TEAM EFFORT

Terry Smith and Tumbleweed Restaurants Celebrating Better Living Through Physical Fitness and a Healthier Menu

The pouring rain, accompanied by lightning and thunder, did little to derail their resolve. Decked out in matching uniforms, 18 members of Tumbleweeds Presidents Team were assembled and ready to go by the time Terry Smith, the 5-year CEO of the restaurant chain, met them at the corporate office on that stormy March morning. Braving the weather, the group ducked out of the building and then gathered at the starting line of the Anthem 5K Fitness Classic, ready to hit the pavement, bound not only by their enjoyment of running together but also by the tantalizing prospect of a post-race breakfast cooked by Marcia, Smiths wife of 39 years. Continued...

Turbo Knees

Recent advances in total knee replacement surgery and rehabilitation are getting people out of the hospital at warp speeds. With the recent advent of Minimally Invasive Total Knee Replacement (MIT-Knee) and computer aided surgery, patients have less pain after surgery, walk sooner, limp less and return to functional activities in record time. I call these patients TURBO KNEES! In todays world of high tech orthopedic surgery, rehabilitation principles need to keep pace with surgical advances. The changes in total knee replacement rehabilitation remind me of the rehabilitation advances that were introduced in the 1990s for Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) surgery. Continued ...