Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
Can I use my HSA or FSA funds for physical therapy services? Yes you can. Cost of medical care is on the rise and reimbursement, especially for mental health, behavioral health, and rehabilitative services is declining. As a result, the quality-of-care patients receive is decreasing as providers are forced to see more patients in a day to stay afloat. Not only […]
New Year – New Chapter
January is a common month for New Year’s Resolutions, for wanting to invoke change, and then finding the energy to do the new “GOAL”. Somewhere in the midst of change, it’s hard to know if you are really going the right direction. I have learned to listen to the concept of “ease vs resistance”. Do […]
Monarch PT Moving in 2023
Greetings and New Year wishes from Brenda and the Monarch PT team! We are enjoying our Comfort location and all our amazing clients from Boerne, Kerrville, Fredericksburg and beyond. Brenda married Brian Kastner in September, and they are now building a house on the family ranch in Fredericksburg. Life changes bring on work changes, so […]
Long Covid and IV Hydration Therapy
Good morning, it’s Brenda here. I like to take Sunday morning slow and enjoy my cup of decaf while watching CBS Sunday morning (really I record it, so at least on a good week, I’m actually watching it on a Sunday!!). I’m always hoping for nature stories, or something about good neighbors, but one of […]
Reveal, Reflect, Receive, Redeem Retreat
Hi friends, Just wanted everyone to know about an upcoming retreat that my friend Karen Ingram is hosting at Riven Rock Ranch. It’s a Christian retreat for women, all about taking off our Masks and being real. I will be leading some MFR stretching during the retreat, and doing some short MFR sessions during break […]
Back To Where I started
Getting Back To Where I Started Ten years ago, I found myself really frustrated with healthcare and working as an employee, but not feeling like I had much freedom in treating the way I wanted to treat people (I’ve been a physical therapist since 1997, so this was not a new feeling—this was just the […]
Intensive Retreats in Comfort (Literally!)
What the Heck is an Intensive? Sometimes it helps to step out of everyday life and just do something different. Literally leave your house and stay somewhere else while you learn, without all the distractions of chores and home life when you really need to focus. It’s a bit different from a vacation, because […]
The Day That Monarch Physical Therapy, Llc Could Officially Be Open.
10/3/2011 The day, according to the state of Texas, that Monarch Physical Therapy, LLC could officially be open. Hard to believe 9 years of business, personal growth and development, and amazing interactions with some of the best staff and clients in the USA has gone by so quickly. I googled the meaning of the […]
The Covid Special: One Hour Myofascial Massage
We know that Covid is here and stressing everyone out in a variety of ways. So in our August staff meeting, we had a great brainstorming session about how to make it easier for people to understand what we do. It seems like it’s so confusing if you have to get a script for physical […]
Myofascial Release Helps Peel Back Some Layers
“I guess I have this because I’m getting old” I hear this everyday. I call BS on this. Yes, we all have bodies that are aging, but in our minds, we still feel pretty young. No one likes the feeling of feeling old. No one likes it when they try to do something easy, and […]