical Terapy can provide the treatment to help them get back on their feet again. As director of the clinic, Kim Durst works to assess and treat a variety of problems, from sports injuries to coping
BY PAMELA BROWNSTEIN
with chronic pain. “We see it all,” she said. “From kids to people 100 years old.” Te spacious facility, with
an entire room of workout equipment, looks almost like a gym. A motivational phrase on the large chalkboard in the waiting area encourages patients and prospective patients: “Exercise can help people get better!” Durst said the most rewarding aspect of her job is seeing people return to the lifestyle they want to enjoy.
“I believe in educating patients about their problems so they are empowered and can treat themselves,” she explained, pointing out that she is there to guide and teach but that it’s important for patients to be accountable and continue to enhance their own physical well-being. “I’ve found that the people in Mount Pleasant are so responsive and motivated to get better.”
Born in Charleston and raised in Greenville, South
Carolina, Durst earned her undergraduate degree at Furman University and attended the physical therapy masters program at the Medical University of South Carolina. She continues her role as the regional director for the Sports Plus Clinics in Summerville and North Charleston, Goose Creek
Physical Terapy and the Balance Mobility & Dizziness Centers, all of which are part of the Clemson Sports Medicine and Rehab family of clinics. Durst and her associates specialize in sports injury
As director of Mount Pleasant Physical Therapy, Kim Durst works to assess and treat a variety of problems, from sports injuries to coping with chronic pain.
rehabilitation, comprehensive spine rehab, post-surgical rehab and chronic pain management. Mount Pleasant Physical Terapy offers its successful Balance, Mobility & Dizziness Centers program, under the direction of Brooks Haygood Roberts. Te program provides vestibular (inner ear disorder), neurological rehabilitation, balance and gait retraining. What makes this program unique is the Neurocom Balance Master, which uses cutting-edge technology to test and treat balance dysfunctions. Te clinic also has three LSVT Parkinson’s-certified therapists on staff. Mount Pleasant Physical Terapy is expanding its staff and changing the name of its sister clinic on Sullivan’s Island to @home Physical Terapy. Still located within Durst Family Medicine, it has added the @home program. Terapists will make home visits to see patients East of the Cooper who can’t make it to the outpatient facilities. Patients don’t have to be homebound to
participate. Tey might have a transportation issue or be recovering
from recent surgery. Durst is glad to be serving the residents of Mount
Pleasant and its environs. “I have lived East of the Cooper since 1993 and am thrilled to finally be working here and growing this practice in my town,” she said.
Mount Pleasant Physical Therapy is located at 1909 Highway 17 North and at 306 Station 22½ St. on Sullivan’s Island. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 843-416-9026 or visit
www.csmr.org.
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Photo courtesy of Mount Pleasant Physical Therapy.
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